Polyglot Dictionary

engano

/ẽˈɡɐnu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os enganos

Meaning

  1. mistake

    • Foi um engano.

      It was a mistake.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

equívoco

equívoco is more about a misunderstanding or ambiguity-based mistake; engano is more general, an error or deception-adjacent mistake.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

equivocación

equivocación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mistake."

Spanish

error

error is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mistake."

Practice

1 What does engano mean?

2 Fill the gap: Foi um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches engano?

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