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degollar.

to slit the throat

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/deɡoˈʝaɾ/[d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]/deɡoˈʝaɾ/[d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]
  1. to slit the throat

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin decollāre (“to decapitate or behead”), from dē- + collum (“neck, throat”) + -ō (compare Spanish cuello). Cognate with English decollate.

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