envolver

/embolˈbeɾ/ · B1 · verb

to wrap

🎁🌯 en + volver (to turn, roll) = roll something in; cousin of involve

From Latin involvere: in (into) + volvere (to roll). English involve comes from the same word, and so do revolve and volume, which was once a rolled-up scroll. Wrapping a gift or a burrito means rolling something around it.

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