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derrota.

defeat

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/deˈrota/[d̪eˈro.t̪a]

  1. defeat

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French déroute (“rout”), from Old French desroter (“to disband, to disperse”), from rote, route (“band, company, troop, group of armed men”), originally a substantivized feminine of rout (literally “broken”), from Latin ruptus, perfect passive participle of rumpō (“to break”). Merged with existing Spanish rota (“rout, military defeat”), from the same Latin verb.

noun/deˈrota/[d̪eˈro.t̪a]

  1. path, route, track

    feminine

  2. course

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From derromper.

verb/deˈrota/[d̪eˈro.t̪a]

  1. feminine singular of derroto

    feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French déroute (“rout”), from Old French desroter (“to disband, to disperse”), from rote, route (“band, company, troop, group of armed men”), originally a substantivized feminine of rout (literally “broken”), from Latin ruptus, perfect passive participle of rumpō (“to break”). Merged with existing Spanish rota (“rout, military defeat”), from the same Latin verb.

verb/deˈrota/[d̪eˈro.t̪a]

  1. inflection of derrotar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of derrotar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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