engullir

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engullir

[ẽŋguˈʝiɾ] yeísta
[ẽŋguˈʎiɾ] no yeísta
[ẽŋguˈʃiɾ] sheísta
[ẽŋguˈʒiɾ] zheísta

Rhymes with iɾ

Where it comes from

Se documenta por primera vez en 1490. Del castellano antiguo engollir, engolir y este del prefijo en-, gola y el sufijo -ir. Corominas explica la duplicación de la l por la influencia de otros vocablos como degollar o gollete.

verb haber engullido · engullendo · habiendo engullido · engullido · engullo · engulles

utci Tragar la comida atropelladamente y sin mascarla.
Similar: tragar

In English

wolf to devour
swallow to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach
chug to drink a large amount in a single action
engulf overwhelm
gulp to swallow eagerly, or in large draughts
gulp down to eat very quickly without chewing

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@misc{engullir_2026,
  title = {engullir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/engullir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}