sencillo

/senˈθiʝo/ · A2 · adj

simple, straightforward

🪙 sencillo ≈ single: Latin singulus (one each) + diminutive -illo

From Latin singellus, a diminutive of singulus, the root of English single. One-fold means not complicated, hence simple and plain. Small single coins give the Latin American sense of loose change.

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