degollar

Catalan

Etymology

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

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to slit the throat

Conjugation

Further reading


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin decollāre, present infinitive of dēcollō (I decapitate or behead), from dē- + collum (neck, throat) + (compare Spanish cuello).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /deɡoˈʎaɾ/, [d̪eɣoˈʎaɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /deɡoˈɟ͡ʝaɾ/, [d̪eɣoˈʝaɾ]

Verb

degollar (first-person singular present degüello, first-person singular preterite degollé, past participle degollado)

  1. (transitive) to slit the throat

Conjugation

  • Rule: go becomes a güe in stressed syllables.

    Further reading

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