gárgara
Spanish, noun/ˈɡaɾɡaɾa/
gárgara is spelled G-Á-R-G-A-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 81 million words in written Spanish, the 311,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gárgara is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “gargle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de mover un líquido en la garganta, sin tragarlo y con la boca hacia arriba, produciendo un ruido…”.
What does gárgara mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegargle
hacer gárgaras
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de mover un líquido en la garganta, sin tragarlo y con la boca hacia arriba, produciendo un ruido similar al borbotear del agua cuando hierve. Por lo general se hace para limpiar la faringe con algún tipo de enjuague bucal.
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 gárgara
- gárgaras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gárgara?
- /ˈɡaɾɡaɾa/
- [ˈɡaɾ.ɣ̞a.ɾa]
- [ˈgaɾɣ̞aɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gárgara
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gárgara in Spanish?
gárgara appears about once in every 81 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).