cargar

/kaɾˈɡaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to load

🚚📦 cargar = cargo + -ar: to put cargo on; same root as English charge

From Late Latin carricare, to load a cart (carrus). English cargo, carry and charge share the root. You charge a gun or a battery just as Spanish uses cargar: loading a truck, a firearm, a camera or a phone.

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