empeño

See also: empeno and empeñó

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /emˈpeɲo/ [ẽmˈpe.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -eɲo
  • Syllabification: em‧pe‧ño

Etymology 1

From Latin in pignus.

Noun

empeño m (plural empeños)

  1. effort, endeavor
    Synonym: esfuerzo
  2. insistence
    Synonym: insistencia
  3. commitment
    Synonym: compromiso
  4. obligation
    Synonym: obligación
  5. persistence
    Synonym: persistencia
  6. eagerness
    Synonym: avidez
  7. pawn
    Synonym: peón
  8. (Argentina, Honduras, Mexico) pawnshop
    Synonym: casa de empeño
  9. deposit, container deposit (can or bottle deposit)
  10. patron
    Synonym: patrón
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

empeño

  1. first-person singular present indicative of empeñar

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