Spanish

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ pellejo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /despeʝeˈxaɾ/ [d̪es.pe.ʝeˈxaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /despeʎeˈxaɾ/ [d̪es.pe.ʎeˈxaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /despeʃeˈxaɾ/ [d̪es.pe.ʃeˈxaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /despeʒeˈxaɾ/ [d̪es.pe.ʒeˈxaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pe‧lle‧jar

Verb

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despellejar (first-person singular present despellejo, first-person singular preterite despellejé, past participle despellejado)

  1. to skin
    Synonym: desollar
  2. to criticize

Conjugation

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Further reading

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