embrollar
confuse
em-
to put into
+
broil
to cook by direct heat
+
-ar
verb suffix
Embrollar means to confuse and can be remembered as em-0 (to put into0) + broil1 + -ar2 (verb2). Think of putting someone into a broiler, which would certainly confuse them!
verb
- confuseTo confuse or complicate a situation; to tangle or entangleNo intentes embrollar la situación con excusas. // Don't try to confuse the situation with excuses.