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The Spanish word for to swallow is
tragar





to swallow

Spanish Definition


swallow
     1. n. (Hirundo rustica) Golondrina



Translations for swallow and their definitions

golondrina
     1. n-f. swallow (bird)
     2. n-f. (watercraft) type of tourist boat found mostly in Barcelona


tragar
     1. v. to swallow (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach)
           Dijo algo tan ridículo que casi olvidé tragarme la comida. - He said something so funny that I almost forgot to swallow my food.
     2. v. to swallow, consume, absorb (take (something) in so that it disappears)
           La oscuridad se tragó el bosque. - The murk consumed the forest.
     3. v. to gulp, swallow, devour (eat quickly and eagerly)
     4. v. to buy into, fall for (easily believe something without questioning)
     5. v. to stand, tolerate
     6. v. (proscribed, colloquial) to eat


deglutir
     1. v. to swallow
     2. v. to swallow up



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