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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enxangada”, 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), “enxangada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega