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cerca.

close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈθeɾka/[ˈθeɾ.ka]/ˈseɾka/[ˈseɾ.ka]
  1. close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related)

  2. close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sight (spatially)

  3. nearby, close by

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin circā (“around”) (whence also English circa), from earlier Latin circum.

noun/ˈθeɾka/[ˈθeɾ.ka]/ˈseɾka/[ˈseɾ.ka]
  1. fence (a thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter)

    feminine
  2. stone wall

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from cercar, or from Old Spanish cerca, from a Vulgar Latin *circa (compare Portuguese cerca, northern Italian cerca, French cerce), from the feminine of Latin circus.

verb/ˈθeɾka/[ˈθeɾ.ka]/ˈseɾka/[ˈseɾ.ka]
  1. inflection of cercar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of cercar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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