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cerca.

fence (thin barrier that separates two pieces of land)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈseʁ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈseh.kɐ]Brazil/ˈseɾ.kɐ/São-Paulo/ˈseʁ.kɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. fence (thin barrier that separates two pieces of land)

    feminine
  2. wall (structure built for defense surrounding a city)

    feminine · uncommon
Where this word comes from

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

adv/ˈseʁ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈseh.kɐ]Brazil/ˈseɾ.kɐ/São-Paulo/ˈseʁ.kɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. only used in cerca de

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circā Portuguese cerca Inherited from Latin circā.

verb/ˈsɛʁ.kɐ/Brazil[ˈsɛh.kɐ]Brazil/ˈsɛɾ.kɐ/São-Paulo/ˈsɛʁ.kɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  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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