esmigalhar
Portuguese, verb/iz.mi.ɡaˈʎa(ʁ)/
esmigalhar is spelled E-S-M-I-G-A-L-H-A-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese, the 161,170th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esmigalhar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to crush (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “reduzir a migalhas; fragmentar”.
What does esmigalhar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to crush (to reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. reduzir a migalhas; fragmentar 2. despedaçar 3. apertar muito 4. esmagar; oprimir
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 esmigalhar
- esmigalho first-person present singular
- esmigalhei first-person preterite singular
- esmigalhado participle past
- esmigalhares infinitive second-person singular
- esmigalharmos first-person infinitive plural
- esmigalhardes infinitive plural second-person
- esmigalharem infinitive plural third-person
- esmigalhando gerund
- esmigalhados masculine participle past
- esmigalhada feminine participle past
- esmigalhadas feminine participle past
- esmigalhas indicative present second-person
- esmigalha indicative present singular
- esmigalhamos first-person indicative plural
- esmigalhais indicative plural present
- esmigalham indicative plural present
- esmigalhava first-person imperfect indicative
- esmigalhavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esmigalhar?
- Brazil /iz.mi.ɡaˈʎa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [iz.mi.ɡaˈʎa(h)]
- Brazil /ez.mi.ɡaˈʎa(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is esmigalhar in Portuguese?
esmigalhar appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).