despelotar

From des- +‎ pelota +‎ -ar, from en pelotas (“nude”).

• IPA^(key): /despeloˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.pe.loˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧pe‧lo‧tar

despelotar (first-person singular present despeloto, first-person singular preterite despeloté, past participle despelotado)

1. to deball, emasculate, or cause a fracas
2. (colloquial) to strip, undress

   Synonyms: desnudar, desvestir

3. (reflexive, colloquial) to strip off, (get undressed)

   Synonyms: desnudarse, desvestirse

• “despelotar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024