descerrajar

From des- +‎ cerraja +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /desθeraˈxaɾ/ [d̪es.θe.raˈxaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /deseraˈxaɾ/ [d̪e.se.raˈxaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧ce‧rra‧jar

descerrajar (first-person singular present descerrajo, first-person singular preterite descerrajé, past participle descerrajado)

1. to break in, break into, break through (a locked door)
2. to let off (a firearm)

• “descerrajar”, 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