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secar

secar

Asturian

Verb

secar (first-person singular indicative present seco, past participle secáu)

  1. to dry

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin siccāre, present active infinitive of siccō.

Verb

secar (first-person singular present seco, first-person singular preterite sequé, past participle secado)

  1. to dry
  2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of secar
  3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of secar

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Latin

Verb

secar

  1. first-person singular future active indicative of secor

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin siccāre, present active infinitive of siccō.

Verb

secar

  1. to dry; to dry out

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin siccāre, present active infinitive of siccō, from siccus (dry), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /se.ˈka(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ˈka(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈkaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: se‧car

Verb

secar (first-person singular present indicative seco, past participle secado)

  1. (intransitive) to dry (to become dry)
  2. (transitive) to dry (to make dry)
  3. to dry up (to deprive someone of something vital)
  4. (intransitive) to wither (to shrivel, droop or dry up)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin siccāre, present active infinitive of siccō.

Verb

secar (first-person singular present seco, first-person singular preterite sequé, past participle secado)

  1. to dry

Conjugation

  • c becomes qu before e.

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