ofegar

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Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin officāre, from Latin offōcāre, present active infinitive of offōcō.

Pronunciation

Verb

ofegar (first-person singular present ofego, first-person singular preterite ofeguí, past participle ofegat)

  1. (transitive) to suffocate, smother
  2. (cooking, transitive) to smother, braise
  3. (transitive) to drown
  4. (pronominal) to suffocate, to drown
  5. (figurative, transitive) to stifle

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin officāre, from Latin offōcāre, present active infinitive of offōcō. Doublet of afogar.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.fɨˈɡaɾ/ [ɔ.fɨˈɣaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.fɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɔ.fɨˈɣa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: o‧fe‧gar

Verb

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  1. (intransitive) to pant, puff (breathe heavily)
    • 1865, José de Alencar, “V”, in As Minas de Prata, volume III:
      Súbito outra revulsão operou-se no espírito de Elvira. As lágrimas espadanaram de seus olhos; e o seio ofegou soluçante.
      Suddenly, another violent feeling occurred within Elvira's soul. Tears ran down from her eyes, and her heart puffed with sobs.
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to yearn, long
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