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What does the Spanish word "embarazada" actually mean, despite its resemblance to the English word "embarrassed"?
Answer
Pregnant
"Embarazada" is a false cognate of "embarrassed"; it actually means pregnant, leading many English speakers to accidentally announce a pregnancy instead of expressing embarrassment.
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Spanish "embarazada" means pregnant, not embarrassed. English learners confidently announce they're embarrassed when they mean to say they're expecting.
Other options people guess
- Embarrassed
- Ashamed
- Confused
Topics
- false-cognates
- spanish
- language-learning
- etymology
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