empachar

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since 1459 (its derived term empacho since 1457). Borrowed from Old French empeechier, from Latin impedicāre, present active infinitive of impedicō (I fetter).

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empachar (first-person singular present empacho, first-person singular preterite empachei, past participle empachado)

  1. to obstruct; to entangle; to stuff; to impede
    • 1459, A. López Carreira (ed.), Fragmentos de notarios, doc. 171:
      o qual o dito Ares diso que avia demandado o dito foro ao dito Gonçalvo Magosto et llo enpachava o dito Gonçalvo Magosto
      the aforementioned Ares said that he had demanded said contract from said Gonzalo Magosto and said Gonzalo Magosto was preventing him from it
    • c. 1596, anonymous author, Diálogo de Alberte e Bieito:
      De soldados os camiños enpachados, furtando carros e bestas, queimando caniços e zestas
      Of soldiers the roads are stuffed, stealing carts and mares, burning wattles and baskets
  2. (pronominal) to overeat

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Occitan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French empeechier, from Latin impedicāre, present active infinitive of impedicō (I fetter).

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Verb

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empachar

  1. to prevent; to inhibit

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: empatxar

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French empeechier, from Latin impedicāre (to fetter).

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.paˈʃa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.paˈʃa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.paˈʃa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.paˈʃa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.paˈʃa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.paˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.paˈʃa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.paˈʃa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.paˈʃa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: em‧pa‧char

Verb

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empachar (first-person singular present empacho, first-person singular preterite empachei, past participle empachado)

  1. to obstruct
    Synonyms: obstruir, impedir, obturar, tapar
    Antonyms: desobstruir, desimpedir
  2. to overeat
    Synonym: empanturrar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French empeechier, from Latin impedicāre (to fetter).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /empaˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ẽm.paˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pa‧char

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empachar (first-person singular present empacho, first-person singular preterite empaché, past participle empachado)

  1. to obstruct
  2. (colloquial, reflexive) to pig out, to stuff oneself (with food)

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