pescar

/pesˈkaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to fish

🎣🐟 pescar ≈ Pisces, the fish sign: both from Latin piscis, fish

Latin piscari meant to fish. The same root gives pez (a live fish) and pescado (fish as food). Like English catch, pescar also means to get: pescar un resfriado is to catch a cold.

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