establo

/esˈtablo/ · B2 · noun · m

stable

establo — stable

🐴🐄 es + stable: Spanish adds e- before st-, like estudiante = student

Both establo and English stable come from Latin stabulum, a standing place, from stare, to stand. Spanish puts an e- in front of words that begin with st-, so stable becomes establo. It is masculine: el establo.

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