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morgar

Portuguese, verb/moʁˈɡa(ʁ)/

morgar is spelled M-O-R-G-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 78 million words in written Portuguese, the 241,242nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morgar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to goof off (engage in idle activity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “adormecer, dobrar-se sobre si”.

What does morgar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    informalto goof off (engage in idle activity)

  2. 2

    informalto fall asleep accidentally

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

verb: 1. adormecer, dobrar-se sobre si 2. ter relações sexuais 3. estar desatento 4. levar a pior em uma negociação; ser passado pra trás

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 morgar

  • morgo first-person present singular
  • morguei first-person preterite singular
  • morgado participle past
  • g-gu alternation
  • morgares infinitive second-person singular
  • morgarmos first-person infinitive plural
  • morgardes infinitive plural second-person
  • morgarem infinitive plural third-person
  • morgando gerund
  • morgados masculine participle past
  • morgada feminine participle past
  • morgadas feminine participle past
  • morgas indicative present second-person
  • morga indicative present singular
  • morgamos first-person indicative plural
  • morgais indicative plural present
  • morgam indicative plural present
  • morgava first-person imperfect indicative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce morgar?

  • Brazil /moʁˈɡa(ʁ)/
  • Brazil [moɦˈɡa(h)]
  • /moɾˈɡa(ɾ)/

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

How common is morgar in Portuguese?

morgar appears about once in every 78 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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