Probably from French dérocher ( “ to remove rocks from ” ) , or influenced by it, from roche ( “ rock ” ) . Its original meaning was to "throw down", but it seems to have evolved metaphorically to mean "to sell at a loss", and then "to squander". See also derrocar ( “ to cast or throw down ” ) .
IPA (key ) : /deroˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [d̪e.roˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: de‧rro‧char
derrochar (first-person singular present derrocho , first-person singular preterite derroché , past participle derrochado )
to waste , squander
Synonyms: farrear , desperdiciar , despilfarrar , malbaratar , malgastar
1 Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of derrochar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular
plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
with infinitive derrochar
dative
derrocharme
derrocharte
derrocharle , derrocharse
derrocharnos
derrocharos
derrocharles , derrocharse
accusative
derrocharme
derrocharte
derrocharlo , derrocharla , derrocharse
derrocharnos
derrocharos
derrocharlos , derrocharlas , derrocharse
with gerund derrochando
dative
derrochándome
derrochándote
derrochándole , derrochándose
derrochándonos
derrochándoos
derrochándoles , derrochándose
accusative
derrochándome
derrochándote
derrochándolo , derrochándola , derrochándose
derrochándonos
derrochándoos
derrochándolos , derrochándolas , derrochándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative derrocha
dative
derróchame
derróchate
derróchale
derróchanos
not used
derróchales
accusative
derróchame
derróchate
derróchalo , derróchala
derróchanos
not used
derróchalos , derróchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative derrochá
dative
derrochame
derrochate
derrochale
derrochanos
not used
derrochales
accusative
derrochame
derrochate
derrochalo , derrochala
derrochanos
not used
derrochalos , derrochalas
with formal second-person singular imperative derroche
dative
derrócheme
not used
derróchele , derróchese
derróchenos
not used
derrócheles
accusative
derrócheme
not used
derróchelo , derróchela , derróchese
derróchenos
not used
derróchelos , derróchelas
with first-person plural imperative derrochemos
dative
not used
derrochémoste
derrochémosle
derrochémonos
derrochémoos
derrochémosles
accusative
not used
derrochémoste
derrochémoslo , derrochémosla
derrochémonos
derrochémoos
derrochémoslos , derrochémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative derrochad
dative
derrochadme
not used
derrochadle
derrochadnos
derrochaos
derrochadles
accusative
derrochadme
not used
derrochadlo , derrochadla
derrochadnos
derrochaos
derrochadlos , derrochadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative derrochen
dative
derróchenme
not used
derróchenle
derróchennos
not used
derróchenles , derróchense
accusative
derróchenme
not used
derróchenlo , derróchenla
derróchennos
not used
derróchenlos , derróchenlas , derróchense