pelear
/peleˈaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to fight, to argue
🥊 pelear = pelo (hair) + -ear: originally to grab each other by the hair
From Spanish pelo, hair, plus the verb ending -ear. A fight was first a hair-pulling scuffle, then any physical fight, then arguing and struggling for something. Sound hook: pelear has a PELL-mell brawl in it.