# sacar
## English
### Noun

sacar (plural sacars)
* Alternative form of saker (cannon).
** 1616, M. Robert Anton, “The Philosophers fovrth Satyr of Mars”, in The Philosophers Satyrs, London: Printed by T[homas] C[reede] and B[ernard] A[lsop] for Roger Iackſon, page 36:Let Sacars, Culuerings, and Cannons ſound / In honour of their bones, and rock the ground / With all your deafning terrors: for behold / The Balſum for your wounds, are rich mens gold, / Powder the world with wonder, and thus crie, / The Camel now may paſſe the needles eie.

### References

* “sacar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* Casar, ascar, Ascra, ascar-, ACARS, Caras, sacra, SAARC, Arcas

## Asturian
### Etymology

Possibly a borrowing from Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (sakan, “to dispute, rebuke”). Compare Galician, Spanish, and Portuguese sacar.

### Verb

sacar (first-person singular indicative present saco, past participle sacáu)
* to take out

#### Conjugation
## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sacar (13th century), and with cognates in other Iberian languages which points to an etymon *saccare, but further etymology is debated. Perhaps ultimately a borrowing from Germanic; specifically from Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (sakan, “to dispute, rebuke”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈkaɾ/

### Verb

sacar (first-person singular present saco, first-person singular preterite saquei, past participle sacado)
* to take out, bring out, pull out
** 1671, Gabriel Feijoo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas:eu quero mal à esta jente / einos de por en talladas / esfarelandoll'os cascos / do corpo sacarll'as almasI wish ill these people / I'll make slices of them / crushing them helms / from them bodies I'll pull out them souls
* to get away
    Saca de aí! ― Get away from there!
* to take off; to remove
* to get; to obtain
* to unsheathe

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* “sacar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “sacar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sacar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sacar”, 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), “sacar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sacar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Irish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English soccer.

### Noun

sacar m (genitive singular sacair)
* soccer, football

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
sacar
vocative
a shacair
genitive
sacair
dative
sacar
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an sacar
genitive
an tsacair
dative
leis an sacar don sacar :

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sacar, probably from Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (sakan, “to dispute, rebuke”), from Proto-Germanic *sakaną (“to dispute, rebuke”). Compare Spanish sacar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /saˈka(ʁ)/ [saˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /saˈka(ʁ)/ [saˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /saˈka(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /saˈka(ʁ)/ [saˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /saˈka(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɐˈkaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɐˈkaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /sɐˈka.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: sa‧car

### Verb

sacar (first-person singular present saco, first-person singular preterite saquei, past participle sacado)
* to pull out; to extract; to snatch
    Synonyms: arrancar, extrair, tirar
* to draw (to pull out a gun or a sword from a holster)
    Synonyms: desembainhar, puxar
    Antonym: embainhar
    O policial sacou o revólver.The policeman drew the revolver.
** 1874, José de Alencar, “Scenas romanticas da vida conjugal sem o adubo da immoralidade” (chapter I), in Guerra dos Mascates, volume 2, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier, page 6:Fitando prompto a vista, pareceu-lhe ter percebido entre a ramagem vulto humano, e sem a menor hesitação, atirando a longa capa em que se envolvia para os ombros, sacou a espada da bainha e pôz-se em guarda.With a quick gaze, he seemed to notice a human figure among the foliage and, with no hesitation, throwing the long cape he wrapped himself over his sholder, he drew his sword and stood en garde.
* to withdraw (extract money from an account)
    Antonym: depositar
    Fui para o banco sacar dinheiro.I went to the bank to take out money.
* (Brazil, slang) to understand
    Synonym: entender
* (colloquial, computing, Internet) to download
    Synonyms: descarregar, baixar
* (sports) to serve

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* saca-projétil
* saca-rolhas

#### Related terms

* saque

## Spanish
### Etymology

Perhaps from Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (sakan, “to dispute, to rebuke”). Compare English forsake, seek, sake, Latin sāgiō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈkaɾ/ [saˈkaɾ]
* Audio (Peru):(file)
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: sa‧car

### Verb

sacar (first-person singular present saco, first-person singular preterite saqué, past participle sacado)
* (transitive) to put out, to get out (e.g. a public statement, an APB, a release of media or entertainment)
    Vamos a sacar un álbumWe're going to release an album
* (transitive) to take out (e.g. the trash)
* (transitive) to pull out, to take out (e.g. a badge, an ID card, a picture, paperwork, the keys, finger)
    ¡Saca el dedo de la nariz!Pull/take your finger out of your nose!
* (transitive) to get out, to take out (e.g. the family, a partner, a friend, a dog)
* (transitive) to pull out, to get out (e.g. a pencil, a hand, a key)
    sacar al perro de paseo ― to take the dog out for a walk
* (transitive) to remove, to extract, to get out, to take out, to dig up or dig out (e.g., the weeds, a tooth, military forces, information, the truth, remove someone from the equation or a situation)
* (transitive) to take (e.g. a photograph, advantage of, etc.)
    Con una cámara digital, se puede sacar y borrar una foto en dos segundos.With a digital camera, you can take and delete a photo in two seconds.
    Synonyms: hacer, quitar
* (transitive) to withdraw, to take out (e.g. money)
    Synonyms: retirar, quitar
* (transitive) to rip off (e.g. to steal money)
    Esta secta me quiere sacar el dinero.This sect wants to rip me off.
    Synonym: quitar
* (transitive) to drive out, expel, to eject
* (transitive) to send out or move out something or somebody from some place
* (transitive) to extricate, to lift from or out of, to rescue somebody from an entanglement or trouble
* (transitive) to bring up (a subject or issue for talk or discussion)
* (transitive) to stick out
* (transitive) to get, to make, to take, to receive, to derive (to make or take something out of an experience or to make the most of, e.g. a benefit, a profit, money, etc.)
* (transitive) to lift (e.g. a fingerprint)
* (transitive, literally) to draw, to whip out, to take out, to unsheathe (e.g. water, blood, a weapon, straws)
    Synonym: desenfundar
* (transitive, figuratively) to draw (e.g. a lesson, conclusions, strength, power, energy, hope)
* (transitive) to make (a copy, etc.)
* (transitive) to take off, remove (e.g. clothing, footwear, jewelry)
    Synonyms: quitar, (clothing) desvestirse, (footwear) descalzarse
* (transitive) to take off (remove from a place)
    Saca los pies de la mesa.Take your feet off the table.
    Synonym: quitar
* (transitive) to bring out (e.g. the best or worst in someone, a certain quality or trait)
* (transitive) to scoop (e.g. fruit, flour, sugar, salt, sand)
* (transitive, sports) to serve
* (transitive, soccer) to kick off
* (reflexive) to obtain, receive
** (reflexive) to win, get, obtain (a prize, award)
    Él se sacó el gordo.He won first prize.
** (reflexive) to receive, get, be inflicted with
    Me saqué un puñetazoI received a punch.
* (transitive, pronominal, El Salvador) treat someone to (something)
    Ella se sacó un par de cervezas anoche.She treated us to a pair of beers last night.

#### 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

* mete dos y saca cinco
* metisaca
* saca
* sacabocados
* sacabotas
* sacaclavos
* sacacorazones
* sacacuartos
* sacadineros
* sacadólares
* sacador
* sacafaltas
* sacaleche
* sacaleches
* sacamanchas
* sacamantecas
* sacamuelas
* sacaniguas
* sacapuntas
* sacar a colación
* sacar a flote
* sacar a relucir
* sacar adelante
* sacar agua de las piedras
* sacar de contexto
* sacar de la manga
* sacar de quicio
* sacar de sus casillas
* sacar del armario
* sacar el ascua con la mano del gato; sacar el ascua con mano ajena
* sacar el máximo partido de (“to make the most of”)
* sacar el máximo provecho de (“to make the most of”)
* sacar el quite
* sacar fuerzas de flaqueza
* sacar hierro
* sacar la cabeza
* sacar la piedra
* sacar la vuelta
* sacar las castañas del fuego
* sacar lo mejor de
* sacar lo que el negro del sermón
* sacar los pies del plato
* sacar los trapitos al sol
* sacar partido
* sacar petróleo
* sacar pica
* sacar polvo debajo del agua
* sacar provecho
* sacar punta
* sacar tajada
* sacarse de encima
* sacarse el clavo
* sacarse el sombrero
* saque
* saqueador
* saquear
* saqueo
* un clavo saca otro clavo

#### See also

* extraer

#### Further reading

* “sacar”, 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