marcar
/maɾˈkaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to mark, to set
✏️ marcar = mark + -ar: to mark it down, mark a goal, mark a time
Same Germanic root as English mark, with the Spanish verb ending -ar. Every sense is a kind of marking: marking a page (jot down), marking a date (set), marking a goal on the scoreboard (score).