traicionar

/tɾaiθjoˈnaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to betray, turn on

🗡️ traicionar = traición (treason) + -ar: to commit treason against someone

From Latin tradere, to hand over, the same root as English traitor and treason. A traitor hands you over to the enemy; a slip of the tongue hands over your secret. Both senses of traicionar are a handing over.

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