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Spanish
Etymology
From em- + piélago + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empalaˈɡaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: em‧pa‧la‧gar
Verb
empalagar (first-person singular present empalago, first-person singular preterite empalagué, past participle empalagado)
- to sicken (cause to feel sick)
- to cloy (from consuming sugary food)
- Synonym: empalagar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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