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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + gato + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ɻ)/
Verb
engatar (first-person singular present engato, first-person singular preterite engatei, past participle engatado)
- (transitive) to hitch, to couple
- Synonym: atrelar
- (Portugal, colloquial, transitive) to chat up, to flirt
- Synonyms: paquerar, conquistar
Esse tipo anda a engatar gajas.- That guy is picking up girls.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.