juzgar
/xuθˈɡaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to judge, to adjudicate
⚖️ From Latin iudicare: ius (law) + dicere (to say) = to say the law
Same root as English judge, judicial and adjudicate. Spanish wore iudicare down to juzgar: the d softened into z, and the j is the throaty Spanish sound. Related words: juez (judge), juicio (trial, judgment).