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Galician
Etymology
From gola, or from a Vulgar Latin *ingullīre, from Latin gula. Compare Portuguese engolir and Spanish engullir.
Pronunciation
Verb
engulir (first-person singular present engulo, third-person singular present engole, first-person singular preterite engulín, past participle engulido)
- to swallow
- Synonym: tragar
Conjugation
Conjugation of engulir (u-o alternation in present singular)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “engulir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “engulir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “engulir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN