afortunado

/afoɾtuˈnado/ · A2 · adj

lucky, fortunate

🍀 a + fortuna + -ado = fortune-d: the one fortune has landed on

From Latin fortuna (luck, fate), the same root as English fortunate. Swap English -ate for Spanish -ado and add a- at the front: fortun-ate becomes a-fortun-ado. Feminine form is afortunada.

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