odio

/ˈodjo/ · A2 · noun · m

hate

odio = odious + odium: same Latin root, odium (hatred)

From Latin odium, hatred. English kept it in odious (hateful) and odium (hatred mixed with disgust). Drop the Latin -um, add Spanish -o, and you have odio. The verb is odiar, to hate.

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