afogar

Significat (anglès)

1. (pronominal) to drown (die or nearly die by staying underwater)
2. (pronominal) to choke (have something blocking one’s airway)
3. (transitive) to drown (kill or try to kill someone by keeping them underwater)
4. (figuratively,transitive) to hold back (an expression or speech)
5. (transitive) to choke (activate a vehicle’s choke valve)
6. (figuratively,pronominal) to drink heavily, to drown oneself in
7. (figuratively,transitive) to hold back; to contain (prevent from growing)

Amb guionet com

a‧fo‧gar

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Old Galician-Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Doublet of ofegar.