espolar

From es- +‎ póla (“branch”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): [espɔˈlaɾ]

espolar (first-person singular present espolo, first-person singular preterite espolei, past participle espolado)

1. to prune

   Synonym: podar

2. to pollard; to remove the branches

   Synonyms: cepar, derramar

• póla

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espolar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “espolar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espolar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “espolar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espolar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN