devorar

/deboˈɾaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to devour

🍽️🦁 de-VOR-ar: 'vor' is like 'vore' in carnivore, the eating root

Spanish devorar comes from Latin devorare: de- (down) + vorare (to swallow). The same vor root is in carnivore, herbivore and voracious. To jump out or do something well extends the sense of consuming something with ease.

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