luto
/ˈluto/ · B2 · noun · m
mourning
🖤 luto sounds like 'loot-o': mourners lose (loot-ed of) a loved one
Spanish luto is mourning, the black clothing and grief after a death. Sound hook: 'loot-o', as if death has looted someone from you. It comes from Latin luctus, 'grief', the same root as English lugubrious.