despellejar

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ pellejo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /despeʝeˈxaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /despeʎeˈxaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /despeʃeˈxaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /despeʒeˈxaɾ/

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pe‧lle‧jar

Verb

despellejar (first-person singular present despellejo, first-person singular preterite despellejé, past participle despellejado)

  1. to skin
    Synonym: desollar
  2. to criticize

Conjugation

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