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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "kah" (as in "car") + "moh" (as in "more") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To be intensely in love with someone in Peru, to the point of not being able to think about anything else. It comes from "camote" (sweet potato) and describes that obsessive love that has you trapped and texting at 3 AM.

Examples

He's encamotado with his coworker.

I can't focus, I'm totally encamotado.

To be neck-deep in a problem, debt, or overwhelming situation with no easy way out. The more you try to get free, the more it pulls you under. Used widely across Spain and Latin America for work overload, debt, or any situation that has fully taken over your life.