sacar

Meaning

1. to take out, bring out, pull out
2. to get away
3. to take off; to remove
4. to get; to obtain
5. to unsheathe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/saˈkaɾ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sacar (13th century), and with cognates in other Iberian languages which points to an etymon *saccare, but further etymology is debated. Perhaps ultimately a borrowing from Germanic; specifically from Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (sakan, “to dispute, rebuke”).

Sentences

A familia non quere sacar proveito económico disto, afirma Sandra Eiriz.

The family does not want to profit financially from this, says Sandra Eiriz.