engordar
Galician
editEtymology
editAttested since circa 1409. From en- + gordo (“fat”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editengordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado)
- (intransitive) to fatten; to grow fat; to get fat
- Antonym: adelgazar
- (transitive) to fatten; to make fat
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of engordar
Reintegrated conjugation of engordar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
References
edit- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “engord”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “engordar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “engordar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “engordar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “engordar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “engordar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom en- + gordo (“fat”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
edit- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoɦˈda(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoɦˈda(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoɾˈda(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoɾˈda(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoɻˈda(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoɻˈda(ɻ)/
Verb
editengordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado)
- (a person or animal) to fatten (to become fatter)
- João engordou dez quilos de um mês para cá.
- John became ten kilograms fatter from one month ago to now.
- (a food or nutrient) to fatten (to cause to be fatter)
- Pão engorda. ― Bread makes you fat.
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of engordar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Antonyms
editRelated terms
editSpanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editengordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordé, past participle engordado)
- (intransitive) to get fat, grow fat, fatten
- 1996, Pau Donés (lyrics and music), “La Flaca”, performed by Jarabe De Palo:
- Y bailar y bailar, y tomar y tomar / Una cerveza tras otra pero ella nunca engorda
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive) to cause to be fatter, fatten
- Antonym: adelgazar
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of engordar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of engordar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “engordar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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