Polyglot Dictionary

enferrujar

/ẽfexuˈʒaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
enferrujo
preterite (eu)
enferrujei
past participle
enferrujado

Meaning

  1. to rust

    • O portão enferrujou.

      The gate rusted.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

oxidar

oxidar is more scientific or technical, a broader chemical term for oxidizing; enferrujar is more everyday, specific to rust.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

oxidar

oxidar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to rust."

Practice

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