descogollar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ cogollo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /deskoɡoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪es.ko.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /deskoɡoˈʎaɾ/ [d̪es.ko.ɣ̞oˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /deskoɡoˈʃaɾ/ [d̪es.ko.ɣ̞oˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /deskoɡoˈʒaɾ/ [d̪es.ko.ɣ̞oˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧co‧go‧llar

Verb

descogollar (first-person singular present descogollo, first-person singular preterite descogollé, past participle descogollado)

  1. (botany) to nip in the bud

Conjugation

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