pegar

/peˈɡaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to go with

🩹 pegar = peg it on: what you peg stays stuck, and so it fits

From Latin picare, to smear with pitch (pix), the original glue. Pitch makes things stick; things that stick together go together, so they match. The sun that pega is one that sticks to your skin.

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