Polyglot Dictionary

degolar

/deɡoˈlaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
degolo
preterite (eu)
degolei
past participle
degolado

Meaning

  1. to behead

    • Degolaram o cordeiro.

      They slaughtered the lamb.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

decapitar

degolar is slightly more violent or graphic, to slit the throat; decapitar is more clinical or formal — both mean "to behead."

Similar in other languages

German

enthaupten

enthaupten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to behead."

German

köpfen

köpfen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to behead."

Spanish

decapitar

decapitar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to behead."

Practice

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