embuchar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ buche (“crop”) +‎ -ar. The n letter from en- is transformed into a m when preceding a b due to Spanish orthographic norms.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /embuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ẽm.buˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: em‧bu‧char

Verb

embuchar (first-person singular present embucho, first-person singular preterite embuché, past participle embuchado)

to stuff with ground or minced meat
to bolt down, to gobble (food)
(reflexive) to wolf down; gobble down

Conjugation

Conjugation of embuchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			embuchar
gerund			embuchando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		embuchado		embuchada
		plural		embuchados		embuchadas
		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	embucho	embuchas^{^tú} embuchás^{^vos}	embucha	embuchamos	embucháis	embuchan
	imperfect	embuchaba	embuchabas	embuchaba	embuchábamos	embuchabais	embuchaban
	preterite	embuché	embuchaste	embuchó	embuchamos	embuchasteis	embucharon
	future	embucharé	embucharás	embuchará	embucharemos	embucharéis	embucharán
	conditional	embucharía	embucharías	embucharía	embucharíamos	embucharíais	embucharían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	embuche	embuches^{^tú} embuchés^{^vos²}	embuche	embuchemos	embuchéis	embuchen
	imperfect (ra)	embuchara	embucharas	embuchara	embucháramos	embucharais	embucharan
	imperfect (se)	embuchase	embuchases	embuchase	embuchásemos	embuchaseis	embuchasen
	future¹	embuchare	embuchares	embuchare	embucháremos	embuchareis	embucharen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		embucha^{^tú} embuchá^{^vos}	embuche	embuchemos	embuchad	embuchen
	negative		no embuches	no embuche	no embuchemos	no embuchéis	no embuchen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of embuchar

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 embuchar	dative	embucharme	embucharte	embucharle, embucharse	embucharnos	embucharos	embucharles, embucharse
with infinitive embuchar	accusative	embucharme	embucharte	embucharlo, embucharla, embucharse	embucharnos	embucharos	embucharlos, embucharlas, embucharse

with gerund embuchando	dative	embuchándome	embuchándote	embuchándole, embuchándose	embuchándonos	embuchándoos	embuchándoles, embuchándose
with gerund embuchando	accusative	embuchándome	embuchándote	embuchándolo, embuchándola, embuchándose	embuchándonos	embuchándoos	embuchándolos, embuchándolas, embuchándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative embucha	dative	embúchame	embúchate	embúchale	embúchanos	not used	embúchales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative embucha	accusative	embúchame	embúchate	embúchalo, embúchala	embúchanos	not used	embúchalos, embúchalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative embuchá	dative	embuchame	embuchate	embuchale	embuchanos	not used	embuchales
	accusative	embuchame	embuchate	embuchalo, embuchala	embuchanos	not used	embuchalos, embuchalas

with formal second-person singular imperative embuche	dative	embúcheme	not used	embúchele, embúchese	embúchenos	not used	embúcheles
with formal second-person singular imperative embuche	accusative	embúcheme	not used	embúchelo, embúchela, embúchese	embúchenos	not used	embúchelos, embúchelas

with first-person plural imperative embuchemos	dative	not used	embuchémoste	embuchémosle	embuchémonos	embuchémoos	embuchémosles
with first-person plural imperative embuchemos	accusative	not used	embuchémoste	embuchémoslo, embuchémosla	embuchémonos	embuchémoos	embuchémoslos, embuchémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative embuchad	dative	embuchadme	not used	embuchadle	embuchadnos	embuchaos	embuchadles
with informal second-person plural imperative embuchad	accusative	embuchadme	not used	embuchadlo, embuchadla	embuchadnos	embuchaos	embuchadlos, embuchadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative embuchen	dative	embúchenme	not used	embúchenle	embúchennos	not used	embúchenles, embúchense
with formal second-person plural imperative embuchen	accusative	embúchenme	not used	embúchenlo, embúchenla	embúchennos	not used	embúchenlos, embúchenlas, embúchense

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