líquido

/ˈlikido/ · B1 · adj

liquid

💧 Sounds like English liquid; both come from Latin liquidus, flowing

Stress falls on the first syllable: LEE-kee-doh. The qu is a plain k sound, as in queso. Spanish keeps the Latin form almost unchanged, so the word works as an adjective (agua líquida) and as a noun (un líquido).

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