alcanzar

Signification

1. (transitive) to reach; to attain or achieve; to catch up with
2. (intransitive) to be enough; to suffice
3. (transitive) to peak, to peak at

Coupé comme

al‧can‧zar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/alkanˈθaɾ/

Étymologie

From Vulgar Latin *incalciāre (ultimately related to Latin calx (“heel”)), influenced by Arabic اَل (al-) and/or the Spanish preposition al. Compare the form encalzar, Portuguese encalçar, Catalan encalçar. Also compare English causeway, cause- being derived from calciare (“to tread”), which Spanish calzar also descends from.