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cavar.

to excavate, dig

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/kaˈbaɾ/[kaˈβ̞aɾ]
  1. to excavate, dig

    transitive
  2. to penetrate into

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱowh₁ós? Proto-Italic *kawos Latin cavus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cavāre Spanish cavar Inherited from Latin cavāre.

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