emperrar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish emperrarse, from perro (“dog”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: em‧per‧rar
=== Verb ===
emperrar (first-person singular present emperro, first-person singular preterite emperrei, past participle emperrado)
(intransitive) to stick; to jam
Synonyms: empacar, estacar, teimar
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“emperrar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“emperrar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
“emperrar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
“emperrar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
“emperrar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“emperrar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“emperrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From en- + perro + -ar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /empeˈraɾ/ [ẽm.peˈraɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: em‧pe‧rrar
=== Verb ===
emperrar
(vulgar, at least Mexico) make angry, infuriate
Synonyms: emputar, encabronar, enojar, enfadar, encolerizar
(in most cases reflexive, at least Mexico) get angry
Synonyms: emputarse, encabronarse, enojarse, enfadarse, encolerizarse
X me hizo emperrar ― X made me angry
(reflexive) to be obstinate (stuck on an idea or undertaking)
==== Conjugation ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Portuguese: emperrar
=== Further reading ===
“emperrar”, 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