engatse

engatse

French

FWOTD – 7 January 2014

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ɡats/
• (Marseille) IPA^(key): [ɑ̃(ŋ).ɡat.sə]

Noun

engatse m (plural engatses)

1. (Marseille) problem, snag, nightmare, difficulty
   • 1995, Jean-Claude Izzo, Total Khéops:

     —Ben, vé, je m'explique pas. Y a jamais eu d’engatse.

Further reading

• “engatse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.