único

/ˈuniko/ · A1 · adj

only

☝️ único = unique: Latin unicus, from unus (one) — the only one

Same root as English unique, unit and unicorn (one horn). Spanish uses it for plain only too: hijo único = only child. Before the noun it means only (la única razón); after it, unique (una razón única).

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