amague
Spanish, noun
amague is spelled A-M-A-G-U-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 91,681st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amague is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “false lead or hint; a feint” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of amagar. With an accent, amagué is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of amagar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de amagar”.
What does amague mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicomasculinefalse lead or hint; a feint
- 2
masculinea gesture that hints something
- 3
colloquialmasculinedeception; trick
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of amagar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de amagar. 2. Indicio de que algo va a suceder. 3. Movimiento lujoso y a veces especulativo que se hace cuando se tiene la posesión de la pelota para intentar eludir a los jugadores rivales.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amague
- amagues plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to amague
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amague in Spanish?
amague appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).