esparcir
/espaɾˈθiɾ/ · B2 · verb
to scatter, disperse
🌾 es-PAR-cir: sounds like 'spars' — sparse, seeds spread thinly apart
Spanish esparcir shares a Latin root (spargere) with English 'sparse' and 'aspersion' (a sprinkling). Sparse things are scattered thinly, so esparcir is to scatter, sprinkle, or spread news around.