discreto
/disˈkɾeto/ · B2 · adj
discreet, tactful
🤫 discreto = discreet; a discreet person keeps things discrete, apart
From Latin discretus, separated, from discernere, to tell apart. Someone discreto can tell what to say from what to keep quiet. English split the word into discreet (tactful) and discrete (separate). Spanish kept both senses in one.