descortezar

== Spanish == === Etymology === From des- + corteza + -ar. Compare French décortiquer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deskoɾteˈθaɾ/ [d̪es.koɾ.t̪eˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /deskoɾteˈsaɾ/ [d̪es.koɾ.t̪eˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: des‧cor‧te‧zar === Verb === descortezar (first-person singular present descortezo, first-person singular preterite descortecé, past participle descortezado) (transitive) to hull, shell (to remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed) (transitive) to strip the bark off, debark ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “descortezar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025