hielo
/ˈʝelo/ · A2 · noun · m
ice
🧊 hielo sounds like yellow: yellow ice, and from Latin gelu, like gel and gelato
Said YEH-lo, almost the English word yellow with a silent h. It comes from Latin gelu (frost), the same root as gelato, gelid and gel. Latin g- before e softened to a y sound in Spanish, which is why helar means to freeze.