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espellucar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *expiluc(i)cāre, ultimately from Latin pilāre (remove hair). By surface analysis, es- +‎ pellucar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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espellucar (first-person singular present espelluco, first-person singular preterite espelluquí, past participle espellucat)

  1. to pluck fruit (from a tree, etc.)
  2. to investigate something in detail

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • “espellucar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.