derretir
/dereˈtiɾ/ · B2 · verb
to melt
🧈🔥 de-rretir: butter that goes 'der-ret-ir' (sounds like 'der-RETIRE') when heated
Sounds like 'der-retire': when heat hits, the ice cream or butter retires from being solid. The same verb covers money: cash that melts away is spent or wasted. Derives from Latin 'deterere', to rub away.