hinchar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to inflate or fill with air or liquid
2. (figuratively,transitive) to exaggerate a story
3. (figuratively,transitive,vulgar) to fill someone with anger
4. (Argentina,Paraguay,Uruguay,intransitive) to support, to cheer
5. (reflexive) to swell, to grow tight as a result of enlarging
6. (reflexive) to become overwhelmed with anger
7. (reflexive) to pig out, stuff oneself (with food)

Hyphenated as

hin‧char

Pronounced as (IPA)

/inˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Etymology

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, Romanian umfla, French enfler.