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derrubar.

to demolish, to topple

8 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/deruˈbaɾ/[d̪e.ruˈβ̞aɾ]
  1. to demolish, to topple

    transitive
  2. to knock down, to throw down

    transitive
  3. to unseat

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese derrobar, from Vulgar Latin *derūpare, from Latin rūpēs (“cliff”). Alternatively from derribar, from rīpa (“bank”).

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