lunes

/ˈlunes/ · B1 · noun · m

Monday

🌙 lunes = luna + day: Moon-day, just like English Mon(day)

From Latin dies Lunae, day of the Moon. Spanish luna (moon) sits inside lunes, the same way moon hides in Monday. The final -s is not a plural: el lunes, los lunes.

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