engalgar
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From en- + galgo (“greyhound”) + -ar.
Verb edit
engalgar (first-person singular present engalgo, first-person singular preterite engalgué, past participle engalgado)
- to coax the greyhound into chasing
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of engalgar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
engalgar (first-person singular present engalgo, first-person singular preterite engalgué, past participle engalgado)
- to chock
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of engalgar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Further reading edit
- “engalgar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014