desgranar

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Etymology

From des- +‎ granar.

Pronunciation

Verb

desgranar (first-person singular present desgrano, first-person singular preterite desgraní, past participle desgranat)

  1. (transitive) to shuck, shell
    Synonym: esgranar
  2. (transitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 2017 January 4, “La guerra de les Campos ocupa (gairebé) totes les portades”, in El Periódico:
      Vagin al quiosc per desgranar el culebró de Nadal, conèixer qui són Meli i Mayte, les dues íntimes recautxutades de María Teresa, i submergir-se en el diari de Jorge Javier.
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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ grano +‎ -ar. Compare French égrener.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desɡɾaˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧gra‧nar

Verb

desgranar (first-person singular present desgrano, first-person singular preterite desgrané, past participle desgranado)

  1. (transitive) to shuck, shell
  2. (reflexive) to come loose, fall off
    Synonym: soltarse
  3. (figurative) to spell out
    • 2021 May 7, Berta Ferrero, Luis de Vega, “El cinturón rojo de Ayuso: del ansia de libertad al miedo a Pablo Iglesias”, in El País, retrieved 2021-05-07:
      A esos dos miedos, el de perder la libertad y al un Gobierno con el exlíder de Unidas Podemos, se añade una nueva esperanza, según desgrana el politólogo Solís.
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  4. (Mexico, vulgar, slang) to have sex, bang, shag

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