afogar

Meaning

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)

Concepts

drown

choke

gag

inundate

overflow

sink

strangle

submerge

suffocate

drownd

flood

Synonyms

mergulhar

sufocar

submergir

inundar

submergir-se

engasgar

imergir-se

sossobrar

afogar-se

afogue-se

alagar

asfixiar

Translations

ahogar

noyer

annegare

ofegar

onder water zetten

suffoquer

affogare

étouffer

submerger

verzuipen

onderduwen

ertränken

tot zinken brengen

verdrinken

untertauchen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: offoco

In summary

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