juvenil

/xubeˈnil/ · B2 · adj

juvenile

🧒 juvenil = Latin iuvenis (young) + -il; sounds like 'who-be-NEEL'

Comes from Latin iuvenis, meaning young. English juvenile shares the same root, so the Spanish word looks and means almost the same. The J is pronounced like an English H: hoo-beh-NEEL.

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