operativo

/opeɾaˈtibo/ · B2 · adj

operative

⚙️🏥 operativo = operate + -ivo (working, in action); English operative

From Latin operari, to work. Spanish operativo describes something that functions or is in working order, and as a noun it means an operation, like a police or rescue operation. Think of the English cousins operate and operative.

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