corrupción

/korubˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

corruption

💰🍎 sounds like corrupt + shun: shun what has rotted from within

Latin corruptio comes from com- (thoroughly) + rumpere (to break). Corruption is integrity thoroughly broken. A rotten apple spoils through decay, just as moral rot spreads. The -ción ending matches English -tion.

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