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engordar.

to fatten, to get fat, to become fat

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

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  1. to fatten, to get fat, to become fat

    intransitive · transitive
    João engordou dez quilos de um mês para cá.
  2. to make one fat

    intransitive
    Pão engorda.
  3. to fatten (e.g. an animal, for butchering)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Galician-Portuguese en- Portuguese en- Portuguese gordo Portuguese -ar Portuguese engordar From en- + gordo (“fat”) + -ar.

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