engate

Portuguese

Etymology

Deverbal from engatar (“to hitch”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡa.t͡ʃi/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡa.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡa.t͡ʃi/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡa.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡa.te/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡa.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈɡa.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: en‧ga‧te

Noun

engate m (plural engates)

1. hooking
2. hitching up, coupling
3. (automotive) clutch
4. hitch
5. (Portugal, colloquial) pickup, flirt

   Synonyms: paquera, conquista

   Esse gajo anda ao engate.

   That guy is out flirting.

Verb

engate

1. inflection of engatar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “engate”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “engate”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024