preciado

/pɾeˈθjado/ · B2 · adj

precious

💎 preciado = precio (price) + -ado: something with a high price, so precious

Preciado comes from precio, meaning price, plus the adjective ending -ado. It describes things worth a lot. Link it to English precious, which shares the Latin root pretium, meaning price or value.

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