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esfullar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From es- +‎ fulla +‎ -ar. Compare exfoliar, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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esfullar (first-person singular present esfullo, first-person singular preterite esfullí, past participle esfullat)

  1. (transitive) to remove leaves/petals from, to thin
  2. (pronominal) to lose leaves/petals
    • 1947, Sebastià Juan Arbó, Tina Costa:
      Darrera el balcó les branques s'esfullaven; les fulles queien lentament, com si fossin el plor dels arbres.
      Behind the balcony the branches were losing their leaves; the leaves fell slowly, as if they were the tears of the trees.

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