hinchar

Meaning

1. (reflexive, transitive) to inflate or fill with air or liquid
2. (reflexive, transitive) to inflate or fill with air or liquid
3. (figuratively, transitive) to inflate or fill with air or liquid
4. (Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, euphemistic, figuratively, transitive, vulgar) to inflate or fill with air or liquid
5. (Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Rioplatense, euphemistic, figuratively, rare, reflexive, transitive, vulgar) to inflate or fill with air or liquid
6. (Bolivia, Paraguay, Rioplatense, intransitive) to support, to cheer
7. (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Rioplatense, colloquial, intransitive) to support, to cheer

Concepts

swell

inflate

blow up

bloat

puff up

puff

embellish

lard

embroider

exaggerate

aggrandize

cause to swell

make swollen

pad

puff out

dramatize

thrust out

balloon

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billow

blow

distend

dramatise

fill

fill up

heave

pump

stick out

swells

swell up

swollen

become inflamed

aggrandise

Synonyms

inflar

hincharse

insuflar

abultar

sacar

subir

abombar

entumecer

inflamarse

abultarse

fastidiar

molestar

reventar

Translations

inchar

gonfler

inflar

gonfiare

aufblasen

étendre

aufblähen

schwellen

enfler

aufpumpen

pompare

intumescer

anschwellen

zwellen

aufbauschen

Hyphenated as

hin‧char

Pronounced as (IPA)

/inˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: finchar

Inherited from Latin: īnflō

Cognate with English: inflate

Cognate with Romanian: umfla

Cognate with French: enfler

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish finchar, from Latin īnflāre (“to inflate something, blow into it”). The phonetic development involved consonant spread of the medial [f], namely via *hinhláɾe or *finfláɾe, cf. hallar, and see also henchir. Doublet of borrowed inflar. Cognate with English inflate, Portuguese inchar, French enfler.