entretenimiento

/entɾeteniˈmjento/ · B2 · noun · m

entertainment

🎭🎬 entre + tener + miento = 'between holding' — keeps you held in the in-between time

Entretener means to keep someone occupied: entre (between) + tener (to hold). Entertainment holds your attention between other things. The suffix -miento turns the verb into a noun, like English -ment in amusement.

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