éxito
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editNoun
editéxito 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
editFurther reading
edit- “éxito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014