derrubar

Signification

1. to overthrow, overturn
2. to fell, knock down
3. to destroy

Coupé comme

der‧ru‧bar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/de.ʁuˈba(ʁ)/

Étymologie

From Old Galician-Portuguese derrobar, from Vulgar Latin *dērūpāre, from Latin rūpēs (“cliff”). Alternatively from derribar, from de- + riba + -ar, from Latin rīpa. Compare Galician derrubar, cf. also Italian dirupare.