drogar

/dɾoˈɡaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to drug

💊 drogar = droga (drug) + -ar: the noun drug turned into a verb

Spanish builds verbs by adding -ar to a noun: droga (drug) becomes drogar (to drug). Droga and English drug are cognates, so the stem is already familiar. Sound check: dro-GAR, stress on the last syllable.

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