fingir
/finˈxiɾ/ · A2 · verb
to pretend
🎭 fingir = feign: both from Latin fingere, to shape or invent (as in fiction)
Spanish fingir and English feign are the same word, both from Latin fingere, to shape or make up. Fiction and figment share that root: to fingir is to make up a fiction about how you feel or what is true.