descabezar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ cabeza +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deskabeˈθaɾ/ [d̪es.ka.β̞eˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /deskabeˈsaɾ/ [d̪es.ka.β̞eˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧ca‧be‧zar

Verb

descabezar (first-person singular present descabezo, first-person singular preterite descabecé, past participle descabezado)

  1. to behead; to decapitate
    Synonym: decapitar
  2. to remove the top from
  3. to adjoin

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