Cerca
Example: La casa está cerca del parque donde jugamos.
Definition
"Cerca" is an adverb indicating that something is at a short distance or nearby, often used to describe physical proximity, as in "The house is cerca del parque donde jugamos" meaning the house is close to the park where we play.
Etymology
The word "cerca" comes from the Latin 'circā', which means 'around' or 'nearby.' Over time, it evolved in Spanish to specifically indicate nearness or closeness. Did you know that its Latin root also gave rise to words like 'circle' in English, reflecting the idea of being around something?
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"Cerca" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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