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descolgar.

to unhang, let down, lower, take down

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/deskolˈɡaɾ/[d̪es.kolˈɣ̞aɾ]
  1. to unhang, let down, lower, take down

    transitive
  2. to pick up (a telephone receiver)

    transitive
  3. to fall behind (in a race)

    reflexive
  4. to show up, do or say something out of the blue

    colloquial · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Spanish colgar Spanish descolgar From des- + colgar.

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