carbono
/kaɾˈbono/ · B2 · noun · m
carbon
⚫ carbono = car + bono: a car's exhaust bonus of CO2, sounds like car-bon-oh
Carbono comes from Latin carbo, meaning coal or charcoal. English carbon and Spanish carbono share that root, so the word is easy to recognise. Link the Spanish ending -ono with the English word carbon plus an o.