herida

/eˈɾida/ · A2 · noun · f

wound

🩹 herida = herir (to wound) + -ida: the thing that got wounded

From Latin ferire, to strike; Spanish turned the f into a silent h, giving herir. Herida is its feminine past participle used as a noun, like comida from comer. The h is silent: eh-REE-dah.

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