Spanish

Verb

emunger ‎(first-person singular present emunjo, first-person singular preterite emungí, past participle emungido)

1. (intransitive) (reflexive) To wipe or blow the nose.
2. (transitive) (by extention, of nasal mucus) To treat with a softening agent, such as a saline nasal spray. (See emungente).
3. (transitive) (by extention, of a rhinolithic nidus) To treat with a softening agent. (See emungente).
4. (intransitive) To have rhinorrhoea, a runny nose.
5. (intransitive) To drip or flow from the nose.

Conjugation

• Rule: g becomes a j before a or o.

Synonyms

• (blow one's nose): (reflexive) limpiar, la nariz.
• (wipe one's nose): (reflexive) (figuratively) sonar, la nariz.

Related terms

• emuncción
• emuncto
• emunctor
• emunctriz
• emungencia
• emungente