engolir

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Etymology

From gola or from Vulgar Latin *ingullīre, a verb based on Latin gula (throat).

Pronunciation

Verb

engolir (first-person singular present engoleixo, first-person singular preterite engolí, past participle engolit)

  1. to swallow (to ingest)

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Further reading

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From gola, or from an Old Occitan engolir, from a Vulgar Latin *ingullīre, from Latin gula.

Pronunciation

Verb

engolir (Languedoc)

  1. to swallow (to ingest)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From gola, or from an Old Galician-Portuguese engolir, from a Vulgar Latin *ingullīre, from Latin gula.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoˈli(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoˈli(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoˈli(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoˈli(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoˈli(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoˈli(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoˈli(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoˈli(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧go‧lir

Verb

engolir (first-person singular present engulo, third-person singular present engole, first-person singular preterite engoli, past participle engolido)

  1. (transitive) to swallow, to consume food
    1. (transitive) to eat very fast
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to swallow, to believe, to accept
  3. (transitive) to fail to pronounce

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