atolar
Portuguese
Etymology
From Spanish atollar, from a- + tollo; a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *tullon, *tullos (“hole”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”).
Related to Old Irish toll (“hole”), Breton toull, Welsh twll.
Verb
atolar (first-person singular present indicative atolo, past participle atolado)
- (transitive) to bog down
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb atolar
Related terms
- atoleiro (fix, difficult situation, jam)
- atolar-se (reflexive, to get bogged down, get stuck in the mud)
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