gañar

Meaning

1. to win (to achieve victory in a game, a war, etc)
2. to earn (to receive payment for work)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaˈɲaɾ/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: ganhar

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese gãar, gaanhar, q.v. Compare Portuguese ganhar.

Sentences

Testemuñas informaron que o avión tivo dificultades para gañar altitude tras a rotación .

Witnesses reported that the aircraft struggled to gain altitude after the rotation.

Os deportistas de Aruba non conseguiron gañar ningunha medalla olímpica.

Aruba's athletes failed to win any Olympic medals.