arrombar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to batter (to break down a door or other barrier)
  2. (transitive) to break in (to enter a place by force)
  3. (transitive) to force (to forcibly open a door, lock etc.)
  4. (transitive) to make a hole in
  5. (figuratively, transitive, vulgar) to humiliate
  6. (colloquial, transitive, vulgar) to have anal sex
  7. (colloquial, transitive, vulgar) to defeat

Synonyms

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.ʁõˈba(ʁ)/
Etymology

From a- + rombo (“hole”) + -ar. First attested in c. 15th century. It is not related to Galician arrombar.

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