ofegar

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [u.fəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [o.fəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [o.feˈɣaɾ]

Verb

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

1. to suffocate, smother
2. to drown
3. to stifle

Derived terms

• ofegament

Further reading

• “ofegar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ofegar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “ofegar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ofegar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: o‧fe‧gar

Verb

1. to pant, to puff (to 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. (figurative) to yearn, to long

Derived terms

• ofegante