masacrar
/masaˈkɾaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to massacre
⚔️ masacrar = mass + acre-ar: sounds like 'mass a crar' — a mass of people cut down
Sounds like 'mass-a-crar' (mass + crash): a mass of people crushed. English 'massacre' comes from French macecler, 'butchery', and Spanish masacrar borrows it directly, so the two words match almost letter for letter.