podar
/poˈdaɾ/ · A1 · verb
to prune
✂️🌳 podar: from Latin putare, to trim clean — same root as amputate
Latin putare meant to cut back or clean up a vine. English kept it in amputate (cut away around). Spanish softened the t to d, giving podar. Link: am-PUT-ate and POD-ar are the same cut.