descogollar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ cogollo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /deskoɡoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪es.ko.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /deskoɡoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪es.ko.ɣ̞oˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /deskoɡoˈʎaɾ/ [d̪es.ko.ɣ̞oˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /deskoɡoˈʃaɾ/ [d̪es.ko.ɣ̞oˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /deskoɡoˈʒaɾ/ [d̪es.ko.ɣ̞oˈʒaɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧co‧go‧llar

Verb

descogollar (first-person singular present descogollo, first-person singular preterite descogollé, past participle descogollado)

1. (botany) to nip in the bud

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descogollar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			descogollar
gerund			descogollando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descogollado		descogollada
		plural		descogollados		descogolladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descogollo	descogollastú descogollásvos	descogolla	descogollamos	descogolláis	descogollan
	imperfect	descogollaba	descogollabas	descogollaba	descogollábamos	descogollabais	descogollaban
	preterite	descogollé	descogollaste	descogolló	descogollamos	descogollasteis	descogollaron
	future	descogollaré	descogollarás	descogollará	descogollaremos	descogollaréis	descogollarán
	conditional	descogollaría	descogollarías	descogollaría	descogollaríamos	descogollaríais	descogollarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descogolle	descogollestú descogollésvos2	descogolle	descogollemos	descogolléis	descogollen
	imperfect (ra)	descogollara	descogollaras	descogollara	descogolláramos	descogollarais	descogollaran
	imperfect (se)	descogollase	descogollases	descogollase	descogollásemos	descogollaseis	descogollasen
	future1	descogollare	descogollares	descogollare	descogolláremos	descogollareis	descogollaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		descogollatú descogollávos	descogolle	descogollemos	descogollad	descogollen
	negative		no descogolles	no descogolle	no descogollemos	no descogolléis	no descogollen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of descogollar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive descogollar
	dative	descogollarme	descogollarte	descogollarle, descogollarse	descogollarnos	descogollaros	descogollarles, descogollarse
	accusative	descogollarme	descogollarte	descogollarlo, descogollarla, descogollarse	descogollarnos	descogollaros	descogollarlos, descogollarlas, descogollarse
with gerund descogollando
	dative	descogollándome	descogollándote	descogollándole, descogollándose	descogollándonos	descogollándoos	descogollándoles, descogollándose
	accusative	descogollándome	descogollándote	descogollándolo, descogollándola, descogollándose	descogollándonos	descogollándoos	descogollándolos, descogollándolas, descogollándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative descogolla
	dative	descogóllame	descogóllate	descogóllale	descogóllanos	not used	descogóllales
	accusative	descogóllame	descogóllate	descogóllalo, descogóllala	descogóllanos	not used	descogóllalos, descogóllalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative descogollá
	dative	descogollame	descogollate	descogollale	descogollanos	not used	descogollales
	accusative	descogollame	descogollate	descogollalo, descogollala	descogollanos	not used	descogollalos, descogollalas
with formal second-person singular imperative descogolle
	dative	descogólleme	not used	descogóllele, descogóllese	descogóllenos	not used	descogólleles
	accusative	descogólleme	not used	descogóllelo, descogóllela, descogóllese	descogóllenos	not used	descogóllelos, descogóllelas
with first-person plural imperative descogollemos
	dative	not used	descogollémoste	descogollémosle	descogollémonos	descogollémoos	descogollémosles
	accusative	not used	descogollémoste	descogollémoslo, descogollémosla	descogollémonos	descogollémoos	descogollémoslos, descogollémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative descogollad
	dative	descogolladme	not used	descogolladle	descogolladnos	descogollaos	descogolladles
	accusative	descogolladme	not used	descogolladlo, descogolladla	descogolladnos	descogollaos	descogolladlos, descogolladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative descogollen
	dative	descogóllenme	not used	descogóllenle	descogóllennos	not used	descogóllenles, descogóllense
	accusative	descogóllenme	not used	descogóllenlo, descogóllenla	descogóllennos	not used	descogóllenlos, descogóllenlas, descogóllense

Further reading

• “descogollar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28