híbrido

/ˈibɾido/ · B2 · adj

hybrid

🐎🫏 híbrido = Latin hybrida, offspring of a tame sow and wild boar

Spanish híbrido comes from Latin hybrida, a mixed-breed animal. The idea of two different parents combined carries over to anything blended, like a hybrid car mixing gas and electric power. The emoji pair shows a horse and donkey, whose offspring is a mule.

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