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embarcar.

to embark, to sail, to ship out

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/embaɾˈkaɾ/[ẽm.baɾˈkaɾ]
  1. to embark, to sail, to ship out

  2. to board, to load (persons or cargo)

  3. to ship

    colloquial
  4. to embark, go on

    reflexive
  5. to let down someone

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- Egyptian bꜣjr Demotic Egyptian br Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare)der. Ancient Greek βᾶρῐς (bârĭs)der. Latin bāris Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icusder. Vulgar Latin -ica Vulgar Latin *bārica Late Latin barca Old Spanish barca Spanish barca Spanish barco Spanish -ar Spanish embarcar From en- + barco + -ar. Compare English embark.

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