engasgar

Portuguese

Verb

engasgar (first-person singular present indicative engasgo, past participle engasgado)

  1. (intransitive, typically by solids) to choke (be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe)
  2. (transitive, typically of solids) to choke (to obstruct the windpipe of)

Conjugation

See also

  • sufocar (gases or from something pressing the windpipe from outside)
  • afogar (liquids)
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