Spanish

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dēpānāre, from Latin pānus (thread wound upon the bobbin). Compare Portuguese dobar, Catalan and Occitan debanar, Italian dipanare, Sardinian demanare, Romanian depăna.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /debaˈnaɾ/ [d̪e.β̞aˈnaɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: de‧va‧nar

    Verb

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    devanar (first-person singular present devano, first-person singular preterite devané, past participle devanado)

    1. to coil, wind
    2. (Honduras, El Salvador) to throw (something) to the ground

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