degolar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese degolar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin decollāre, present infinitive of dēcollō (“I decapitate or behead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deɣoˈlaɾ/

Verb

1. to slit the throat
2. to nod

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “degolar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “degolar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “degolar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “degolar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “degolar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin decollāre, present infinitive of dēcollō (“I decapitate or behead”), from dē- +‎ collum (“neck, throat”) +‎ -ō (compare Portuguese colo).

Verb

1. to behead, decapitate