explotar
/eɡsploˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to exploit
⛏️ explotar = exploit, but it also means explode: one verb, two meanings
Spanish uses explotar both for exploiting resources (explotar una mina = to work a mine) and for things blowing up. Both come from Latin explicare, to unfold or develop. Explotación means exploitation or a working operation, such as a farm or mine.