/ˈθeɾka/
close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related); close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sight (spatially); nearby, close by
Inherited from Latin circā (“around”) (whence also English circa), from earlier Latin circum.
fence (a thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter); stone wall
Synonyms: valla, verja, barda
Deverbal from cercar, or from Old Spanish cerca, from a Vulgar Latin *circa (compare Portuguese cerca, northern Italian cerca, French cerce), from the feminine of Latin circus.