emperrar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish emperrar, from perro (dog).

Pronunciation

Verb

emperrar (first-person singular present indicative emperro, past participle emperrado)

  1. to stick; to jam
    Synonyms: empacar, estacar, teimar

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From em- + perro (dog) + -ar.

Verb

emperrar (first-person singular present empierro, first-person singular preterite emperré, past participle emperrado)

  1. to stick; to jam

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.
  • emperrarse

Descendants

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