explosivo
/eɡsploˈsibo/ · B1 · adj
explosive
💣💥 Same Latin root as English explosive: ex- out + plaudere to clap or burst
From Latin explodere, to drive out by clapping, which is ex- (out) + plaudere (to clap). Spanish swaps the English -ive for -ivo, so explosive becomes explosivo. The x is said like gs: eg-splo-SEE-bo.