corrupto

/koˈrubto/ · B1 · adj

corrupt, corrupted

💰 Latin corruptus: com- (completely) + rumpere (to break), as in rupture

Something corrupto is thoroughly broken from inside. It is the same root as English corrupt, rupture and interrupt. Spanish uses it for bribed officials and for damaged files: un político corrupto, un archivo corrupto.

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