engalfinhar
Portuguese, verb/ẽ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/
engalfinhar is spelled E-N-G-A-L-F-I-N-H-A-R (11 letters). Engalfinhar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to grab at, take hold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “brigar corpo-a-corpo”.
What does engalfinhar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to grab at, take hold
- 2
informalto tussle
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. brigar corpo-a-corpo
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 engalfinhar
- engalfinho first-person present singular
- engalfinhei first-person preterite singular
- engalfinhado participle past
- engalfinhares infinitive second-person singular
- engalfinharmos first-person infinitive plural
- engalfinhardes infinitive plural second-person
- engalfinharem infinitive plural third-person
- engalfinhando gerund
- engalfinhados masculine participle past
- engalfinhada feminine participle past
- engalfinhadas feminine participle past
- engalfinhas indicative present second-person
- engalfinha indicative present singular
- engalfinhamos first-person indicative plural
- engalfinhais indicative plural present
- engalfinham indicative plural present
- engalfinhava first-person imperfect indicative
- engalfinhavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce engalfinhar?
- Brazil /ẽ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [ẽ.ɡaʊ̯.fĩˈj̃a(h)]
- Brazil /ĩ.ɡaw.fĩˈɲa(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.