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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.

In Spain, to act the fool, clown around, or behave in a silly and inappropriate way. Hacer el indio is playful buffoonery in casual use, though the expression carries dated connotations that many now prefer to avoid.