diamantes

/djaˈmantes/ · B1 · noun · m

diamond

♦️💎 Near-twin of English: diamante + -es = diamonds; same root as adamant

Both come from Greek adamas, meaning unbreakable, the root of adamant too. Spanish keeps the -ante ending and adds -es for the plural. In a card deck, diamantes is the ♦ suit.

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