espionaje

/espjoˈnaxe/ · B2 · noun · m

espionage

🕵️ es-PIO-naje: a PIO-neer spy hides in the -aje (-age) of espionage

Spanish espionaje is the same word as English espionage, both from French espionnage, from espion 'spy'. Hook: the 'spio' in the middle is the 'spy' core, and -aje matches English -age.

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