divertido

/dibeɾˈtido/ · A1 · adj

entertaining, amusing, funny

🎪🎈 divertido = diverted: fun diverts you from boredom, like English diversion

From Latin divertere, to turn aside. English keeps the same root in diversion, an old word for a pastime. Something divertido turns your attention away from the dull stuff, so it is entertaining or funny.

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