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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *expiluc(i)cāre, ultimately from Latin pilāre (“remove hair”). By surface analysis, es- + pellucar.
Pronunciation
Verb
espellucar (first-person singular present espelluco, first-person singular preterite espelluquí, past participle espellucat)
- to pluck fruit (from a tree, etc.)
- to investigate something in detail
Conjugation
Further reading
- “espellucar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.