derrochar

Meaning

to waste, squander

Concepts

squander

waste

lavish

dissipate

fritter away

frivol away

dilapidate

shoot

splurge

throw away

vandalize

wasteful

run off

fool

fool away

fritter

Synonyms

despilfarrar

malgastar

dilapidar

prodigar

romper

asolar

derrochador

desperdiciar

devastar

disipar

farrear

🥳

malbaratar

acabar con traición

correr libre

rebalsarse

gastar

perder

Translations

sprecare

sperperare

gaspiller

verschwenden

scialacquare

dissiper

dilapider

prodigare

sciupare

scialare

verprassen

profondere

vergeuden

prodiguer

Hyphenated as

de‧rro‧char

Pronounced as (IPA)

/deroˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: dérocher

In summary

Probably from French dérocher (“to remove rocks from”), or influenced by it, from roche (“rock”). Its original meaning was to "throw down", but it seems to have evolved metaphorically to mean "to sell at a loss", and then "to squander". See also derrocar (“to cast or throw down”).