enchufado
Spanish
Etymology
From enchufar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ent͡ʃuˈfado/ [ẽnʲ.t͡ʃuˈfa.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: en‧chu‧fa‧do
Noun
enchufado m (plural enchufados, feminine enchufada, feminine plural enchufadas)
- a person who had obtained his job by influence or recommendation, not for his own merits because has connections or friends in high places
Related terms
- enchufar
- enchufe m
- enchufismo m
- enchufista m or f
- tener enchufe
Participle
enchufado (feminine enchufada, masculine plural enchufados, feminine plural enchufadas)
- past participle of enchufar
Further reading
- “enchufado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014