celebrar

/θeleˈbɾaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to celebrate

🎉🎂 celebrar = celebrate, with -ate swapped for the Spanish verb ending -ar

From Latin celebrare, to gather in great numbers and honour, the same root as English celebrate and celebrity. That crowd sense explains why Spanish also uses it for holding a meeting or conference: celebrar una reunión.

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