elaborado
/elaboˈɾado/ · B2 · adj
elaborate
🎂 elaborado = elaborate + ado: sounds like e-LAB-orate, made in a lab with care
Spanish elaborado comes from Latin elaborare, 'to work out' (ex- + labor, work). Something elaborado took lots of labor: a lab-style, carefully worked-out plan, dish, or design. Note the shared root with English labor and elaborate.