tentador

/tentaˈdoɾ/ · B2 · adj

tempting

🍰 tentador = tentar (to tempt) + -dor (one that does) → the tempter, so tempting

Spanish tentar means to tempt or to touch and try. The suffix -dor marks something that does the action, so tentador describes whatever tempts you, like a cake that pulls you in. English tent-ative shares the same Latin root tentare, to try.

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