éxito

/ˈeɡsito/ · A2 · noun · m

success

🏆 Looks like exit, but means success: a hit is a good way out

From Latin exitus, a going out or outcome, the same root as English exit. Spanish kept the sense of a good outcome, so éxito is success, not a door. The way out is salida. Tener éxito = to succeed.

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