derrocamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From derrocar +‎ -miento; cognate with Galician derrocamento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /derokaˈmjento/ [d̪e.ro.kaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: de‧rro‧ca‧mien‧to

Noun

derrocamiento m (plural derrocamientos)

  1. overthrow, ousting
    • 2022 January 19, Rafa de Miguel, “Los diputados conservadores comienzan a sumar votos para derribar a Boris Johnson”, in El País‎[1]:
      La cuestión residía en cómo organizar su derrocamiento, y cuál debía ser el momento preciso.
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