engate
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Deverbal from engatar (“to hitch”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: en‧ga‧te
=== Noun ===
engate m (plural engates)
hooking
hitching up, coupling
(automotive) clutch
hitch
(Portugal, colloquial) pickup, flirt
Synonyms: paquera, conquista
=== Verb ===
engate
inflection of engatar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“engate”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“engate”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“engate”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026