engargussar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ *gargús +‎ -ar, from a presumed Vulgar Latin *gurgutia related to gurguliō (“gullet”). Influenced in form by gargall (“phlegm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.ɡər.ɡuˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡaɾ.ɣuˈsaɾ]

Verb

engargussar (first-person singular present engargusso, first-person singular preterite engargussí, past participle engargussat)

1. (transitive) to choke, to throttle
2. (transitive, by extension) to obstruct
3. (reflexive) to get caught in the throat
4. (reflexive, by extension) to become blocked
5. (reflexive) to choke

   Synonym: ennuegar-se

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engargussar (first conjugation)

infinitive			engargussar
gerund			engargussant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engargussat		engargussada
		plural		engargussats		engargussades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engargusso	engargusses	engargussa	engargussem	engargusseu	engargussen
	imperfect	engargussava	engargussaves	engargussava	engargussàvem	engargussàveu	engargussaven
	future	engargussaré	engargussaràs	engargussarà	engargussarem	engargussareu	engargussaran
	preterite	engargussí	engargussares	engargussà	engargussàrem	engargussàreu	engargussaren
	conditional	engargussaria	engargussaries	engargussaria	engargussaríem	engargussaríeu	engargussarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engargussi	engargussis	engargussi	engargussem	engargusseu	engargussin
	imperfect	engargussés	engargussessis	engargussés	engargusséssim	engargusséssiu	engargussessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	engargussa	engargussi	engargussem	engargusseu	engargussin
	negative (no)	—	no engargussis	no engargussi	no engargussem	no engargusseu	no engargussin

Derived terms

• engargús
• engargussament

Further reading

• “engargussar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “engargussar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “engargussar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.