afogar

Significado (Inglés)

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

Frecuencia

C1
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

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

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes