sacudir
/sakuˈdiɾ/ · B1 · verb
to shake
🧹 Sounds like sack-oo-DEER: you sacudir a dusty sack to shake the dirt out
From Latin succutere, made of sub (from below) and quatere (to shake). Quatere is also the root of English percussion and concussion, so sacudir sits in the same shaking family. Sacudir la cabeza means to shake your head.