derrocar

Catalan

Etymology

From de- + roca + -ar. First attested in 1074.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

derrocar (first-person singular present derroco, first-person singular preterite derroquí, past participle derrocat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to knock down, to demolish
    Synonym: enderrocar

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. derrocar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.ʁoˈka(ʁ)/ [de.hoˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.ʁoˈka(ɾ)/ [de.hoˈka(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.ʁoˈka(ʁ)/ [de.χoˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.ʁoˈka(ɻ)/ [de.hoˈka(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.ʁuˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.ʁuˈka.ɾi/

Verb

derrocar (first-person singular present derroco, first-person singular preterite derroquei, past participle derrocado)

  1. (transitive) to overthrow (to bring about downfall)

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From de- + early Medieval Latin rocca (boulder), whence English rock.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deroˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.roˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧rro‧car

Verb

derrocar (first-person singular present derroco, first-person singular preterite derroqué, past participle derrocado)

  1. to overthrow, to bring down
  2. to demolish, to knock down
    Synonyms: abatir, aniquilar, demoler, derribar, derruir, destruir
  3. to weaken, to enervate
  4. to hurl, to throw, to cast

Conjugation

Further reading

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