cerrar

Meaning

  1. to close, shut
  2. to seal

Synonyms

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/seˈʁa(ʁ)/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese serrar, çerrar, sarrar, çarrar, from Vulgar Latin serrāre (“close, shut”), from Late Latin serāre (“to fasten, to bolt”), from Latin sera (“bolt, cross-bar”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish cerrar, French serrer and Italian serrare.

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