verb/desoˈxaɾ/
to defoliate; to remove the leaves from a plant or petals from a flower; to peel or husk; to tear pages from a book
“La mujer que yo quiero no necesita / Deshojar cada noche una margarita”
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Classical Latin folium Late Latin folia Old Spanish foja Spanish hoja Spanish -ar Spanish deshojar From des- + hoja (“leaf”) + -ar.