arrombar

Alternative forms

• arrumar, arrumbar

Etymology

Obscure. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz (“roomy”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aromˈβaɾ/, /arumˈβaɾ/

Verb

arrombar (first-person singular present arrombo, first-person singular preterite arrombei, past participle arrombado)

1. (intransitive) to take up room
2. (transitive) to set something aside for making room
3. (transitive) to take away something
4. (transitive) to order, to tidy up
5. (familiar, transitive) to impregnate

References

• “arrombar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “arrumbar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “arrombar” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “arrumbar” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “arrombar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ.ʁõ.ˈbaɾ/, /ˌɐ.rõ.ˈbaɾ/

Verb

arrombar (first-person singular present indicative arrombo, past participle arrombado)

1. to batter (to break down a door or other barrier)
2. to enter (in a house, a room, etc.)