engalgar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enɡalˈɡaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡalˈɣ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧gal‧gar
Etymology 1
From en- + galgo (“greyhound”) + -ar.
Verb
engalgar (first-person singular present engalgo, first-person singular preterite engalgué, past participle engalgado)
- to coax the greyhound into chasing
Conjugation
Conjugation of engalgar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Etymology 2
Verb
engalgar (first-person singular present engalgo, first-person singular preterite engalgué, past participle engalgado)
- to chock
Conjugation
Conjugation of engalgar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Further reading
- “engalgar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024