Polyglot Dictionary

despellejar

/despeʝeˈxaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
despellejo
preterite (yo)
despellejé
past participle
despellejado

Meaning

  1. to skin

    • Despellejó el conejo.

      He skinned the rabbit.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desollar

desollar and despellejar are close synonyms for "to skin" an animal; both are also used figuratively to mean criticizing someone harshly.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

esfolar

esfolar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to skin."

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