estrangular

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin strangulāre, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, to strangle), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, a halter).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [is.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(h)], /es.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [es.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɾ)/, /es.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [iʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(χ)], /eʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [eʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈlaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɾɐ̃.ɡuˈla.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: es‧tran‧gu‧lar

Verb

estrangular (first-person singular present estrangulo, first-person singular preterite estrangulei, past participle estrangulado)

  1. to strangle

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin strangulāre (to strangle), from Ancient Greek στραγγαλάω (strangaláō, to strangle), variant of στραγγαλίζω (strangalízō), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, a halter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /estɾanɡuˈlaɾ/ [es.t̪ɾãŋ.ɡuˈlaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧tran‧gu‧lar

Verb

estrangular (first-person singular present estrangulo, first-person singular preterite estrangulé, past participle estrangulado)

  1. (transitive) to strangle
    Synonym: ahorcar

Conjugation

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