engado

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown.[1][2][3] Attested since circa 1750; Cognate with Portuguese engodo.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eŋˈɡaðʊ]

Noun

engado m (plural engados)

  1. bait
    Synonyms: gueldo, isca, raba

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “angazo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “gueldo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  3. ^ From celtic *anga, by Gran Dicionario Xerais da Lingua 2009:929

Etymology 2

Verb

engado

  1. first-person singular present indicative of engadir