Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese engrossar, from en- +‎ groso (big, thick) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

engrosar (first-person singular present engroso, first-person singular preterite engrosei, past participle engrosado)

  1. to swell, grow
    Synonym: medrar
  2. to increase
    Synonyms: aumentar, medrar

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • engrosar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • engros” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • engrosar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • engrosar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • engrosar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From en- +‎ grueso +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /enɡɾoˈsaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾoˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧gro‧sar

Verb edit

engrosar (first-person singular present engrueso or engroso, first-person singular preterite engrosé, past participle engrosado)

  1. to swell up, thicken
  2. to increase

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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