gente
/ˈxente/ · A1 · noun · f
people
👥 gente = Latin gens (clan), kin to gentle, gentry and gentile
From Latin gens, gentis: a clan or a people. English kept the root in gentry, gentile and gentleman. Spanish g before e is a throaty h, so say HEN-teh. Always singular and feminine: la gente es, never son.