libreta

/liˈbɾeta/ · B2 · noun · f

notebook

📓 libreta = libr(o) (book) + -eta (little) → a little book

Spanish libro means book, and the suffix -eta makes things small, like in maleta (suitcase) or silleta. So libreta is literally a little book, which is exactly what a notebook is. Don't confuse it with English library, which is biblioteca in Spanish.

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