embrollo

See also: embrolló

Catalan

Verb

embrollo

1. first-person singular present indicative of embrollar

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /emˈbɾoʝo/ [ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /emˈbɾoʝo/ [ẽmˈbɾo.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /emˈbɾoʎo/ [ẽmˈbɾo.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /emˈbɾoʃo/ [ẽmˈbɾo.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /emˈbɾoʒo/ [ẽmˈbɾo.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -oʝo

• Rhymes: -oʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -oʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -oʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: em‧bro‧llo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from embrollar.

Noun

embrollo m (plural embrollos)

1. huddle, mess

   Synonyms: confusión, enredo, follón, lío, maraña

2. lie

   Synonyms: mentira, embuste, grupo

3. trouble, hassle

   Synonyms: confusión, follón, lío, problema

Related terms

• desembrollar
• embrollar
• embrollista
• embrollón

Etymology 2

Verb

embrollo

1. first-person singular present indicative of embrollar

Further reading

• “embrollo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025