público

/ˈpubliko/ · A2 · adj

public

público = public with an -o: same Latin root, publicus, of the people

A near-twin of English public, from Latin publicus (of the people, from populus). As a noun, el público is the audience: the people who turned up. The accent marks the stress on the first syllable: PÚ-bli-co.

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