embarazar

Spanish

Etymology

From Portuguese embaraçar, from baraço or baraça, possibly of Arabic origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /embaɾaˈθaɾ/, [ẽmbaɾaˈθaɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /embaɾaˈsaɾ/, [ẽmbaɾaˈsaɾ]

Verb

embarazar (first-person singular present embarazo, first-person singular preterite embaracé, past participle embarazado)

  1. (transitive) to impregnate, make pregnant
    Synonym: preñar
  2. (reflexive) to become pregnant
    Synonym: concebir
  3. (transitive) to incommode, annoy

Conjugation

  • Rule: z becomes a c before e.

    Synonyms

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