basura
/baˈsuɾa/ · A2 · noun · f
rubbish
🗑️ basura = what the broom sweeps up: from Latin versura, a sweeping
From Vulgar Latin versura, the act of sweeping (verrere = to sweep). The same root gives Spanish barrer (to sweep), so basura is literally the sweepings. Sound hook: ba-SOO-ra, the bad sewer stuff you throw out.