sindicato
/sindiˈkato/ · B1 · noun · m
union
🪧✊ Cognate of syndicate: Greek syn- (together) + dikē (justice)
From Greek syndikos, someone who stands with you in a legal case. Spanish sindicato kept that sense of standing together: a trade union speaks for workers as a group. Stress falls on -CA-: sin-di-CA-to.