soberano

/sobeˈɾano/ · B2 · adj

royal, real

👑 soberano = sober + ano; sounds like 'so-bear-ahn-o' rules over all, supreme ruler

From Latin superanus, from super 'above'. A sovereign is the one above all others. The intensifier sense follows: a 'soberano' mess or beating is above the usual level, a supreme one.

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