lamento

/laˈmento/ · A2 · noun · m

lament

lamento = English lament + o, from Latin lamentum (a wailing)

Same Latin root as English lament and lamentation, so the meaning carries over directly. Stress the middle syllable: la-MEN-to. It is also the yo form of lamentar: lo lamento = I am sorry, literally I lament it.

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