enxangada

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1807. From enxangar, "to yoke" > "to obstruct".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [enʃaŋɡˈaðɐ]

Noun

enxangada f (plural enxangadas)

  1. (figuratively) nuisance, bother; jam, mess; anything complicated or confusing
    Synonyms: enfondura, enredo, labirinto
    • 1846, Vicente Turnes, Aos augustos desposorios de Isabel II:
      Decote acarón da casa,
      Vemos cousas á ó revés;
      E non marran enxangadas
      Que nos fan doer as siés.
      Daily by our house
      We see thing upside down
      And there's no lack of jams
      that make our temples hurt

References
  • “enxangada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “enxangada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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