sentimental
/sentimenˈtal/ · B1 · adj
sentimental
💌 Same word as English; from Latin sentire, to feel, stress on the final -TAL
Spanish sentimental is a direct cognate of English sentimental, built from sentimiento (feeling) + -al. It doesn't change for gender: un hombre sentimental, una canción sentimental. The stress falls on the last syllable: sen-ti-men-TAL.