coronar

/koɾoˈnaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to crown

👑 coronar = corona (crown) + -ar verb ending: to put a crown on, top off

Spanish corona means crown, and coronar turns it into an action: to crown a king. The climbing sense comes from reaching the top, the crown of a hill or peak, so to crown a summit is to scale it.

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