caber

/kaˈbeɾ/ · B1 · verb

to fit, enter

📦 From Latin capere, to hold: the same root as capacity

Caber comes from Latin capere, to take or hold, which also gave English capacity and capable. Use it for what fits: no cabe means it does not fit. The yo form is irregular: quepo, meaning I fit.

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