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bonito.

pretty, cute

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/boˈnito/[boˈni.t̪o]

  1. pretty, cute

  2. nice, lovely, sweet, fine, charming, great

    bonito jugador
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonus Old Spanish bueno Spanish bueno Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -ito Spanish bonito From bueno (“good”) + -ito (diminutive suffix).

noun/boˈnito/[boˈni.t̪o]

  1. tuna; bonito

    masculine

  2. skipjack

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Possibly borrowed from Arabic بِينِيث (bīnīṯ, “bonito”). Many sources prefer a derivation from bonito (“pretty”, literally “the good one”), referring to the fish's appearance (see Etymology 1 above), despite the existence of a similar Medieval Latin form boniton, but this could be a simple coincidence or convenient availability bias.

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