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enganchado

hooked

adjective en-gahn-CHAH-doh Rare

Also means

addicted

Usage Note

Enganchado is the past participle of enganchar (to hook, to hitch) used adjectivally. Colloquially it is widely used to mean addicted or hooked on something: enganchado a las series (hooked on TV shows), enganchado al tabaco (addicted to tobacco). This figurative sense is so common that it largely overlaps with adicto. The feminine form is enganchada.

Examples

"Está totalmente enganchado a esa serie."

Natural Translation

He is totally hooked on that series.

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