# enganchar
## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since 1858. From en- +‎ gancho (“hook”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [eŋɡanˈt͡ʃaɾ]

### Verb

enganchar (first-person singular present engancho, first-person singular preterite enganchei, past participle enganchado)
* to hook (to attach or get attached to a hook)
* to grab, catch

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* aganchar (“to climb”)
* gancho (“hook”)
* ganzo (“twig”)

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enganchar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “enganchar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “enganchar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “enganchar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “enganchar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From en- +‎ gancho +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃaɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈt͡ʃaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈʃa.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: en‧gan‧char

### Verb

enganchar (first-person singular present engancho, first-person singular preterite enganchei, past participle enganchado)
* to hook (to attach or get attached to a hook)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

From en- +‎ gancho +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /enɡanˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: en‧gan‧char

### Verb

enganchar (first-person singular present engancho, first-person singular preterite enganché, past participle enganchado)
* to hook
* to get (someone) in one's clutches
* (reflexive, slang) to get high (take drugs)
* (transitive, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic) to trick or deceive (someone)

#### Conjugation

$^1$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.

#### Derived terms

* enganchador
* enganchamiento
* enganche
* enganchón

### Further reading

* “enganchar”, 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
* “enganchar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010