descabalgar

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Spanish

Etymology

des- +‎ cabalgar; cf. also Vulgar Latin *discaballicāre and compare Portuguese descavalgar, Catalan descavalcar, Middle French deschevaucher, Romanian descăleca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deskabalˈɡaɾ/ [d̪es.ka.β̞alˈɣ̞aɾ]

Verb

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  1. to dismount (a horse)
    Synonym: desmontar
  2. to unseat, remove from power
    • 2015 September 29, “Baños (CUP): “Si nos quieren imputar a todos, estaremos encantados””, in El País‎[1]:
      El portavoz de Convergencia Democrática de Cataluña (CDC) en el Congreso, Pere Macías, ha considerado que detrás de la citación hay una persecución política para descabalgar a quien ha ganado en las urnas.
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Conjugation

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Further reading

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