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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "ROHS" (as in "row") + "keh" (as in "kept")/

Meaning

An emotional entanglement where you are hooked on someone and cannot let go, even knowing it is not going anywhere good. In Argentina and Uruguay, an enrosque is that mental loop where you keep overthinking the same person, going round and round without resolution. Think of it as the situationship spiral.

Examples

Stop overthinking it, that obsession is getting you absolutely nowhere.

She is so entangled with her ex that she cannot seem to move forward.

Regional synonyms

To touch something or someone repeatedly and without permission, in an intrusive or disrespectful way. In Argentina and Uruguay, the person who toquetea cannot keep their hands to themselves, whether it is poking at someone else's belongings or invading personal space.