engolfar

Spanish, verb/enɡolˈfaɾ/

engolfar is spelled E-N-G-O-L-F-A-R (8 letters). Engolfar is a Spanish verb meaning “to sail into a gulf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Introducir en el golfo un barco”.

What does engolfar mean in English?

verb

1
to sail into a gulf
2
to sail into the high seas
3
to bury oneself (in something); to put all one's attention into (something)

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Introducir en el golfo un barco. 2. Meter mar adentro una enbarcación. 3. Meterse o concentrarse completamente en algo.

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 engolfar

engolfo first-person present singular
engolfé first-person preterite singular
engolfado participle past
engolfando gerund
engolfada feminine participle past
engolfados masculine participle past
engolfadas feminine participle past
engolfas indicative informal present
engolfás indicative informal present
engolfa indicative present singular
engolfamos first-person indicative plural
engolfáis indicative plural present
engolfan indicative plural present
engolfaba first-person imperfect indicative
engolfabas imperfect indicative second-person
engolfábamos first-person imperfect indicative
engolfabais imperfect indicative plural
engolfaban imperfect indicative plural

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

How do you pronounce engolfar?

/enɡolˈfaɾ/
[ẽŋ.ɡolˈfaɾ]
[ẽŋgolˈfaɾ]

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

English words that translate to engolfar

engulf

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