lugar

/luˈɡaɾ/ · A1 · noun · m

topographic point

📍 lugar = Latin locus (place) + -ar; kin to local, locate, location

From Latin localis, itself from locus (place). The c softened to g and the word shortened: localis → logar → lugar. English local and locate share the same root, so lugar is literally the local spot.

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