enfondura

Galician

Etymology

From en- +‎ fondo (“deep”) +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eɱfonˈduɾɐ]

Noun

enfondura f (plural enfonduras)

1. (idiomatic) deep water; trouble; mess

   Synonym: enxangada

   • 1884, O tío Marcos da Portela, II, 51, page 6:

     Vello das brancas gadellas: non s'enganou o que dixo que unha vez vello dúas veces neno. Non sei de qué xuncras lle sirve a esperencia que adiquiriu cos anos. ¿Pra qué se anda metendo en enfonduras?

     Old man of the white mane: the one who said "once and old man, twice a child" was not wrong. I don't know what the hell it's good to you the experience you gained with age. Why are you getting into deep waters?

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enfondura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “enfondura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega