engullir
Meaning
- (transitive) to wolf, gulp down
- (transitive) to swallow up
Concepts
Synonyms
comer avidamente
devorar ávidamente
comer a bocallena
beber a tragos
beber demasiado
comer precipitadamente
Translations
engolir
schlucken
divorare
engloutir
devorar
daqurtandin
slikkenHyphenated as
en‧gu‧llir
Pronounced as (IPA)
/enɡuˈʝiɾ/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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