hallar
/aˈʝaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to find something, deliberately or not
🐕🔍 Latin afflare, to sniff at: the hound sniffs the trail, then finds = hallar
Hallar comes from Latin afflare (to breathe on, sniff at): a hunting dog sniffs out its prey, so sniffing became finding. The h is silent and ll sounds like y: ah-YAR. Hallarse + adjective = to find oneself in that state.