dibujar

/dibuˈxaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to draw, to sketch

✏️🎨 From Old French deboissier, to carve in wood (bois = wood)

Before people drew on paper, they carved shapes into wood. That is how the Old French deboissier (de + bois, wood) became Spanish dibujar. A dibujo is a drawing, and a dibujante is someone who draws.

More Spanish words · How Spanish works