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ahogar.

to drown (kill by immersion in water)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/aoˈɡaɾ/[a.oˈɣ̞aɾ]
  1. to drown (kill by immersion in water)

    transitive
  2. to stifle

    transitive
  3. to suffocate (suffer or die from severely reduced oxygen)

    reflexive
    Me ahogo en esta habitación tan pequeña y tan caliente.
  4. to drown (be suffocated in water)

    reflexive
    Muchos animales se ahogaron en la inundación.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish afogar, from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Compare Portuguese afogar.

verb
  1. archaic form of rehogar

    alt-of · archaic
Where this word comes from

Derived from Latin focus。

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