desgranado

This is the 10834th most frequent Spanish word.


desgranado

"Desgranado" means "shelled" or "separated from a pod or cob."


In this sentence, 'desgranado' refers to corn kernels that have been separated from the cob.

El maíz desgranado está listo para cocinar.

The shelled corn is ready for cooking.


Here, 'desgranado' metaphorically describes something that has deteriorated over time, akin to being 'unpicked' or 'worn down'.

El viejo libro está desgranado por el uso constante.

The old book is worn out due to constant use.


In this case, 'desgranado' is used metaphorically to mean 'unraveled' or 'analyzed' in the context of breaking the poem into parts for understanding.

Desgranado el poema, pudimos entender su verdadero significado.

Once the poem was unraveled, we could understand its true meaning.