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deshojar.

to defoliate; to remove the leaves from a plant or petals from a flower

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/desoˈxaɾ/[d̪e.soˈxaɾ]
  1. to defoliate; to remove the leaves from a plant or petals from a flower

  2. to peel or husk

  3. to tear pages from a book

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- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Classical Latin folium Late Latin folia Old Spanish foja Spanish hoja Spanish -ar Spanish deshojar From des- + hoja (“leaf”) + -ar.

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