ganar
/ɡaˈnaɾ/ · A1 · verb
to win
🏆💰 ganar sounds like gainer: the one who gains, earns, and wins
Spanish ganar and English gain look and sound alike, and both likely trace back to Germanic roots about striving for profit. One verb covers three English ones: ganar dinero (earn money), ganar peso (gain weight), ganar el partido (win the match).