deflorar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēflōrāre (to deprive of flowers), from (from, away) + flōs (flower).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: de‧flo‧rar

Verb

deflorar (first-person singular present defloro, first-person singular preterite deflorei, past participle deflorado)

  1. (transitive) to deflower, to take away the sexual virginity
    Synonym: desvirginar

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Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēflōrāre, present active infinite of dēflōrō (to deprive of flowers), from (from, away) + flōs, flōris (flower).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /defloˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧flo‧rar

Verb

deflorar (first-person singular present defloro, first-person singular preterite defloré, past participle deflorado)

  1. (transitive) to deflower, to take away the sexual virginity

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