Spanish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /despeluˈθaɾ/ [d̪es.pe.luˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /despeluˈsaɾ/ [d̪es.pe.luˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pe‧lu‧zar

Verb

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despeluzar (first-person singular present despeluzo, first-person singular preterite despelucé, past participle despeluzado)

  1. (transitive) to mess up someone's hair
  2. (transitive, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua) to bleed dry; to clean out
  3. (reflexive) to have one's hair stand up/on end

Conjugation

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