plagar

/plaˈɣaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

to infest
- La ciudad se plagó de mosquitos.
  
  The city became plagued with mosquitoes.

infestar and plagar are close synonyms for "to infest"; plagar is also used figuratively, "to plague" with problems.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

infestar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to infest."

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Last updated 2026-09-25