tejemaneje

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-verb compound, composed of teje (“weave”) +‎ maneje (“manage, handle”), using the subjunctive form presumably so the two components rhyme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /texemaˈnexe/ [t̪e.xe.maˈne.xe]
  • Rhymes: -exe
  • Syllabification: te‧je‧ma‧ne‧je

Noun

tejemaneje m (plural tejemanejes)

  1. intrigue, scheme
  2. corruption, graft
  3. fiddle, shady deal (fraud)
  4. knack

Further reading

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