degrañar

Galician

Alternative forms

  • degranar, degraer

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *degrãar, from an older *degranar: de- + gran (grain, corn) + -ar. Compare Portuguese degranhar and Spanish desgranar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deɣɾaˈɲaɾ/

Verb

degrañar (first-person singular present degraño, first-person singular preterite degrañei, past participle degrañado)

  1. (transitive) to shell, to separate the grain from the straw or husk, usually by hand
    Synonyms: debagar, deluvar

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