éxito
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin exitus (“exit, conclusion, result”), perfect passive participle of exeō (“to go out”). Doublet of ejido (“common land”). Cognate with English exit. The sense developed from “result” to “positive result”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]éxito m (plural éxitos)
Usage notes
[edit]- Éxito is a false friend of English exit. The Spanish word for “exit” is salida.
Derived terms
[edit]- con éxito (“successfully”)
- exitoso
- lista de éxitos
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “éxito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014