deuda
/ˈdeuda/ · B1 · noun · f
debt
💳 deuda = what is due: from Latin debita, things owed, same root as debt
Latin debere (to owe) gave Spanish deber (to owe, must) and deuda, plus English debt and due. Say deuda aloud: it starts like due, and a debt is money that is due. Deber is the verb, deuda is the noun.