devorar

Catalan

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂

Proto-Italic *worā

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin vorō

Latin dēvorārelbor.

Catalan devorar

Learned borrowing from Latin dēvorāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [də.βuˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [də.voˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.voˈɾaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [de.βoˈɾa]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Verb

devorar (first-person singular present devoro, first-person singular preterite devorí, past participle devorat); root stress: (Northern) /o̞/; (Balearic, Central) /ɔ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /o/

1. to devour
2. (colloquial) to pig out, to gorge

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of devorar (first conjugation)

infinitive			devorar
gerund			devorant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		devorat		devorada
		plural		devorats		devorades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	devoro	devores	devora	devorem	devoreu	devoren
	imperfect	devorava	devoraves	devorava	devoràvem	devoràveu	devoraven
	future	devoraré	devoraràs	devorarà	devorarem	devorareu	devoraran
	preterite	devorí	devorares	devorà	devoràrem	devoràreu	devoraren
	conditional	devoraria	devoraries	devoraria	devoraríem	devoraríeu	devorarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	devori	devoris	devori	devorem	devoreu	devorin
	imperfect	devorés	devoressis	devorés	devoréssim	devoréssiu	devoressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	devora	devori	devorem	devoreu	devorin
	negative (no)	—	no devoris	no devori	no devorem	no devoreu	no devorin

Further reading

• “devorar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “devorar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “devorar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “devorar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English devour, French dévorer, Italian divorare, Spanish devorar, all from Latin dēvorō (“to devour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.voˈrar/

Verb

devorar (present tense devoras, past tense devoris, future tense devoros, imperative devorez, conditional devorus)

1. to devour; to eat greedily

Conjugation

Conjugation of devorar

		present		past		future
infinitive		devorar		devorir		devoror
tense		devoras		devoris		devoros
conditional		devorus		—		—
imperative		devorez		—		—
adjective active participle		devoranta		devorinta		devoronta
adverbial active participle		devorante		devorinte		devoronte
nominal active participle	singular	devoranto		devorinto		devoronto
	plural	devoranti		devorinti		devoronti
adjective passive participle		devorata		devorita		devorota
adverbial passive participle		devorate		devorite		devorote
nominal passive participle	singular	devorato		devorito		devoroto
	plural	devorati		devoriti		devoroti

Synonyms

• (to devour): manjegar

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂

Proto-Italic *worā

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin vorō

Latin dēvorōlbor.

Portuguese devorar

Learned borrowing from Latin dēvorāre (“to devour”), from vorō (“to devour”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.voˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.voˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.voˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.voˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.voˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.voˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.voˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /de.voˈɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.vuˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.vuˈɾaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.buˈɾaɾ/ [dɨ.βuˈɾaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.vuˈɾa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧vo‧rar

Verb

devorar (first-person singular present devoro, first-person singular preterite devorei, past participle devorado)

1. to devour (to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously)

   Synonym: consumir

   • 1890, Aluizio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:

     E devorava-a de beijos violentos, repetidos, quentes, que sufocavam a menina, enchendo-a de espanto e de um instintivo temor cuja origem a pobrezinha, na sua simplicidade, não podia saber qual era.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to devour (to take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of devorar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	devorar
Personal	devorar	devorares	devorar	devorarmos	devorardes	devorarem
Gerund
	devorando
Past participle
Masculine	devorado			devorados
Feminine	devorada			devoradas
Indicative
Present	devoro	devoras	devora	devoramos	devorais	devoram
Imperfect	devorava	devoravas	devorava	devorávamos	devoráveis	devoravam
Preterite	devorei	devoraste	devorou	devoramos1, devorámos2	devorastes	devoraram
Pluperfect	devorara	devoraras	devorara	devoráramos	devoráreis	devoraram
Future	devorarei	devorarás	devorará	devoraremos	devorareis	devorarão
Conditional	devoraria	devorarias	devoraria	devoraríamos	devoraríeis	devorariam
Subjunctive
Present	devore	devores	devore	devoremos	devoreis	devorem
Imperfect	devorasse	devorasses	devorasse	devorássemos	devorásseis	devorassem
Future	devorar	devorares	devorar	devorarmos	devorardes	devorarem
Imperative
Affirmative		devora	devore	devoremos	devorai	devorem
Negative (não)		não devores	não devore	não devoremos	não devoreis	não devorem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• devoração
• devorado
• devorador
• devorante
• devorismo
• voraz

Further reading

• “devorar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “devorar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂

Proto-Italic *worā

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin vorō

Latin dēvorārelbor.

Spanish devorar

Learned borrowing from Latin dēvorāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deboˈɾaɾ/ [d̪e.β̞oˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧vo‧rar

Verb

devorar (first-person singular present devoro, first-person singular preterite devoré, past participle devorado)

1. to devour

   Synonym: jambarse (Mexico)

2. (Internet slang) to jump out, to do something well

Conjugation

    Conjugation of devorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			devorar
gerund			devorando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		devorado		devorada
		plural		devorados		devoradas
		singular			plural
		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	devoro	devorastú devorásvos	devora	devoramos	devoráis	devoran
	imperfect	devoraba	devorabas	devoraba	devorábamos	devorabais	devoraban
	preterite	devoré	devoraste	devoró	devoramos	devorasteis	devoraron
	future	devoraré	devorarás	devorará	devoraremos	devoraréis	devorarán
	conditional	devoraría	devorarías	devoraría	devoraríamos	devoraríais	devorarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	devore	devorestú devorésvos2	devore	devoremos	devoréis	devoren
	imperfect (ra)	devorara	devoraras	devorara	devoráramos	devorarais	devoraran
	imperfect (se)	devorase	devorases	devorase	devorásemos	devoraseis	devorasen
	future1	devorare	devorares	devorare	devoráremos	devorareis	devoraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		devoratú devorávos	devore	devoremos	devorad	devoren
	negative		no devores	no devore	no devoremos	no devoréis	no devoren

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of devorar

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 devorar	dative	devorarme	devorarte	devorarle, devorarse	devorarnos	devoraros	devorarles, devorarse
	accusative	devorarme	devorarte	devorarlo, devorarla, devorarse	devorarnos	devoraros	devorarlos, devorarlas, devorarse
with gerund devorando	dative	devorándome	devorándote	devorándole, devorándose	devorándonos	devorándoos	devorándoles, devorándose
	accusative	devorándome	devorándote	devorándolo, devorándola, devorándose	devorándonos	devorándoos	devorándolos, devorándolas, devorándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative devora	dative	devórame	devórate	devórale	devóranos	not used	devórales
	accusative	devórame	devórate	devóralo, devórala	devóranos	not used	devóralos, devóralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative devorá	dative	devorame	devorate	devorale	devoranos	not used	devorales
	accusative	devorame	devorate	devoralo, devorala	devoranos	not used	devoralos, devoralas
with formal second-person singular imperative devore	dative	devóreme	not used	devórele, devórese	devórenos	not used	devóreles
	accusative	devóreme	not used	devórelo, devórela, devórese	devórenos	not used	devórelos, devórelas
with first-person plural imperative devoremos	dative	not used	devorémoste	devorémosle	devorémonos	devorémoos	devorémosles
	accusative	not used	devorémoste	devorémoslo, devorémosla	devorémonos	devorémoos	devorémoslos, devorémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative devorad	dative	devoradme	not used	devoradle	devoradnos	devoraos	devoradles
	accusative	devoradme	not used	devoradlo, devoradla	devoradnos	devoraos	devoradlos, devoradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative devoren	dative	devórenme	not used	devórenle	devórennos	not used	devórenles, devórense
	accusative	devórenme	not used	devórenlo, devórenla	devórennos	not used	devórenlos, devórenlas, devórense

Further reading

• “devorar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025