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Borrowed from Late Latin exfoliāre (to strip of leaves).

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exfoliar (first-person singular present exfolio, first-person singular preterite exfolií, past participle exfoliat)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to split into scales or sheets
    • 2010, Antoni Lacasa i Ruiz, Javier Lozano, Sorgint del mar:
      Durant l'explotació comercial, en exfoliar les lloses, aparegué una gran varietat de fòssils d'animals i de vegetals extraordinàriament preservats.
      During the commercial exploitation, while exfoliating the flagstones, a great variety of extraordinarily preserved animal and vegetal fossils appeared.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin exfoliāre (to strip of leaves).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɡsfoˈljaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.foˈljaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ex‧fo‧liar

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exfoliar (first-person singular present exfolio, first-person singular preterite exfolié, past participle exfoliado)

  1. (transitive) to exfoliate

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