víctima

/ˈbiɡtima/ · A2 · noun · f

victim

víctima — victim

víctima = victim + a: same Latin victima, with stress on VÍC

From Latin victima, a creature offered in sacrifice; English victim is the same word minus the final a. Always feminine in Spanish, even for a man: la víctima. The v is pronounced like b, so it sounds like BEEK-tee-ma.

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