esfollar

Asturian

Verb

esfollar

1. to flay

Conjugation

Conjugation of esfollar

infinitive		esfollar
gerund		esfollando
past participle		m esfolláu, f esfollada, n esfollao, m pl esfollaos, f pl esfollaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	esfuello	esfuelles	esfuella	esfollamos	esfolláis	esfuellen
	imperfect	esfollaba	esfollabes	esfollaba	esfollábemos, esfollábamos	esfollabeis, esfollabais	esfollaben
	preterite	esfollé	esfollasti, esfollesti	esfolló	esfollemos	esfollastis, esfollestis	esfollaron
	pluperfect	esfollare, esfollara	esfollares, esfollaras	esfollare, esfollara	esfolláremos, esfolláramos	esfollareis, esfollarais	esfollaren, esfollaran
	future	esfollaré	esfollarás	esfollará	esfollaremos	esfollaréis	esfollarán
	conditional	esfollaría	esfollaríes	esfollaría	esfollaríemos, esfollaríamos	esfollaríeis, esfollaríais	esfollaríen
subjunctive	present	esfuelle	esfuelles, esfuellas	esfuelle	esfollemos	esfolléis	esfuellen, esfuellan
	imperfect	esfollare, esfollara	esfollares, esfollaras	esfollare, esfollara	esfolláremos, esfolláramos	esfollareis, esfollarais	esfollaren, esfollaran
imperative		—	esfuella	—	—	esfollái	—

Further reading

• “esfollar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “esfollar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Alternative forms

• desfollar

Etymology

Attested from the 15th century. From Latin exfoliare, or either from es- (“ex-”) +‎ folla (“leaf”). Compare Spanish deshojar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esfoˈʎaɾ/, /eɾfoˈʎaɾ/

Verb

esfollar (first-person singular present esfollo, first-person singular preterite esfollei, past participle esfollado)

1. to defoliate, exfoliate (to remove the leaves from a plant)
   1. to remove the leaves that wrap the ears of maize

      Synonyms: deluvar, esburgar, escarochar

   2. to remove those leaves of a vine which are hindering the ripening of the grapes

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esfollar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	esfollar
Personal	esfollar	esfollares	esfollar	esfollarmos	esfollardes	esfollaren
Gerund
	esfollando
Past participle
Masculine	esfollado			esfollados
Feminine	esfollada			esfolladas
Indicative
Present	esfollo	esfollas	esfolla	esfollamos	esfollades	esfollan
Imperfect	esfollaba	esfollabas	esfollaba	esfollabamos	esfollabades	esfollaban
Preterite	esfollei	esfollaches	esfollou	esfollamos	esfollastes	esfollaron
Pluperfect	esfollara	esfollaras	esfollara	esfollaramos	esfollarades	esfollaran
Future	esfollarei	esfollarás	esfollará	esfollaremos	esfollaredes	esfollarán
Conditional	esfollaría	esfollarías	esfollaría	esfollariamos	esfollariades	esfollarían
Subjunctive
Present	esfolle	esfolles	esfolle	esfollemos	esfolledes	esfollen
Imperfect	esfollase	esfollases	esfollase	esfollásemos	esfollásedes	esfollasen
Future	esfollar	esfollares	esfollar	esfollarmos	esfollardes	esfollaren
Imperative
Affirmative		esfolla	esfolle	esfollemos	esfollade	esfollen
Negative (non)		non esfolles	non esfolle	non esfollemos	non esfolledes	non esfollen

Related terms

• folla

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “esfollar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “esfoll”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esfollar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esfollar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esfollar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

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Verb

esfollar (first-person singular present esfollo, first-person singular preterite esfollé, past participle esfollado)

1. (Asturias) to flay

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esfollar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			esfollar
gerund			esfollando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		esfollado		esfollada
		plural		esfollados		esfolladas
		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	esfollo	esfollastú esfollásvos	esfolla	esfollamos	esfolláis	esfollan
	imperfect	esfollaba	esfollabas	esfollaba	esfollábamos	esfollabais	esfollaban
	preterite	esfollé	esfollaste	esfolló	esfollamos	esfollasteis	esfollaron
	future	esfollaré	esfollarás	esfollará	esfollaremos	esfollaréis	esfollarán
	conditional	esfollaría	esfollarías	esfollaría	esfollaríamos	esfollaríais	esfollarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	esfolle	esfollestú esfollésvos2	esfolle	esfollemos	esfolléis	esfollen
	imperfect (ra)	esfollara	esfollaras	esfollara	esfolláramos	esfollarais	esfollaran
	imperfect (se)	esfollase	esfollases	esfollase	esfollásemos	esfollaseis	esfollasen
	future1	esfollare	esfollares	esfollare	esfolláremos	esfollareis	esfollaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		esfollatú esfollávos	esfolle	esfollemos	esfollad	esfollen
	negative		no esfolles	no esfolle	no esfollemos	no esfolléis	no esfollen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

• “esfollar”, 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