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cerca

Pronunciation: /ˈθeɾka/

“cerca” is a Spanish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related)
  2. close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sight (spatially)
  3. nearby, close by

noun

  1. fence (a thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter)
  2. stone wall

In Spanish

  1. A pequeña distancia.
  2. Muro o valla que se halla alrededor de un lugar.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin circā (“around”) (whence also English circa), from earlier Latin circum.

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