esbrossar

From es- +‎ brossa (“brush, deadwood”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əz.bɾuˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əz.bɾoˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ez.bɾoˈsaɾ]

esbrossar (first-person singular present esbrosso, first-person singular preterite esbrossí, past participle esbrossat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to clear (of brush, etc.)

   Va començar d'esbrossar la lloma on havien d'assentar la barraca.

   He began to clear the ridge where they had to establish the cabin.

2. (figurative, transitive) to clear (of obstacles)

   La nostra reflexió intenta esbrossar una sortida d'aquesta crisi.

   Our reflection tries to clear an exit from this crisis.

• desbrossar

• “esbrossar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007