quebrar
/keˈbɾaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to break, to snap, to shatter
🔨 Sounds like Kay-BRAR: Kay broke the bar
Comes from Latin crepare, to crack or creak, the same root as English crevice and decrepit. Something that cracks is something that breaks. In law, quebrar una ley means to break a law.