empate
/emˈpate/ · B2 · noun · m
draw
🤝 empate = em- (in) + pate (foot-stop) → both sides stuck at the same spot
Sounds like em-PAH-teh. Think of the verb empatar: scores end up even, so neither side pulls ahead. Related word: empatía (equal feeling), since both share the idea of being on equal footing.