Choke

"Choke" in Portuguese

afogador

(control on a carburetor)

mata-leão

(type of hold in wrestling etc.)

afogar

(be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe)

asfixiar

(prevent someone from breathing by strangling them)

engasgar

(be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe)

esganar

(prevent someone from breathing by strangling them)

estrangular

(prevent someone from breathing by strangling them)

sufocar

(be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe)

sufocar

(prevent someone from breathing by strangling them)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.