despampanar

A specialized viticulture term meaning to remove excess leaves (pámpanos) from grapevines so sunlight reaches the fruit — a real vineyard-management technique, not everyday vocabulary. It's also the root of the adjective despampanante (stunning, jaw-dropping), which is far more commonly heard than the verb itself.

• En julio los viticultores despampanan las vides para que maduren mejor los racimos. — In July, winegrowers strip excess leaves from the vines so the grape clusters ripen better.
• Despampanar a destiempo puede quemar la uva con el sol directo. — Deleafing at the wrong time can sunburn the grapes with direct sun.
• El manual de viticultura explica cuándo conviene despampanar cada variedad. — The viticulture manual explains when it's best to deleaf each variety.

Confusing this technical vineyard verb with the everyday adjective despampanante — despampanar itself almost never comes up outside winegrowing, even though its derived adjective is common slang for someone stunningly attractive.