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engalgar.

to coax the greyhound into chasing

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/enɡalˈɡaɾ/[ẽŋ.ɡalˈɣ̞aɾ]
  1. to coax the greyhound into chasing

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- Latin [canis] gallicusellip. Old Spanish galgo Spanish galgo Spanish -ar Spanish engalgar From en- + galgo (“greyhound”) + -ar.

verb/enɡalˈɡaɾ/[ẽŋ.ɡalˈɣ̞aɾ]
  1. to chock

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- Spanish galga Spanish -ar Spanish engalgar From en- + galga + -ar.

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