aparcar

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ parc +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.pərˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.paɾˈkaɾ]

Verb

aparcar (first-person singular present aparco, first-person singular preterite aparquí, past participle aparcat)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to park (to bring a vehicle to a halt in a specified place)

   Synonym: estacionar

Derived terms

• aparcament

Further reading

• “aparcar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “aparcar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “aparcar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from English park.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apaɾˈkaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to park (to bring a vehicle to a halt in a specified place)

   Synonym: estacionar

2. (transitive, figurative) to postpone

Derived terms

• aparcadoiro

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Spanish

Etymology

a- +‎ parque (“park”) +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apaɾˈkaɾ/ [a.paɾˈkaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to park (to bring a vehicle to a halt in a specified place)

   Synonyms: estacionar, (Latin America) parquear

Derived terms

• aparcabicicletas
• aparcacoches
• aparcadero
• aparcamiento

 

Further reading

• “aparcar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014