deslenzare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• deslenzà (alt. spelling)

Etymology

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Verb

deslenzare

1. to rip or tear
2. to lacerate
   • 1635, Pentamerone IV.5,^[1]

     […] dragone; che со le granfe deslenza" (dragon, that tears with his claws)

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Synonyms

• spetacciare