ruptura

/rubˈtuɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

breakup

💔 ruptura = rupture: same Latin root rumpere, to break

Both come from Latin ruptura, from rumpere, to break. Spanish uses it for broken objects and for breakups: la ruptura de una relación. It is feminine because it ends in -ura, like cultura and aventura.

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