agarbarse

A rare dialectal verb from Córdoba, Spain, meaning to crouch, hide, or curl up — classically used for how a hare crouches low to conceal itself. It traces to Mozarabic roots tied to Arabic ġaraba (to hide/set, as the sun does). Standard Spanish uses agacharse or esconderse.

• La liebre se agarbó entre la maleza. — The hare crouched down among the brush.
• Se agarbó al oír el ruido. — He crouched down when he heard the noise.
• En Córdoba todavía se oye agarbarse en el campo. — In Córdoba, agarbarse is still heard out in the countryside.

Expecting agarbarse to be understood outside Córdoba — it's a narrow regionalism; agacharse or esconderse is what any Spanish speaker elsewhere will recognize.