debajo

/deˈbaxo/ · A2 · prep

under, underneath, beneath, below

🪑🐈 de + bajo = from + low: debajo is the low side of something

Bajo means low or short, and de means of/from. Stick them together and you get the low side of a thing: underneath it. English does the same in be-low and be-neath. Usually followed by de: debajo de la mesa = under the table.

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