secamos

Secamos is the first‑person plural form of the Spanish verb secar, which means “to dry.” In the present indicative tense, secamos translates as “we dry” or “we are drying.” The verb secar belongs to the regular ‑ar conjugation pattern, and its full present indicative paradigm is: yo seco, tú secas, él/ella/usted seca, nosotros/nosotras secamos, vosotros/vosotras secáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes secan. As a regular verb, secamos follows the standard rules for subject‑verb agreement and does not require any irregular spelling changes.

In everyday usage, secamos can refer to a variety of drying actions performed by a group, such as drying clothes, dishes, hair, or surfaces after cleaning. The term also appears in culinary contexts, for example, when a recipe instructs “secamos la carne” (we dry the meat) before cooking. In agricultural or industrial settings, secamos may describe the collective process of removing moisture from products like grains, timber, or textiles.

Beyond its literal meaning, secamos can be employed metaphorically in certain Spanish expressions to indicate the cessation of activity or the removal of excess, though such usage is less common. The verb secar, and by extension secamos, is part of the broader Romance language family, sharing cognates with Portuguese secar, Italian secare, and French sécher. Its etymology traces back to Latin siccare, meaning “to dry.”