decorar
/dekoˈɾaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to learn by heart
🧠📖 de-cor-ar: 'cor' = heart (Latin cor, cordis), so decorar = take it to heart
Decorar comes from Latin de + cor, 'heart', hence learning by heart. Not to be confused with English decorate. The Spanish word for decorating a room is also decorar, but the memory sense comes from the 'cor' root, as in cordial and core.