sustituto
/sustiˈtuto/ · B2 · noun · m
substitute
🔄 sustituto = sounds like 'sus-tee-TOO-toe': a stand-in who takes your place, 'sub' + 'stitute'
Spanish sustituto comes from Latin substituere, 'to put in place of' (sub- 'under' + statuere 'to set'). Same root as English substitute: someone or something set in the place of another.