aparcar

/apaɾˈkaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to park (to bring a vehicle to a halt in a specified place)

🚗🅿️ a-PARK-ar: the verb is basically park with a Spanish ending

Aparcar contains the English word park inside it: a-PARK-ar. Both come from the same root, so if you hear park in the middle, you have the meaning. Spain uses aparcar, while Latin America often says estacionar.

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