regalar

/reɡaˈlaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to give as a present, to gift

🎁 Sounds like English regale: to treat someone, here with a gift

Regalar shares its root with English regale and Spanish gala, both about festivity and treating people well. A regalo is a present, so regalar means to give one. It can also mean regale, as in entertaining someone.

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