afoguear
Portuguese, verb/a.fo.ɡeˈa(ʁ)/
afoguear is spelled A-F-O-G-U-E-A-R (8 letters). Afoguear is a Portuguese verb meaning “to set on fire; to burn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pegar fogo a”.
What does afoguear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to set on fire; to burn
- 2
to set on fire; to scorch
- 3
to make (something/someone) blush; to flush
- 4
to enthuse; to animate
- 5
to burn up
- 6
to blush a lot
- 7
to cheer up
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. pegar fogo a 2. pôr em brasa 3. ruborizar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of afoguear
- afogueio first-person present singular
- afogueei first-person preterite singular
- afogueado participle past
- afogueares infinitive second-person singular
- afoguearmos first-person infinitive plural
- afogueardes infinitive plural second-person
- afoguearem infinitive plural third-person
- afogueando gerund
- afogueados masculine participle past
- afogueada feminine participle past
- afogueadas feminine participle past
- afogueias indicative present second-person
- afogueia indicative present singular
- afogueamos first-person indicative plural
- afogueais indicative plural present
- afogueiam indicative plural present
- afogueava first-person imperfect indicative
- afogueavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce afoguear?
- Brazil /a.fo.ɡeˈa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [a.fo.ɡeˈa(h)]
- Brazil /a.fo.ɡiˈa(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.