virus
/ˈbiɾus/ · B1 · noun · m
virus
🦠💻 Latin virus = poison; same word in Spanish, said BEE-roos
Spanish took the word straight from Latin virus, which meant poison or venom. The spelling is the same as in English, but Spanish v sounds like b and the u is said oo, so it sounds like BEE-roos. It is masculine: el virus, los virus.