sentimiento

/sentiˈmjento/ · A2 · noun · m

feeling

sentimiento = sentir (to feel) + -miento (-ment): same root as sentiment

From the verb sentir, to feel, plus the noun-making suffix -miento, which matches English -ment. So sentimiento is literally a feel-ment, and it is a direct cousin of the English word sentiment. Masculine: el sentimiento.

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