chantajear
/t͡ʃantaxeˈaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to blackmail
💰✉️ chantajear = chantaje (blackmail) + -ear verb ending: to do the blackmail
Chantaje comes from French chantage. Spanish adds -ear to make a verb. Sounds like chant-a-HEY-ar: a menacing chant, then a hey, hand over the money or else.