repetir

/repeˈtiɾ/ · A2 · verb

to repeat

🔁 repetir = re (again) + petir (to seek): to go for it again

From Latin repetere: re- (again) + petere (to seek, go after). Same root as English repeat, petition and appetite. At the table, repetir means going after the food again: taking seconds.

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