engullir

Spanish

Etymology

From gula, or from a Vulgar Latin *ingullīre, from Latin gula. Compare Portuguese engolir.

Verb

engullir (first-person singular present engullo, first-person singular preterite engullí, past participle engullido)

  1. to wolf, to gulp down
  2. to swallow up

Conjugation

  • Rule: Any unstressed i immediately after a root ending in ll, ñ or i is always absorbed.
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