engalgar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enɡalˈɡaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡalˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧gal‧gar

Etymology 1

From en- +‎ galgo (“greyhound”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

engalgar (first-person singular present engalgo, first-person singular preterite engalgué, past participle engalgado)

1. to coax the greyhound into chasing

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engalgar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			engalgar
gerund			engalgando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engalgado		engalgada
		plural		engalgados		engalgadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engalgo	engalgastú engalgásvos	engalga	engalgamos	engalgáis	engalgan
	imperfect	engalgaba	engalgabas	engalgaba	engalgábamos	engalgabais	engalgaban
	preterite	engalgué	engalgaste	engalgó	engalgamos	engalgasteis	engalgaron
	future	engalgaré	engalgarás	engalgará	engalgaremos	engalgaréis	engalgarán
	conditional	engalgaría	engalgarías	engalgaría	engalgaríamos	engalgaríais	engalgarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engalgue	engalguestú engalguésvos2	engalgue	engalguemos	engalguéis	engalguen
	imperfect (ra)	engalgara	engalgaras	engalgara	engalgáramos	engalgarais	engalgaran
	imperfect (se)	engalgase	engalgases	engalgase	engalgásemos	engalgaseis	engalgasen
	future1	engalgare	engalgares	engalgare	engalgáremos	engalgareis	engalgaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		engalgatú engalgávos	engalgue	engalguemos	engalgad	engalguen
	negative		no engalgues	no engalgue	no engalguemos	no engalguéis	no engalguen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Etymology 2

From en- +‎ galga +‎ -ar.

Verb

engalgar (first-person singular present engalgo, first-person singular preterite engalgué, past participle engalgado)

1. to chock

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engalgar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			engalgar
gerund			engalgando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engalgado		engalgada
		plural		engalgados		engalgadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engalgo	engalgastú engalgásvos	engalga	engalgamos	engalgáis	engalgan
	imperfect	engalgaba	engalgabas	engalgaba	engalgábamos	engalgabais	engalgaban
	preterite	engalgué	engalgaste	engalgó	engalgamos	engalgasteis	engalgaron
	future	engalgaré	engalgarás	engalgará	engalgaremos	engalgaréis	engalgarán
	conditional	engalgaría	engalgarías	engalgaría	engalgaríamos	engalgaríais	engalgarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engalgue	engalguestú engalguésvos2	engalgue	engalguemos	engalguéis	engalguen
	imperfect (ra)	engalgara	engalgaras	engalgara	engalgáramos	engalgarais	engalgaran
	imperfect (se)	engalgase	engalgases	engalgase	engalgásemos	engalgaseis	engalgasen
	future1	engalgare	engalgares	engalgare	engalgáremos	engalgareis	engalgaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		engalgatú engalgávos	engalgue	engalguemos	engalgad	engalguen
	negative		no engalgues	no engalgue	no engalguemos	no engalguéis	no engalguen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

• “engalgar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10