# cazar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *captiāre, from Latin captus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈθaɾ/ [kaˈθaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: ca‧zar

### Verb

cazar (first-person singular indicative present cazo, past participle cazáu)
* to hunt

#### Conjugation
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* caçar (reintegrationist)

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese caçar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, from Latin captus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈθaɾ/ [kɑˈθaɾ]
* IPA: (standard) /kaˈθaɾ/ [kɑˈθaɾ]
* IPA: (seseo) /kaˈsaɾ/ [kɑˈsaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: ca‧zar

### Verb

cazar (first-person singular present cazo, first-person singular preterite cacei, past participle cazado)
* to hunt, chase
** 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 443:Mentre que durarõ estas trégoas dos seys meses, Pares ýa amj̃úde ao mõt de Belios caçarWhile this six month truces lasted, Paris often went hunting to Mount Belios

#### Related terms

* caza
* cazador

#### Further reading

* “cazar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “caçar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “caçar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cazar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cazar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cazar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* caçar (obsolete)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish caçar, from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, from Latin captus. Compare Portuguese caçar and English chase and catch (whence Spanish cachar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /kaˈθaɾ/ [kaˈθaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /kaˈsaɾ/ [kaˈsaɾ]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ca‧zar
* Homophone: (Latin America) casar

### Verb

cazar (first-person singular present cazo, first-person singular preterite cacé, past participle cazado)
* to hunt
* (soccer) to catch (a ball, said especially of the goalkeeper)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* cacería
* caza
* cazaautógrafos
* cazabobos
* cazacabezas
* cazacarros
* cazadero
* cazador
* cazafortunas
* cazagoles
* cazamariposas
* cazapartner
* cazaprimas
* cazar al vuelo
* cazarecompensas
* cazasubmarinos
* cazataltentos
* cazatanques
* cazatesoros
* cazatorpederos
* cazón
* no vendas la piel del oso antes de cazarlo

#### Related terms

* cachai
* cautivar
* cautivo

#### Descendants

* → Italian: cazzare

#### Further reading

* “cazar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10