# embelecar
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* embelicar

### Etymology

Perhaps from Arabic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [embeleˈkaɾ]

### Verb

embelecar (first-person singular present embeleco, first-person singular preterite embelequei, past participle embelecado)
* (transitive) to deceive
    Synonym: enganar
* (instransitive) to stumble
    Synonyms: enzopelar, tropezar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “embelecar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “embelecar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “embelecar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “embelecar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “embelecar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Spanish
### Verb

embelecar (first-person singular present embeleco, first-person singular preterite embelequé, past participle embelecado)
* (transitive) to deceive

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | embelecar | embelecar | embelecar | embelecar | embelecar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | embelecando | embelecando | embelecando | embelecando | embelecando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | embelecado | embelecado | embelecada | embelecada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | embelecados | embelecados | embelecadas | embelecadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | embeleco | embelecas$^{tú}$ embelecás$^{vos}$ | embeleca | embelecamos | embelecáis | embelecan |
| indicative | imperfect | embelecaba | embelecabas | embelecaba | embelecábamos | embelecabais | embelecaban |
| indicative | preterite | embelequé | embelecaste | embelecó | embelecamos | embelecasteis | embelecaron |
| indicative | future | embelecaré | embelecarás | embelecará | embelecaremos | embelecaréis | embelecarán |
| indicative | conditional | embelecaría | embelecarías | embelecaría | embelecaríamos | embelecaríais | embelecarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | embeleque | embeleques$^{tú}$ embelequés$^{vos2}$ | embeleque | embelequemos | embelequéis | embelequen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | embelecara | embelecaras | embelecara | embelecáramos | embelecarais | embelecaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | embelecase | embelecases | embelecase | embelecásemos | embelecaseis | embelecasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | embelecare | embelecares | embelecare | embelecáremos | embelecareis | embelecaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | embeleca$^{tú}$ embelecá$^{vos}$ | embeleque | embelequemos | embelecad | embelequen |
| imperative | negative | | no embeleques | no embeleque | no embelequemos | no embelequéis | no embelequen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “embelecar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014