felicitar

/feliθiˈtaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to congratulate

🎉 Felicitar = wish felicity (happiness); English felicitations = congratulations

From Latin felix, happy, the same root as felicity and the name Felix. To felicitar someone is to wish them happiness. In Spain the c sounds like th: fe-lee-thee-TAR.

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