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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desaˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧sa‧lar
Etymology 1
From de- + sal + -ar.
Verb
desalar (first-person singular present desalo, first-person singular preterite desalé, past participle desalado)
- to desalinate
- Synonym: desalinizar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Etymology 2
From des- + ala + -ar.
Verb
desalar (first-person singular present desalo, first-person singular preterite desalé, past participle desalado)
- to clip the wings from
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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