voluntario

/bolunˈtaɾjo/ · B1 · adj

voluntary

🙋 Etymology: Latin voluntas, will, so it means done by your own free will

English voluntary and volunteer come from the same Latin root. In Spanish the v sounds like b, so it is said bo-lun-TA-ryo. As an adjective it means voluntary, and as a noun it means a volunteer.

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