conocer
/konoˈθeɾ/ · A1 · verb
to know, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
🤝 conocer = Latin cognoscere (co- + gnoscere, to get to know); kin of recognize
From Latin cognoscere, the same root as English recognize, cognition and connoisseur. A connoisseur is acquainted with a subject; conocer is being acquainted with a person or place, unlike saber, which is knowing facts.