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Etymology 1

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From en- +‎ golfo +‎ -ar.

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engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfí, past participle engolfat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to hinge
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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engolfar

  1. only used in s'... engolfar, syntactic variant of engolfar-se, infinitive of engolfar-se

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡowˈfa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoʊ̯ˈfa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡowˈfa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoʊ̯ˈfa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡowˈfa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.ɡoʊ̯ˈfa(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡowˈfa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.ɡoʊ̯ˈfa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡowˈfa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoʊ̯ˈfa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡowˈfa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoʊ̯ˈfa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡowˈfa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.ɡoʊ̯ˈfa(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡowˈfa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.ɡoʊ̯ˈfa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡolˈfaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡoɫˈfaɾ], /ẽ.ɡɔlˈfaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡɔɫˈfaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡolˈfa.ɾi/ [ẽ.ɡoɫˈfa.ɾi], /ẽ.ɡɔlˈfa.ɾi/ [ẽ.ɡɔɫˈfa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: en‧gol‧far

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engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfei, past participle engolfado)

  1. (transitive) to engulf; to overwhelm
    Synonym: engolir

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Spanish

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engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfé, past participle engolfado)

  1. (nautical) to sail into a gulf
  2. (nautical) to sail into the high seas
  3. (reflexive) to bury oneself (in something); to put all one's attention into (something)
    Synonym: enfrascarse
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Gloria leyó en alta voz la Vida de San Pablo Apóstol, La Cuna y la sepultura y Las cuatro pestes del mundo. Después se engolfó en la Política de Dios y Gobierno de Cristo
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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