embrolla

See also: embrollá

Catalan

Etymology 1

Deverbal from embrollar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [əmˈbɾu.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [əmˈbɾo.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [emˈbɾo.ʎa]

Noun

embrolla f (plural embrolles)

1. muddle, fix, confusion

   Synonyms: embolic, enrenou, embrollament

2. trick

   Synonyms: engany, martingala

Further reading

• “embrolla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Etymology 2

Verb

embrolla

1. inflection of embrollar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

embrolla

1. inflection of embrollar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative