derrocar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [də.ruˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [də.roˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.roˈkaɾ]

Verb

derrocar (first-person singular present derroco, first-person singular preterite derroquí, past participle derrocat)

1. (transitive) to knock down, to demolish

   Synonym: enderrocar

Further reading

• “derrocar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “derrocar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “derrocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “derrocar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deʁoˈka(ʁ)/
• IPA^(key): /dɨʁuˈkaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to overthrow (to bring about downfall)

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Spanish

Etymology

de- + Vulgar Latin *rocca (“boulder”), whence English rock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deroˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.roˈkaɾ]

Verb

1. to hurl, to throw, to cast
2. to overthrow, to bring down
3. to demolish, to knock down
4. to weaken, to enervate

Synonyms

• abatir
• aniquilar
• demoler
• derribar
• derruir
• destruir

Related terms

• derrocadero
• derrocamiento
• derrocarse
• roca