preguntar
/pɾeɡunˈtaɾ/ · A1 · verb
to ask
❓ Latin percontari, to probe — same root idea as English interrogate
From Latin percontari (to probe, inquire), reshaped in Vulgar Latin to praecunctare. Sound hook: pre-GOON-tar — you pre-goon-test someone with a question before you trust the answer. Reflexive preguntarse = to ask oneself, to wonder.