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Etymology

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From des- +‎ pejar.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.peˈʒa(ʁ)/ [des.peˈʒa(h)], /d͡ʒis.peˈʒa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.peˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.peˈʒa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.peˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.peˈʒa(ʁ)/ [deʃ.peˈʒa(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.peˈʒa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.peˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.peˈʒa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: des‧pe‧jar

Verb

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despejar (first-person singular present despejo, first-person singular preterite despejei, past participle despejado)

  1. (transitive) to pour (to cause to flow in a stream)
  2. (transitive) to pour (to send forth as in a stream or a flood)
  3. (transitive) to evict (to expel)

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: despejar

References

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  1. ^ despejar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ despejar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese despejar, from des- + pejar, from peia (cord to tie down animals legs or feet, cf. impede), from Vulgar Latin pedea, from Latin pes, pedis, foot.

"peia", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2024, https://dicionario.priberam.org/peia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /despeˈxaɾ/ [d̪es.peˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pe‧jar

Verb

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despejar (first-person singular present despejo, first-person singular preterite despejé, past participle despejado)

  1. to clear, to remove
    Despejó todas las dudas.
    She removed all doubts.
  2. (sports, soccer) to clear (kicking a ball away from the goal one is defend)
  3. (reflexive) to clear up
  4. (reflexive) to get away, to leave
  5. (reflexive) to get a clear mind, clear one's thoughts

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Further reading

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