derrumbar

Significado

1. (transitive) to demolish
2. (reflexive) to break down, to slump
3. (reflexive) to undermine

Guionizado como

de‧rrum‧bar

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/derumˈbaɾ/

Etimoloxía

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dērūpāre, from rūpēs (“cliff, rock”), with influence from romper (“to break”). Cognate with Portuguese derrubar (“to overthrow, to destroy, to knock down”) and with Spanish derrubio (“debris, deposit”).