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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "pah" (as in "park") + "nee" (as in "knee") + "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To be hopelessly in love to the point of losing all reason in Ecuador. When you're empanizado, love has you so whipped that you do ridiculous things without caring what anyone thinks.

Examples

He's empanizado with the neighbor girl, he won't stop talking about her.

Ever since he met her, he's been totally empanizado.

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Regional synonyms

In Cuba, a state of total collapse: broke, physically wrecked, emotionally drained, or all three at once. From "escachar" meaning to crush or crumble, applied to anyone running completely on empty with nothing left to give.