entorno

/enˈtoɾno/ · B2 · noun · m

milieu

🌳🏡 en + torno = what turns around you (en-TOR-no, like a tornado circling)

Entorno comes from en + torno, from tornar 'to turn'. Your entorno is whatever turns or lies around you: surroundings, setting, atmosphere. Link it to tornado, which also swirls around a center.

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