derrumbar

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dērūpāre, from rūpēs (“cliff, rock”), with influence from romper (“to break”). Cognate with Portuguese derrubar (“to overthrow, to destroy, to knock down”) and with Spanish derrubio (“debris, deposit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /derumˈbaɾ/ [d̪e.rũmˈbaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: de‧rrum‧bar === Verb === derrumbar (first-person singular present derrumbo, first-person singular preterite derrumbé, past participle derrumbado) (transitive) to demolish (reflexive) to break down, to slump (reflexive) to undermine ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “derrumbar”, 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