gancho
/ˈɡant͡ʃo/ · B2 · noun · m
hook
🪝 Sounds like hang-cho: you hang things on a gancho
A gancho is anything you hang things on: a hook, a peg, or a clothes hanger. It also sounds a bit like gotcha, which is what a hook does. That gives you the figurative sense of a tricky spot you get caught in.