engordar

/enɡoɾˈdaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to get fat, grow fat, fatten

🐷🍔 en + gordo (fat) + -ar = en-fat-ten, to make or become fat

Engordar is built from en- (into, become) + gordo (fat) + the verb ending -ar. Hear 'gor-DAR' as 'gordo' with a verb tail. Whether you gain weight yourself or fatten up an animal, it is 'become fat' or 'make fat'.

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