descostillar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ costilla (rib) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /deskostiˈʝaɾ/ [d̪es.kos.t̪iˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /deskostiˈʎaɾ/ [d̪es.kos.t̪iˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /deskostiˈʃaɾ/ [d̪es.kos.t̪iˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /deskostiˈʒaɾ/ [d̪es.kos.t̪iˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧cos‧ti‧llar

Verb

descostillar (first-person singular present descostillo, first-person singular preterite descostillé, past participle descostillado)

  1. (transitive) to hit in the ribs
  2. (reflexive) to fall and damage one's ribs

Conjugation

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