sobra

/ˈsobɾa/ · B1 · noun · f

excess

🥡 sobra comes from Latin superare, to go over: whatever is super, over the top

Same root as super and surplus, so sobra is what goes over what you need. The verb sobrar means to be left over, and las sobras are the leftovers. A common phrase is de sobra, meaning more than enough.

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