cambiar

/kamˈbjaɾ/ · A1 · verb

to change, to shift, to switch, to alter

💱 cambiar = ex-CHANGE: same Latin root, cambiare, to barter

Late Latin cambiare (to barter, exchange) gave Spanish cambiar and, via French, English change and exchange. A bureau de change is a casa de cambio. Say cambio for the noun: the change, or your coins back.

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