minuto
/miˈnuto/ · A1 · noun · m
minute
⏱️ minuto = minute + o; from Latin minuta, a small part (of an hour)
Same word as English minute with a Spanish -o ending. Both come from Latin pars minuta prima, the first small part of an hour. Related to menu, minor and minus: all about smallness. Stress the middle syllable: mi-NU-to.