esfollar

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Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

esfollar

  1. to flay

Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Attested from the 15th century. From Latin exfoliare, or either from es- (ex-) +‎ folla (leaf). Compare Spanish deshojar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /esfoˈʎaɾ/, /eɾfoˈʎaɾ/

Verb[edit]

esfollar (first-person singular present esfollo, first-person singular preterite esfollei, past participle esfollado)

  1. to defoliate, exfoliate (to remove the leaves from a plant)
    1. to remove the leaves that wrap the ears of maize
      Synonyms: deluvar, esburgar, escarochar
    2. to remove those leaves of a vine which are hindering the ripening of the grapes

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References[edit]

  • esfollar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • esfoll” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • esfollar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • esfollar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • esfollar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Verb[edit]

esfollar (first-person singular present esfollo, first-person singular preterite esfollé, past participle esfollado)

  1. (Asturias) to flay

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