cuidar.
to look after, take care of (e.g. a house, a person)
Meaning & usage
to look after, take care of (e.g. a house, a person)
La canguro está cuidando de mi hija.
to mind, watch, pay attention to, be mindful of
Cuide su lenguaje.
to look after oneself, take care
cuídate
to be careful of, watch out for
Cuídate de no contar mi secreto.
to feed (an animal)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin -itō Latin agitō Latin cōgitō Old Spanish *coidar Old Spanish cuidar Spanish cuidar Inherited from Old Spanish cuidar (“to think; to take care of”), from Latin cogitāre (“to think”). Doublet of cogitar, a learned borrowing from Latin, whence also English cogitate.
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