cancelar

/kanθeˈlaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to cancel, call off

🗑️ cancel + -ar: the English word with the Spanish verb ending -ar added

From Latin cancellare, to cross out a text with lines that look like a lattice (cancelli, the same root as chancellor). It has the same senses as English: cancelar un viaje (call off a trip), cancelar a alguien (cancel someone).

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