error

/eˈroɾ/ · A1 · noun · m

mistake

Same word as English error, from Latin errare = to wander, stray

Spelled exactly like the English word, but stressed on the last syllable: eh-ROR, with a tapped r. Latin errare meant to wander off the path, so an error is a straying. Masculine: el error, los errores.

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