Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From des- +‎ tampar.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾ, (Brazil) -aʁ, (Brazil, r-dropping) -a
  • Hyphenation: des‧tam‧par

Verb edit

destampar (first-person singular present destampo, first-person singular preterite destampei, past participle destampado)

  1. (transitive) unlid (to remove the lid of a container)
    Synonym: destapar
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to nonsense; unreason
  3. (Brazil, transitive, figuratively) to reveal
  4. (Brazil, transitive, figuratively) to take virginity; deflower
  5. (Brazil, transitive, colloquial) to start suddenly

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