Polyglot Dictionary

espessar

/ispeˈsaɾ/

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)
espesso
preterite (eu)
espessei
past participle
espessado

Meaning

  1. to thicken

    • Espesse o molho.

      Thicken the sauce.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

adensar

espessar is culinary or technical, like thickening a liquid or sauce; adensar is more abstract, like density or fog — both mean "to thicken."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

espesar

espesar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to thicken."

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