bonito

/boˈnito/ · A1 · adj

pretty, cute

🎀🐟 bonito = bueno + -ito: literally little good, so pretty or nice

Bonito began as a diminutive of bueno (good), from Latin bonus. Something a little bit good became pretty, cute, nice. English bonus and bonny are cousins. The bonito fish, a small tuna, carries the same name.

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