buscar

/busˈkaɾ/ · A1 · verb

to seek, search for, look for, try to find, to scour

🔍 buscar = BUS + CAR: you search for a bus, then a car, to fetch a ride

Split it as bus-car. You look for the bus; when none comes, you seek a car instead, then go fetch your friend. One word covers all three: search for, look up, and pick up. Stress falls on the end: bus-CAR.

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