defenestrar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin dē (“from, out”) + fenestra (“window”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.fə.nəsˈtɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.fe.nesˈtɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Homophone: defenestrà

Verb

defenestrar (first-person singular present defenestro, first-person singular preterite defenestrí, past participle defenestrat)

1. to defenestrate
2. (figuratively) to fire, to expel someone from a position of power

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Portuguese

Verb

1. (transitive) to defenestrate (eject from a window)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /defenesˈtɾaɾ/ [d̪e.fe.nesˈt̪ɾaɾ]

Verb

1. to defenestrate.
2. to fire; to expel someone from a position of power

Related terms

• defenestración