agarrar
/aɡaˈraɾ/ · A2 · verb
to grab or take hold of
🦅 a- + garra (claw) = to get your claws on something
Agarrar is built from garra, the Spanish word for claw or talon, plus the prefix a-. To agarrar is literally to claw onto a thing: grab it, hold on tight, or catch it the way you catch a cold.