Galician edit

Etymology edit

From en- +‎ pezoña (poison) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [empeθoˈɲaɾ], (western) [empesoˈɲaɾ]

Verb edit

empezoñar (first-person singular present empezoño, first-person singular preterite empezoñei, past participle empezoñado)

  1. (transitive) to poison
    Synonym: apezoñar
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get poisoned
    • 1596, anonymous author, Diálogo de Alberte e Bieito:
      benturossa foi a cassa
      que tal carne coziñou
      pois que non se enpezoñou
      fortunate was the home
      that such meat cooked
      in case it didn't get poisoned

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • empezoñar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • empezoñar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.