Caminar
Example: Me gusta caminar por el parque todas las tardes.
Definition
"Caminar" means to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, typically for traveling on foot. It is commonly used to describe the action of walking, as in the phrase 'Me gusta caminar por el parque todas las tardes,' meaning 'I like to walk in the park every afternoon.'
Etymology
The word "caminar" comes from the Latin verb 'caminare,' which means 'to walk' or 'to go on a journey.' Its root is related to 'caminus,' meaning 'furnace' or 'forge,' possibly alluding to the idea of traveling along a path or road. Did you know that "caminar" retains this sense of moving forward on foot throughout Romance languages?
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"Caminar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 3", containing 105 commonly used words.
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