éxito
Spanish 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