pretexto
/pɾeˈteɡsto/ · B2 · noun · m
pretext
🎭 pretexto = pre + texto: a 'text' woven before the real reason
From Latin praetextum, 'pre' (before) + texere (to weave). A pretext is a story woven in front of the true motive to cover it, like a cover text placed before the real one.