ridículo
/riˈdikulo/ · A2 · adj
ridiculous
🤡 ridículo = ridiculous: same Latin root ridere, to laugh
From Latin ridiculus, from ridere (to laugh), the same root as English ridicule and deride. Swap the English -ous ending for Spanish -o and stress the DI: ri-DÍ-cu-lo. As a noun, el ridículo means an embarrassing spectacle.