descapullar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ capullo (bud) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /deskapuˈʝaɾ/ [d̪es.ka.puˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /deskapuˈʎaɾ/ [d̪es.ka.puˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /deskapuˈʃaɾ/ [d̪es.ka.puˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /deskapuˈʒaɾ/ [d̪es.ka.puˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧ca‧pu‧llar

Verb

descapullar (first-person singular present descapullo, first-person singular preterite descapullé, past participle descapullado)

  1. to debud
  2. (slang) to circumcise

Conjugation

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