cacería

/kaθeˈɾia/ · B2 · noun · f

hunt

🦌🏹 sounds like cat-a-3-rear-ya: a cat stalks prey, rear-ya!

Cacería comes from cazar (to hunt), from Vulgar Latin captiare, 'to chase or try to catch'. Link the first syllables ca-za (cat-a) with catching prey: cazar = to catch, cacería = the act of hunting.

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