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espatllar.

to spoil; break

9 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[əs.pəˈʎa]Balearic, Northern[əs.pəʎˈʎa]Central[es.palˈlaɾ]Valencia[es.palˈla]Northwestern
  1. to spoil; break

    also · pronominal · transitive
    La ràdio no funciona, s'ha espatllat.
Where this word comes from

Classically, experts relate it to espatlla ("shoulder"), with unclear shift in meaning. New theories postulate that it may be a phonetic variant of espanyar ("spoil", "break"), with the same meaning.

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