asamblea

/asamˈblea/ · B2 · noun · f

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🏛️👥 a-SAM-blea: sounds like 'a sam-bly' – everyone assembles to talk

Spanish asamblea comes from Old French asembler, 'to bring together' (Latin ad- 'to' + simul 'together'). Link the 'sambl' chunk to English 'assemble' and 'resemble': people put together in one place form an asamblea.

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