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engado

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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Unknown.[1][2][3] Attested since circa 1750; Cognate with Portuguese engodo.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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engado m (plural engados)

  1. bait
    Synonyms: gueldo, isca, raba
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “angazo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “gueldo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  3. ^ From celtic *anga, by Gran Dicionario Xerais da Lingua 2009:929

Etymology 2

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Verb

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engado

  1. first-person singular present indicative of engadir