esganar

Probably from es- (“ex-”) + cana (“cane, windpipe”),^[1] but influenced by ganir (“to wail”).^[2] Compare Catalan escanyar.

• IPA^(key): /esɣaˈnaɾ/

esganar (first-person singular present esgano, first-person singular preterite esganei, past participle esganado)

1. (transitive) to strangle (to squeeze someone’s throat)

   Synonyms: afogar, estrangular

2. (transitive) to choke
3. (pronominal) to choke

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esganar”, 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), “esganar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “esganar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esganar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

es- + gana + -ar

• Hyphenation: es‧ga‧nar

esganar (first-person singular present esgano, first-person singular preterite esganei, past participle esganado)

1. to strangle (to squeeze someone’s throat)

   Synonyms: estrangular, enforcar