esfollar

Asturian

Verb

esfollar

1. to flay

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Galician

Alternative forms

• desfollar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esfoˈʎaɾ/, /eɾfoˈʎaɾ/

Verb

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

Related terms

• folla

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “esfoll”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esfollar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Spanish

Verb

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

1. (Asturias) to flay