extravagante

/eɡstɾabaˈɡante/ · B2 · adj

extravagant

👑💎 extra + vagante (vagar = to wander) → wandering beyond the normal limits

Comes from Latin extra (outside) + vagari (to wander). An extravagante person or thing wanders outside the usual bounds of what is expected or reasonable. Say it as extra-va-GAN-te: it has the English word extra inside it.

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