emporcar

en- +‎ puercu +‎ -ar

emporcar

1. to make or get dirty

   Synonym: engochar

2. (figurative, reflexive) to take a bribe

Attested since the 19th century. From en- +‎ porco (“pig; untidy”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): [empɔɾˈkaɾ]

emporcar (first-person singular present emporco, first-person singular preterite emporquei, past participle emporcado)

1. (transitive) to make dirty

   Synonyms: emporcallar, enfouzar, lixar

2. (pronominal) to get dirty

   Synonyms: emporcallar, enfouzar, lixar

3. to foul, defile (literally or metaphorically)

   Synonyms: emporcallar, enfouzar, lixar

4. (transitive) to slip (a plant)

• porco

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “emporcar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “emporcar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “emporcar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “emporcar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “emporcar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN