derrocar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From de- +‎ roca +‎ -ar. First attested in 1074. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [də.ruˈka] IPA(key): (Balearic) [də.roˈka] IPA(key): (Valencia) [de.roˈkaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [de.roˈka] === Verb === derrocar (first-person singular present derroco, first-person singular preterite derroquí, past participle derrocat); root stress: (Northern) /o̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /ɔ/ (transitive) to knock down, to demolish Synonym: enderrocar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== enderrocar === References === === Further reading === “derrocar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “derrocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “derrocar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Verb === derrocar (first-person singular present derroco, first-person singular preterite derroquei, past participle derrocado) (transitive) to overthrow (to bring about downfall) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “derrocar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “derrocar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From de- + early Medieval Latin rocca (“boulder”), whence English rock. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deroˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.roˈkaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: de‧rro‧car === Verb === derrocar (first-person singular present derroco, first-person singular preterite derroqué, past participle derrocado) to overthrow, to bring down to demolish, to knock down Synonyms: abatir, aniquilar, demoler, derribar, derruir, destruir to weaken, to enervate to hurl, to throw, to cast ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “derrocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025