pasillo

/paˈsiʝo/ · B1 · noun · m

hallway

pasillo — hallway

🚪 paso (step, passage) + -illo (little) = a little passage

Pasillo is the diminutive of paso, from Latin passus (step). A hallway is literally a small passage you step through. English pass and passage share the same root, so pasillo = the little pass-through between rooms or seats.

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