éste

/ˈeste/ · A1 · pron

this one

éste = este (this) with an accent: this ONE, standing in for the noun

From Latin iste (that one near you). The accent marks it as a pronoun rather than an adjective: este libro = this book, éste = this one. Speakers also say it as a filler when a name escapes them, like whatshisname.

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