engatar
Portuguese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaˈta(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: en‧ga‧tar
Verb
editengatar (first-person singular present engato, first-person singular preterite engatei, past participle engatado)
- (transitive) to hitch, to couple
- Synonym: atrelar
- (colloquial, transitive) to chat up, to flirt
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of engatar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.