exitoso

/eɡsiˈtoso/ · B1 · adj

successful

🏆 éxito + -oso (full of) = full of success; éxito means success, not exit

From Latin exitus, the way things turn out, so a good exitus became success. The -oso ending means full of, as in famoso (famous) or delicioso. Watch the false friend: the Spanish word for an exit is salida, not éxito.

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