despedazar

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ pedazo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /despedaˈθaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /despedaˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pe‧da‧zar

Verb

despedazar (first-person singular present despedazo, first-person singular preterite despedacé, past participle despedazado)

  1. (transitive) to tear to pieces
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 38:
      El Cuero es un pulpo que se cría en el agua y tiene las dimensiones y el aspecto del pellejo de un animal vacuno perfectamente estirado. Su fuerza es tal, que puede arrastrar al fondo y despedazar a un mismo tiempo caballo y caballero.
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  2. to break someone's heart
  3. to break the law

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