desperezar

From de- +‎ esperezar.

• IPA^(key): /despeɾeˈθaɾ/ [d̪es.pe.ɾeˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /despeɾeˈsaɾ/ [d̪es.pe.ɾeˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧pe‧re‧zar

desperezar (first-person singular present desperezo, first-person singular preterite desperecé, past participle desperezado)

1. (transitive) to stretch out

   Synonym: estirar

2. (reflexive) to stretch (oneself)

• “desperezar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025