Meaning

cambiar

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
  2. (transitive) to modify
  3. (intransitive, transitive) to switch, to switch up, to change, to trade, to swap (usually + de) (when implying changing from one thing to another)
  4. (transitive) to replace, to change out, to swap out
  5. (formal, transitive) to exchange, to trade in
  6. (figuratively, transitive) to turn around
  7. (reflexive) to swap, to trade, to switch
  8. (reflexive) to move (i.e., change from one place to another)

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
cam‧bio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkambjo/
Etymology

In summary

Deverbal from cambiar. Compare Italian cambio, Portuguese câmbio, and Catalan canvi.

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