engordar

== Galician == === Etymology === Attested since circa 1409. From en- +‎ gordo (“fat”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [eŋɡoɾˈðaɾ] === Verb === engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado) (intransitive) to fatten; to grow fat; to get fat Antonym: adelgazar (transitive) to fatten; to make fat Synonym: cebar Antonym: adelgazar ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “engord”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “engordar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “engordar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “engordar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “engordar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “engordar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From en- +‎ gordo (“fat”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === === Verb === engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado) (a person or animal) to fatten (to become fatter) (a food or nutrient) to fatten (to cause to be fatter) Pão engorda. ― Bread makes you fat. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Antonyms ==== adelgaçar, emagrecer ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “engordar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “engordar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From en- +‎ gordo +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enɡoɾˈdaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡoɾˈð̞aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: en‧gor‧dar === Verb === engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordé, past participle engordado) (intransitive) to get fat, grow fat, fatten Antonyms: adelgazar, enflacar (transitive) to cause to be fatter, fatten Antonym: adelgazar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “engordar”, 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