embrouiller

French

verb
Definitions
  • to entangle
  • (informal) to bamboozle, to confuse

Etymology

Affix from French brouiller (confuse) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (boil, brew, seethe, be hot, boil up, sprout, ferment, roil).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰrewh₁-

Gloss

boil, brew, seethe, be hot, boil up, sprout, ferment, roil

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

醸

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