ngarzare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish engarzar.

Verb

ngarzare

  1. to fit together via insertion
  2. to substitute in a deceptive manner
    (by extension) to deceive (in general)

References
  • Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 142
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “ngarzare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano
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