adelgazar

Alternative forms

• delgazar (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier delgazar, from Vulgar Latin *delicatiāre, from Latin delicātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /adelɡaˈθaɾ/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /adelɡaˈsaɾ/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈsaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧del‧ga‧zar

Verb

adelgazar (first-person singular present adelgazo, first-person singular preterite adelgacé, past participle adelgazado)

1. (transitive) to make thin or slender
2. (transitive) to refine, purify
3. (intransitive) to lose weight

   Synonyms: bajar de peso, reducir peso

   • 2019, “El Perro De Tu Señorío”, performed by Carolina Durante:

     Y si peso mucho puedo adelgazar / Lo necesario para entrar en tu bolsillo

     And if I weigh a lot I can lose weight / What is necessary to fit in your pocket

4. (reflexive) to become thin or slender; to lose weight

Further reading

• “adelgazar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10