degollar

Catalan

Etymology

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

Verb

degollar (first-person singular present degollo, first-person singular preterite degollí, past participle degollat)

1. (transitive) to slit the throat

Further reading

• “degollar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin decollāre, present infinitive of dēcollō (“I decapitate or behead”), from dē- +‎ collum (“neck, throat”) +‎ -ō (compare Spanish cuello). Cognate with English decollate.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /deɡoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /deɡoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /deɡoˈʎaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /deɡoˈʃaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /deɡoˈʒaɾ/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʒaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to slit the throat

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001