degrañar

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Galician

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *degrãar, from an older *degranar: de- +‎ gran (grain, corn) +‎ -ar. Compare Portuguese degranhar and Spanish desgranar.

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degrañar (first-person singular present degraño, first-person singular preterite degrañei, past participle degrañado)

  1. (transitive) to shell, to separate the grain from the straw or husk, usually by hand
    Synonyms: debagar, deluvar

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