urgente

/uɾˈxente/ · B1 · adj

urgent

🚨⏰ Same as English urgent, from Latin urgere = to press, to push hard

Spanish and English both took it from Latin urgere, to press. Only the sound changes: the g is a raspy throat h, so it sounds like oor-HEN-teh. Something urgente presses on you and can't wait.

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