atarugar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ tarugo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ataɾuˈɡaɾ/ [a.t̪a.ɾuˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ta‧ru‧gar

Verb

atarugar (first-person singular present atarugo, first-person singular preterite atarugué, past participle atarugado)

1. (transitive) to peg down, nail down
2. (transitive) to block up; hole up
3. (transitive) to stuff
4. (transitive) to wind up; peeve
5. (transitive) to stuff (with food)
   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     [la comida] era más rica que fina, algo a la pata la llana, demasiado suculenta, comida española de esa que parece hecha para estómagos de gigantes y más para atarugar rústicos cuerpos que para deleitar delicados paladares.

     [the food] was rich more more than fine, somewhat plain, too succulent, the kind of Spanish food that seems to be made for giants' stomachs and more to stuff rustic bodies than to delight delicate palates.

6. (reflexive, pronominal) to stuff oneself (with food)
7. (reflexive, pronominal) to choke

Conjugation

    Conjugation of atarugar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			atarugar
gerund			atarugando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		atarugado		atarugada
		plural		atarugados		atarugadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	atarugo	atarugastú atarugásvos	ataruga	atarugamos	atarugáis	atarugan
	imperfect	atarugaba	atarugabas	atarugaba	atarugábamos	atarugabais	atarugaban
	preterite	atarugué	atarugaste	atarugó	atarugamos	atarugasteis	atarugaron
	future	atarugaré	atarugarás	atarugará	atarugaremos	atarugaréis	atarugarán
	conditional	atarugaría	atarugarías	atarugaría	atarugaríamos	atarugaríais	atarugarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	atarugue	ataruguestú ataruguésvos2	atarugue	ataruguemos	ataruguéis	ataruguen
	imperfect (ra)	atarugara	atarugaras	atarugara	atarugáramos	atarugarais	atarugaran
	imperfect (se)	atarugase	atarugases	atarugase	atarugásemos	atarugaseis	atarugasen
	future1	atarugare	atarugares	atarugare	atarugáremos	atarugareis	atarugaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		atarugatú atarugávos	atarugue	ataruguemos	atarugad	ataruguen
	negative		no atarugues	no atarugue	no ataruguemos	no ataruguéis	no ataruguen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of atarugar (g-gu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive atarugar	dative	atarugarme	atarugarte	atarugarle, atarugarse	atarugarnos	atarugaros	atarugarles, atarugarse
	accusative	atarugarme	atarugarte	atarugarlo, atarugarla, atarugarse	atarugarnos	atarugaros	atarugarlos, atarugarlas, atarugarse
with gerund atarugando	dative	atarugándome	atarugándote	atarugándole, atarugándose	atarugándonos	atarugándoos	atarugándoles, atarugándose
	accusative	atarugándome	atarugándote	atarugándolo, atarugándola, atarugándose	atarugándonos	atarugándoos	atarugándolos, atarugándolas, atarugándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative ataruga	dative	atarúgame	atarúgate	atarúgale	atarúganos	not used	atarúgales
	accusative	atarúgame	atarúgate	atarúgalo, atarúgala	atarúganos	not used	atarúgalos, atarúgalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative atarugá	dative	atarugame	atarugate	atarugale	ataruganos	not used	atarugales
	accusative	atarugame	atarugate	atarugalo, atarugala	ataruganos	not used	atarugalos, atarugalas
with formal second-person singular imperative atarugue	dative	atarúgueme	not used	atarúguele, atarúguese	atarúguenos	not used	atarúgueles
	accusative	atarúgueme	not used	atarúguelo, atarúguela, atarúguese	atarúguenos	not used	atarúguelos, atarúguelas
with first-person plural imperative ataruguemos	dative	not used	ataruguémoste	ataruguémosle	ataruguémonos	ataruguémoos	ataruguémosles
	accusative	not used	ataruguémoste	ataruguémoslo, ataruguémosla	ataruguémonos	ataruguémoos	ataruguémoslos, ataruguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative atarugad	dative	atarugadme	not used	atarugadle	atarugadnos	atarugaos	atarugadles
	accusative	atarugadme	not used	atarugadlo, atarugadla	atarugadnos	atarugaos	atarugadlos, atarugadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ataruguen	dative	atarúguenme	not used	atarúguenle	atarúguennos	not used	atarúguenles, atarúguense
	accusative	atarúguenme	not used	atarúguenlo, atarúguenla	atarúguennos	not used	atarúguenlos, atarúguenlas, atarúguense

Further reading

• “atarugar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024