veto
/ˈbeto/ · B2 · noun · m
veto
🛑 veto sounds like BET-oh: you bet-oh I'm stopping this law
Spanish veto is pronounced BEH-toh, close to 'bet-oh'. Think of the sentence 'You can bet-oh I'll block it.' From Latin veto, 'I forbid', the word a Roman tribune used to block a decision.