honorable

/onoˈɾable/ · B1 · adj

honorable

🎖️ Same root as English honour: Latin honor, plus -able = worthy of honour

Spanish honorable comes from Latin honorabilis, from honor, meaning esteem or respect. It is spelled exactly like English honorable, but in Spanish the h is silent and the stress lands on -ra-: o-no-RA-ble.

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