batir
/baˈtiɾ/ · B1 · verb
to beat, whisk, whip
🥚🥊 batir shares a root with batter and battle: you beat eggs or beat a rival
From Latin battuere, to beat, which also gave English batter and battle. Batir huevos means to whisk eggs; batir un récord means to beat a record. It is always about striking again and again, or coming out on top.