sueco

/ˈsweko/ · B2 · adj

Swedish

🇸🇪 Suecia is Sweden in Spanish, so sueco = Swedish (sounds like sway-ko)

From Latin Suecus, the Roman name for the Svear (Swedes). Suecia (Sweden) and sueco come from the same root. It also works as a noun: un sueco is a Swede. Hacerse el sueco is an idiom meaning to play dumb.

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