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ahogar

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Spanish word ahogar comes from Latin ob- (Towards; against.), Latin faux ((anatomy) throat, gullet. Chasm.), Latin fauces (A narrow entrance, entry passage. Throat, pharynx, gullet.)

ob- (Latin)

Towards; against.

faux (Latin)

(anatomy) throat, gullet. Chasm.

fauces (Latin)

A narrow entrance, entry passage. Throat, pharynx, gullet.

offoco (Latin)

(transitive) I strangle, throttle, choke, suffocate.

ahogar (Spanish)

(reflexive) to drown (be suffocated in water). (reflexive) to suffocate (suffer or die from severely reduced oxygen). (transitive) to drown (kill by immersion in water). (transitive) to stifle.

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