armar

/aɾˈmaɾ/ · A1 · verb

to assemble

🛡️🔧 armar = to arm: same Latin root (armare), plus arm a kit = assemble it

From Latin armare, to equip with arms, the same source as English arm, army and armor. Spanish stretched equipping into putting together: armar un mueble is to assemble furniture, armar un rompecabezas is to do a puzzle.

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