Pluck

"Pluck" in Portuguese

arranca

(instance of plucking)

depenagem

(instance of plucking)

fressura

(offal from the trunk of an animal)

fôlego

(nerve, fortitude, persistence)

arrancar

(to pull something sharply; to pull something out)

depenar

(to remove feathers from a bird)

depenar

(to rob, steal forcibly)

ferir

(music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)

palhetar

(music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)

tocar

(music: to play a single string by pulling and then releasing it)

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