provocar

/pɾoboˈkaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to fancy, would like

🔥 Latin pro (forth) + vocare (to call): to call forth a reaction

Same root as English provoke, and vocare also gives voice and vocal. Calling something forth covers causing a result, teasing a response out of someone, and (in Colombia and Venezuela) food calling to you: me provoca un café = I fancy a coffee.

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