estimulante

/estimuˈlante/ · B2 · adj

stimulating

☕⚡ estimulante = stimulate + ante, the thing that stimulates, so stimulating

Estimulante comes from Latin stimulare, to goad or prod, and it looks almost like English stimulate. The ending -ante works like English -ing or -ant: a thing that does the action. So coffee can be un estimulante, a stimulant.

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