abrigar
Spanish, verb/abɾiˈɡaɾ/
abrigar is spelled A-B-R-I-G-A-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 65,203rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abrigar is a Spanish verb meaning “to bundle up, to keep someone warm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dar calor, resguardar del frío”.
What does abrigar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to bundle up, to keep someone warm
- 2
to be warm (as a result of clothing)
Estas mantas abrigan mucho.
- 3
to shelter, to protect
La pared me abrigaba de la lluvia.
- 4
to bundle oneself up
Hace frío afuera, abrígate antes de salir.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dar calor, resguardar del frío. 2. Auxiliar, patrocinar, amparar, proteger, alimentar, socorrer a otro. 3. Cubrir, ocultar. 4. Sostener o profesar estas o aquellas ideas; tener estos o aquellos sentimientos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abrigar
- abrigo first-person present singular
- abrigué first-person preterite singular
- abrigado participle past
- g-gu alternation
- abrigando gerund
- abrigada feminine participle past
- abrigados masculine participle past
- abrigadas feminine participle past
- abrigas indicative informal present
- abrigás indicative informal present
- abriga indicative present singular
- abrigamos first-person indicative plural
- abrigáis indicative plural present
- abrigan indicative plural present
- abrigaba first-person imperfect indicative
- abrigabas imperfect indicative second-person
- abrigábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- abrigabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abrigar?
- /abɾiˈɡaɾ/
- [a.β̞ɾiˈɣ̞aɾ]
- [aβ̞ɾiˈɣ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abrigar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abrigar in Spanish?
abrigar appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).