coger
/koˈxeɾ/ · A1 · verb
to take, catch, hold, to get, to seize
🎣 From Latin colligere, to gather — same root as English collect
Latin colligere (gather together) wore down to coger in Spanish and stayed fuller in English collect. Gathering covers the senses: you collect a ball, a bus, fruit, or a fish. Sound cue: co-HER — the g is a throaty h.