discurso

/disˈkuɾso/ · A2 · noun · m

discourse

🎤 discurso = discourse: Latin dis- (apart) + cursus (a running)

Nearly the same word as English discourse. Latin discursus meant a running to and fro, which became talk that runs from point to point. In Spanish it is the everyday word for a speech: dar un discurso = to give a speech.

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