banquete

/banˈkete/ · B2 · noun · m

banquet

🍽️🥂 banquete = banco (bench) + -ete (small): a small bench grew into a feast table

Banquete comes from French banquet, a diminutive of banc, meaning bench. It first meant a little bench, then people seated at a long bench to eat, and finally the feast itself. Remember: bench + small suffix = banquet.

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