deshojar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- + hoja (leaf) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desoˈxaɾ/ [d̪e.soˈxaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧ho‧jar

Verb

deshojar (first-person singular present deshojo, first-person singular preterite deshojé, past participle deshojado)

  1. to defoliate; to remove the leaves from a plant or petals from a flower
    • 1971, Joan Manuel Serrat (lyrics and music), “La Mujer Que Yo Quiero”:
      La mujer que yo quiero no necesita / Deshojar cada noche una margarita
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to peel or husk
  3. to tear pages from a book

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • deshojar la margarita

Further reading

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