apretar
/apɾeˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to tighten, constrict or compress
🍋 From Latin appectorare = to press to the chest (pectus, as in pectoral)
Late Latin appectorare meant to hug something tight against your chest, from pectus (chest), the root of English pectoral. Over time the p-ct softened into apretar: to squeeze, tighten or press.