parar
/paˈɾaɾ/ · A1 · verb
to stop, halt
🛑 parar = to parry: a parry stops a blow, and a parachute stops a fall
From Latin parare (to prepare, ward off). English parry, parachute and parasol share the root: each one stops something. In Latin America parar also means to stand something upright, and pararse is to stand up.