desempleado

/desempleˈado/ · B2 · adj

unemployed

💼 des- (un) + empleado (employed) = no longer holding a job

Break it into des- meaning undo or not, plus empleado, meaning employed (from emplear, to use or employ). English 'employ' shares the same root, so desempleado is literally un-employed.

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