sorprendente
/soɾpɾenˈdente/ · B1 · adj
surprising
🎁 sor + prender = over + take: it takes you by surprise, + -ente = -ing
From sorprender, which comes from French surprendre, meaning to overtake or catch off guard. The -ente ending works like English -ing, so sorprendente is the thing that catches you off guard: surprising. It is related to English surprise.