desplumar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- + pluma + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /despluˈmaɾ/ [d̪es.pluˈmaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧plu‧mar

Verb

desplumar (first-person singular present desplumo, first-person singular preterite desplumé, past participle desplumado)

  1. (transitive) to pluck (remove feathers)
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to plunder, rob, fleece
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Andalusia) to break wind, to fart
    Synonym: ventosear

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