Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pisar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to tread”, “to step on”, or “to walk on”.
It comes from the Latin word pinsere, meaning “to stamp” or “to crush”. This is also the source of the Spanish word “piso”, meaning “floor”.
“Pisar” is a regular verb that has the same conjugation pattern as other regular -ar verbs.
Example sentences
El astronauta pisó la luna por primera vez.
The astronaut stepped on the moon for the first time.
No pises las flores del jardín.
Don’t step on the flowers in the garden.
El gato pisó su cola y maulló de dolor.
The cat stepped on his tail and meowed in pain.
Pisamos uvas para hacer vino en el festival.
We tread grapes to make wine at the festival.
Al pisar la playa, sintió la arena caliente entre los dedos.
Upon stepping on the beach, he felt the hot sand between his toes.