verb/despoɾtiˈʝaɾ/
to chip (to break a small piece from)
“Me desportillé un diente” — I chipped a tooth
Related: desportilladura
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 *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Latin porta Old Spanish puerta Spanish puerta Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old Spanish -iello Spanish -illo Spanish portillo Spanish -ar Spanish desportillar From des- + portillo + -ar.