in fraganti

See also: infraganti

Spanish

Etymology

A corruption of Medieval Latin in flagrante [‌delicto‌], contaminated by fragante (“notorious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌin fɾaˈɡanti/ [ˌĩɱ fɾaˈɣ̞ãn̪.t̪i]
• Syllabification: in fra‧gan‧ti

Adverb

in fraganti

1. red-handed, in flagrante delicto

   Synonym: con las manos en la masa

Further reading

• “in fraganti”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10