# esfollar
## Asturian
### Verb

esfollar
* to flay

## 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: /esfoˈʎaɾ/, /eɾfoˈʎaɾ/

### Verb

esfollar (first-person singular present esfollo, first-person singular preterite esfollei, past participle esfollado)
* to defoliate, exfoliate (to remove the leaves from a plant)
** to remove the leaves that wrap the ears of maize
    Synonyms: deluvar, esburgar, escarochar
** to remove those leaves of a vine which are hindering the ripening of the grapes

#### Related terms

* folla

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “esfollar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “esfoll”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* 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)
* (Asturias) to flay

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | esfollar | esfollar | esfollar | esfollar | esfollar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | esfollando | esfollando | esfollando | esfollando | esfollando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | esfollado | esfollado | esfollada | esfollada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | esfollados | esfollados | esfolladas | esfolladas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | esfollo | esfollas$^{tú}$ esfollás$^{vos}$ | esfolla | esfollamos | esfolláis | esfollan |
| indicative | imperfect | esfollaba | esfollabas | esfollaba | esfollábamos | esfollabais | esfollaban |
| indicative | preterite | esfollé | esfollaste | esfolló | esfollamos | esfollasteis | esfollaron |
| indicative | future | esfollaré | esfollarás | esfollará | esfollaremos | esfollaréis | esfollarán |
| indicative | conditional | esfollaría | esfollarías | esfollaría | esfollaríamos | esfollaríais | esfollarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | esfolle | esfolles$^{tú}$ esfollés$^{vos2}$ | esfolle | esfollemos | esfolléis | esfollen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | esfollara | esfollaras | esfollara | esfolláramos | esfollarais | esfollaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | esfollase | esfollases | esfollase | esfollásemos | esfollaseis | esfollasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | esfollare | esfollares | esfollare | esfolláremos | esfollareis | esfollaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | esfolla$^{tú}$ esfollá$^{vos}$ | esfolle | esfollemos | esfollad | esfollen |
| imperative | negative | | no esfolles | no esfolle | no esfollemos | no esfolléis | no esfollen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

### Further reading

* “esfollar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014