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derrubar.

to overthrow, overturn

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/de.ʁuˈba(ʁ)/Brazil[de.huˈba(h)]Brazil/de.ʁuˈba(ɾ)/São-Paulo[de.huˈba(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to overthrow, overturn

  2. to fell, knock down

  3. to destroy

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese derrobar, from Vulgar Latin *dērūpāre, from Latin rūpēs (“cliff”). Alternatively from derribar, from de- + riba + -ar, from Latin rīpa. Compare Galician derrubar, cf. also Italian dirupare.

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