espescuezar

Spanish

Etymology

From es- +‎ pescuezo (“neck”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espeskweˈθaɾ/ [es.pes.kweˈθaɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /espeskweˈsaɾ/ [es.pes.kweˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧pes‧cue‧zar

Verb

espescuezar (first-person singular present espescuezo, first-person singular preterite espescuecé, past participle espescuezado)

1. (Puerto Rico) synonym of despescuezar

Further reading

• “espescuezar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010