embarazado

/embaɾaˈθado/ · A2 · adj

pregnant

🤰 False friend: looks like embarrassed, but means pregnant

English embarrassed and Spanish embarazado share a root meaning to hinder or encumber. Spanish kept the sense of being weighed down, hence pregnant (usually embarazada) or awkward. For embarrassed, say avergonzado.

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