evacuar
/ebaˈkwaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to evacuate
🚪 e- (out) + vacuar (empty): to empty out, related to vacuum and vacant
It comes from Latin evacuare, to empty out: ex- means out and vacuus means empty, the same root as vacuum. You can empty a building of people (evacuate) or empty the bowels (defecate). Stress the last syllable: e-va-CUAR.