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empeño

empeño

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See also: empeno and empeñó

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /emˈpeɲo/ [ẽmˈpe.ɲo]
Rhymes: -eɲo
Syllabification: em‧pe‧ño

Etymology 1

From Latin in pignus.

Noun

empeño m (plural empeños)

effort, endeavor
Synonym: esfuerzo
insistence
Synonym: insistencia
commitment
Synonym: compromiso
obligation
Synonym: obligación
persistence
Synonym: persistencia
eagerness
Synonym: avidez
pawn
Synonym: peón
(Argentina, Honduras, Mexico) pawnshop
Synonym: casa de empeño
deposit, container deposit (can or bottle deposit)
patron
Synonym: patrón

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

empeño

first-person singular present indicative of empeñar

Further reading

“empeño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

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