hacia
/ˈaθja/ · A1 · prep
toward, towards
🧭 hacia = Old Spanish faze a = face to: facing a place is heading toward it
From Latin facies (face) + ad (to), contracted from faze a into hacia. To go hacia somewhere is to go with your face to it. With times it loosens to around: hacia las tres = around three. The h is silent: AH-thya.