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degolar.

to behead (cut one's neck)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/de.ɡoˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[de.ɡoˈla(h)]Brazil/de.ɡoˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/de.ɡoˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to behead (cut one's neck)

    transitive
  2. to decapitate (cut one's head)

    transitive
  3. to kill

    transitive
  4. to prune

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese degolar, from Latin dēcollāre (“to decapitate or behead”). Compare Portuguese colo.

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