preservar
/pɾeseɾˈbaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to preserve
🫙🍓 preservar = pre + serv(ir): serve it later, kept safe ahead of time
Comes from Latin praeservare: prae (before) + servare (to keep, guard). To preserve is to guard something beforehand so it stays intact. Link it to English preserve, as in jam kept in a jar.