espectáculo

/espeɡˈtakulo/ · A2 · noun · m

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🎭 espectáculo = spectacle with an e- up front; Latin spectare, to watch

Spanish adds e- before s+consonant: school/escuela, special/especial, spectacle/espectáculo. From Latin spectaculum, a thing watched, from spectare (to watch) — same root as spectator. Masculine: el espectáculo.

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