sonreír

/sonreˈiɾ/ · A2 · verb

to smile

😊 son + reír = sub + laugh: a smile is an under-laugh

From Latin subridere: sub (under) + ridere (to laugh). Spanish reír means to laugh, so sonreír is a laugh kept below full volume. English has the same root in ridiculous and deride, and French sourire is built the same way.

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