engatillar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ gatillo +‎ -ar. Cognate with Portuguese engatilhar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /enɡatiˈʝaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡa.t̪iˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /enɡatiˈʎaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡa.t̪iˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /enɡatiˈʃaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡa.t̪iˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /enɡatiˈʒaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡa.t̪iˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ga‧ti‧llar

Verb

engatillar (first-person singular present engatillo, first-person singular preterite engatillé, past participle engatillado)

  1. to pull the trigger

Conjugation

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