interrupción

/interubˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

break

✋📞 inter- (between) + rupt- (break) = a break in between, like erupt

From Latin interruptio: inter (between) + rumpere (to break). Related English words share the same root: erupt, rupture, corrupt, disrupt. An interrupción is a break that cuts in between ongoing things.

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