engorde

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See also: engordé

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese *ẽordẽe, from Latin in ōrdinem (compare engadir).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adverb

engorde

  1. slowly, calmly, orderly
    Synonyms: amodo, devagar, paseniño

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Etymology 2

Verb

engorde

  1. inflection of engordar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

engorde

  1. inflection of engordar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enˈɡoɾde/
  • Rhymes: -oɾde
  • Syllabification: en‧gor‧de

Etymology 1

Deverbal from engordar.

Noun

engorde m (plural engordes)

  1. weight gain, fattening
  2. livestock finishing
  3. (figurative) weight
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael, Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      Poco habituado a este culto y a una idea superior acerca de lo divino, limitado a lo humano y a la fiereza del sentimiento de independencia individual, que adobaba bien la cruda vida del desierto, el gaucho errante tuvo que subordinar su sentido moral a ciertas preocupaciones y supercherías que daban halago a sus instintos, adquirían engorde en su ignorancia y ofrecían excusa o pretexto a sus arranques geniales y a sus caprichos crueles.
      Unaccustomed to this cult and to a higher idea about the divine, limited to the human and the fierceness of the feeling of individual independence, which seasoned the harsh life of the desert well, the wandering gaucho had to subordinate his moral sense to certain concerns and tricks. who flattered his instincts, gained fat in his ignorance, and offered an excuse or pretext for his ingenious outbursts and his cruel whims.

Etymology 2

Verb

engorde

  1. inflection of engordar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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