Polyglot Dictionary

esganar

/izɡaˈnaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
esgano
preterite (eu)
esganei
past participle
esganado

Meaning

  1. to strangle

    • Esganou a vítima.

      He strangled the victim.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

estrangular

esganar and estrangular are close synonyms for "to strangle," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

erwürgen

erwürgen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to strangle."

Spanish

estrangular

estrangular is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to strangle."

Practice

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