planeta

/plaˈneta/ · A2 · noun · m

planet

planeta — planet

🪐 planeta = planet + a; from Greek planetes, wanderer

Nearly identical to English planet with a final -a. Careful: despite ending in -a it is masculine (el planeta), like other Greek-origin words such as el problema and el mapa. The Greek root means wanderer, since planets drift against the fixed stars.

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