engatillar

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ gatillo +‎ -ar. Cognate with Portuguese engatilhar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /enɡatiˈʝaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /enɡatiˈʎaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /enɡatiˈʃaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /enɡatiˈʒaɾ/

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ga‧ti‧llar

Verb

engatillar (first-person singular present engatillo, first-person singular preterite engatillé, past participle engatillado)

  1. to pull the trigger

Conjugation

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