infectado
/infeɡˈtado/ · B1 · adj
infected
🦠 infect + -ado (the Spanish -ed ending) = infected
From Latin inficere, to dip in or stain, the same root as English infect. Spanish adjectives ending in -ado work like English words ending in -ed: infectado is infected, cansado is tired. In casual speech the c often sounds closer to a g: infegtado.