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retalhar.

to shred

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁe.taˈʎa(ʁ)/Brazil[he.taˈʎa(h)]Brazil/ʁe.taˈʎa(ɾ)/São-Paulo[he.taˈʎa(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to shred

  2. to furrow

Where this word comes from

Possibly via Provençal retalhar or influenced by its spelling; both are ultimately from Late Latin retaliātus, from retaliāre, from re- + taliō (“to cut, to prune”).

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