arriesgar
/arjesˈɡaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to risk
🎲 a + riesgo (risk) + -ar: to put something at risk
Built from riesgo, the Spanish noun for risk, wrapped in the verb frame a-...-ar. English risk and Spanish riesgo are cousins, so arriesgar is literally to a-risk something: to stake it, hazard it, or venture it.