adecuado

/adeˈkwado/ · A2 · adj

appropriate, suitable

adecuado = adequate: Latin ad + aequus, made equal to the need

Near-twin of English adequate, from Latin adaequare, to make equal to. English -ate adjectives often end in -ado in Spanish. Note the qu flips to cu: ade-CUA-do, said KWA, same sound as in adequate.

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