engargussar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From en- + *gargús + -ar, from a presumed Vulgar Latin *gurgutia related to gurguliō (“gullet”). Influenced in form by gargall (“phlegm”).
Verb edit
engargussar (first-person singular present engargusso, first-person singular preterite engargussí, past participle engargussat)
- (transitive) to choke, to throttle
- (transitive, by extension) to obstruct
- (reflexive) to get caught in the throat
- (reflexive, by extension) to become blocked
- (reflexive) to choke
- Synonym: ennuegar-se
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of engargussar (first conjugation)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “engargussar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “engargussar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “engargussar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.