cupón

/kuˈpon/ · B2 · noun · m

coupon

🎟️ cupón = cut + pon: a slip you cut out and put down to save money

Cupón comes from French coupon, from couper, 'to cut'. A coupon was originally a piece cut off from a larger sheet. Link the 'cut' in couper to cupón: you cut it out, then hand it over for a discount.

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