secar

/seˈkaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to dry

🌵 Latin siccare, to dry, from siccus; same root as English desiccate

Spanish seco means dry, and secar means to make something seco. Dry wine is labelled sec in French, from the same Latin root. English desiccate (to dry out) shares it too: de + siccare.

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