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engalgar

Spanish, verb/enɡalˈɡaɾ/

engalgar is a Spanish verb meaning “to coax the greyhound into chasing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does engalgar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to coax the greyhound into chasing

verb

  1. 1

    to chock

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of engalgar

  • engalgo first-person present singular
  • engalgué first-person preterite singular
  • engalgado participle past
  • g-gu alternation
  • engalgando gerund
  • engalgada feminine participle past
  • engalgados masculine participle past
  • engalgadas feminine participle past
  • engalgas indicative informal present
  • engalgás indicative informal present
  • engalga indicative present singular
  • engalgamos first-person indicative plural
  • engalgáis indicative plural present
  • engalgan indicative plural present
  • engalgaba first-person imperfect indicative
  • engalgabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • engalgábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • engalgabais imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce engalgar?

  • /enɡalˈɡaɾ/
  • [ẽŋ.ɡalˈɣ̞aɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to engalgar

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.