despilfarrar
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom pelfa, variant of felpa (“rag”, literally “felt”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdespilfarrar (first-person singular present despilfarro, first-person singular preterite despilfarré, past participle despilfarrado)
- (transitive) to squander
- Synonyms: farrear, derrochar, desperdiciar, malbaratar, malgastar
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of despilfarrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “despilfarrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10