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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "greh" (as in "grade") + "EER" (as in "eagle")/

Meaning

To spoil someone too much in Peru, especially kids, giving them everything they ask for without setting limits. Engreír is pampering with so much love that the person becomes demanding and unbearable.

Examples

Don't spoil him so much or he won't listen.

He's super spoiled, they give him everything he wants.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, to mentally exhaust yourself trying to solve a problem until your brain just gives out with nothing to show for it. The image is a lightbulb that has burned out: it used to illuminate things, now it is just dark.