espléndido

/esˈplendido/ · B1 · adj

splendid, magnificent, splendiferous, superb, lavish, glorious

💎 Cognate of splendid: Latin splendidus, from splendere, to shine

Spanish adds an e- before sp-, as in España and escuela, so splendid becomes espléndido. The stress falls on -plén-, which is why it carries the accent mark. Splendour and resplendent come from the same Latin root.

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