afogar

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afoˈɡaɾ/ [a.foˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧fo‧gar

Verb

afogar

1. to choke; to strangle

Alternative forms

• fogar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.fuˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.foˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.foˈɣaɾ]

Etymology 1

From a- +‎ foc +‎ -ar.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Doublet of ofegar.

Conjugation

Further reading

• “afogar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [afoˈɣaɾ]

Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguei, past participle afogado)

1. (intransitive or pronominal) to drown
2. (intransitive or pronominal) to choke

   Synonym: atragoar

3. (transitive) to drown
   • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 519:

     Et deu muy grande agua aquela noyte et hũu tã grã tronar et hũu tã grã deluuyo que os ouuera de afogar

     And that night it was such a large rain, and such a large thunderstorm, and such a large deluge that they could have drowned

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “afogar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “afog”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “afogar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “afogar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “afogar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “afogar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

a- +‎ fuòc +‎ -ar, with a consonant change to ease the pronunciation.

Verb

afogar

1. to set fire to, to alight

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Doublet of ofegar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧gar

Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguei, past participle afogado)

1. (pronominal) to drown (die or nearly die by staying underwater)

   Quase me afoguei na piscina. ― I almost drowned in the pool.

   1. (transitive) to drown (kill or try to kill someone by keeping them underwater)

      Uns rapazes tentaram me afogar na praia. ― Some boys tried to drown me at the beach.

   2. (pronominal, figurative) to drink heavily, to drown oneself in [with em ‘an alcoholic beverage’]

      Queria me afogar em vodka. ― I want to drown in vodka.

2. (pronominal) to choke (have something blocking one’s airway)

   Synonym: engasgar

   Minha avó se afogou com um osso. ― My grandmother choked on a bone.

3. (transitive, figurative) to hold back (an expression or speech)

   Procure afogar o sorriso no funeral. ― Try to hold back your smile in the funeral.

4. (transitive, figurative) to hold back; to contain (prevent from growing)

   O governo conseguiu afogar a revolução. ― The government was able to hold back the revolution.

5. (automotive, transitive) to choke (activate a vehicle’s choke valve)

   Se o carro não ligar, afogue o motor. ― If the car doesn’t turn on, choke the motor.

Further reading

• “afogar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “afogar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “afogar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “afogar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “afogar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025