cerrar
/θeˈraɾ/ · A1 · verb
to close, to shut
🚪🔒 Latin serare = to bolt, from sera (a door bar); cerrar = bar it shut
From Late Latin serrare, a variant of serare (to fasten with a bolt), from sera, the bar across a door. English cousin: serried ranks, meaning closed-up tight. Opposite of abrir: cerrar la puerta, cerrar el grifo.