dragar

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [dɾəˈɣa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [dɾaˈɣaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [dɾaˈɣa] === Etymology 1 === Perhaps from drac (“dragon”) +‎ -ar, i.e. "to devour in the manner of a dragon". ==== Verb ==== dragar (first-person singular present drago, first-person singular preterite draguí, past participle dragat) (transitive) to swallow, to devour Synonym: tragar ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== dragador === Etymology 2 === From draga +‎ -ar. ==== Verb ==== dragar (first-person singular present drago, first-person singular preterite draguí, past participle dragat) (transitive) to dredge ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== dragalina dragatge === Further reading === “dragar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Etymology === draga +‎ -ar, from English drag. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: dra‧gar === Verb === dragar (first-person singular present drago, first-person singular preterite draguei, past participle dragado) to dredge ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “dragar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “dragar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From draga +‎ -ar, borrowed from French drague, from draguer (“to dredge”), in turn borrowed from English drag (“to drag”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɾaˈɡaɾ/ [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: dra‧gar === Verb === dragar (first-person singular present drago, first-person singular preterite dragué, past participle dragado) to dredge ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “dragar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025