engullir

Spanish

Etymology

From gula, or from a Vulgar Latin *ingullīre, from Latin gula. Compare Catalan and Portuguese engolir, Italian ingollare. Not cognate with English engulf, despite similar phonetics and meaning.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧gu‧llir

Verb

engullir (first-person singular present engullo, first-person singular preterite engullí, past participle engullido)

  1. (transitive) to wolf, gulp down
  2. (transitive) to swallow up

Conjugation

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