engordar

Attested since circa 1409. En- +‎ gordo (“fat”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): [eŋɡoɾˈðaɾ]

engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado)

1. (intransitive) to fatten; to grow fat; to get fat

   Antonym: adelgazar

2. (transitive) to fatten; to make fat

   Synonym: cebar

   Antonym: adelgazar

• “engord” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “engordar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “engordar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “engordar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

From en- +‎ gordo (“fat”) +‎ -ar.

engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado)

1. (a person or animal) to fatten (to become fatter)

   João engordou dez quilos de um mês para cá.

   John became ten kilograms fatter from one month ago to now.

2. (a food or nutrient) to fatten (to cause to be fatter)

   Pão engorda. ― Bread makes you fat.

• adelgaçar, emagrecer

From en- +‎ gordo +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /enɡoɾˈdaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡoɾˈð̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧gor‧dar

engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordé, past participle engordado)

1. (intransitive) to get fat, grow fat, fatten

   Antonyms: adelgazar, enflacar

   • 1996, Pau Donés (lyrics and music), “La Flaca”, performed by Jarabe De Palo:

     Y bailar y bailar, y tomar y tomar / Una cerveza tras otra pero ella nunca engorda

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2. (transitive) to cause to be fatter, fatten

   Antonym: adelgazar

• “engordar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014