afuera

/aˈfweɾa/ · A2 · adv

out, outside

🚪 afuera = a + fuera (to + outside), from Latin foras: out of doors

Fuera comes from Latin foras, meaning out of doors, the same root behind English foreign and forest. Add a (to) and you get afuera: to the outside. Shouted alone, ¡Afuera! means get out!

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