colapsar

/kolabˈsaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to collapse

🏚️ co-LAP-sar: sounds like co + lap-SAR, a roof folding onto your lap

Spanish colapsar echoes English collapse, from Latin collabi, 'to fall together' (com- + labi, to slip). Notice the shared col-lap/col-laps core and you can link the two words directly.

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