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derribar.

to bring down, topple, demolish, take down

8 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/deriˈbaɾ/[d̪e.riˈβ̞aɾ]
  1. to bring down, topple, demolish, take down

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese derribar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably from Vulgar Latin *deripo, from ripa. Cognate with Old Spanish derribar.

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