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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin cancellāre (to make like a lattice, to cover with a lattice, to cancel), ultimately from cancer (lattice, grid), from Proto-Indo-European *geng- (lump).

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  • Hyphenation: can‧ce‧lar

Verb edit

cancelar (first-person singular present cancelo, first-person singular preterite cancelei, past participle cancelado)

  1. (transitive) to call off (cancel)
    Synonyms: anular, parar

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Late Latin cancellārius, from Latin cancelli, from cancer.

Noun edit

cancelar m (plural cancelari)

  1. chancellor

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin cancellāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kanθeˈlaɾ/ [kãn̟.θeˈlaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /kanseˈlaɾ/ [kãn.seˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: can‧ce‧lar

Verb edit

cancelar (first-person singular present cancelo, first-person singular preterite cancelé, past participle cancelado)

  1. (transitive) to cancel, call off
  2. (transitive, neologism) to cancel (a person deemed unacceptable)
  3. (transitive) to forget about; to scrap
  4. (transitive, finance) to liquidate (a debt)
  5. (transitive, Ecuador, Chile, Peru) to pay

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