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GALICIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

cerrar.

to close, shut

6 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/θɛˈraɾ/standard/sɛˈraɾ/Western
  1. to close, shut

    transitive
  2. to seal

    transitive
  3. to enclose

    transitive
  4. to darken, dim

    intransitive
  5. to conclude

    intransitive
  6. to close, shut

    pronominal
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese serrar, çerrar, sarrar, çarrar, from Vulgar Latin serrāre (“close, shut”), from Late Latin serō, serāre (“fasten, bolt”), from Latin sera (“bolt, cross-bar”).

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