emunger

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ēmungere, present active infinitive of ēmungō (I wipe or blow the nose).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /e.mun.ˈxeɾ/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /e.mun.ˈheɾ/

Verb

emunger (first-person singular present emunjo, first-person singular preterite emungí, past participle emungido)

  1. (intransitive) (reflexive) To wipe or blow the nose.
  2. (transitive) (by extension, of nasal mucus) To treat with a softening agent, such as a saline nasal spray. (See emungente).
  3. (transitive) (by extension, of a rhinolithic nidus) To treat with a softening agent. (See emungente).
  4. (intransitive) To have rhinorrhoea, a runny nose.
  5. (intransitive) To drip or flow from the nose.

Conjugation

  • Rule: g becomes a j before a or o.

Synonyms

  • (blow one's nose): (reflexive) limpiar, la nariz.
  • (wipe one's nose): (reflexive) (figuratively) sonar, la nariz.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.