excelencia
/eɡsθeˈlenθja/ · B1 · noun · f
excellency
🏆 Excel + -encia: to excel, the quality of standing out above the rest
From Latin excellentia, from excellere, to rise above (ex- out + -cellere, to tower). The same root gives English excel and excellent. Capitalised, Su Excelencia is the formal title for ambassadors and other high officials: Your Excellency.