Portuguese

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Etymology

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From es- +‎ palha (straw) +‎ -ar, from Latin palea (straw).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.paˈʎa(ʁ)/ [is.paˈʎa(h)], /es.paˈʎa(ʁ)/ [es.paˈʎa(h)]
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧pa‧lhar

Verb

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espalhar (first-person singular present espalho, first-person singular preterite espalhei, past participle espalhado)

  1. to spread; to scatter
    Synonyms: difundir, distribuir, dispersar
  2. to rumor (to tell a rumour or gossip to a number of people)
  3. to thresh
    Synonym: malhar

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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