golpear
/ɡolpeˈaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to hit, to knock, to tap
🔨 golpe = a blow (as in golpe de estado, a coup); golpear = to deal blows
Golpe comes from Latin colaphus, a punch or cuff, the same root as French coup. Add the verb ending -ear and you get golpear: to give a golpe, whether a hard hit, a knock on a door, or a light tap.