engargussar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From en- + *gargús + -ar, from a presumed Vulgar Latin *gurgutia related to gurguliō (“gullet”). Influenced in form by gargall (“phlegm”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.ɡər.ɡuˈsa]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡaɾ.ɣuˈsaɾ]
=== Verb ===
engargussar (first-person singular present engargusso, first-person singular preterite engargussí, past participle engargussat)
(transitive) to choke, to throttle
(transitive, by extension) to obstruct
(reflexive) to get caught in the throat
(reflexive, by extension) to become blocked
(reflexive) to choke
Synonym: ennuegar-se
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
engargús
engargussament
=== Further reading ===
“engargussar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“engargussar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“engargussar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.