Excelente
Example: La comida en ese restaurante es siempre excelente y deliciosa.
Definition
"Excelente" describes something of extremely high quality or superior merit, often used to express admiration or approval, such as in the phrase 'The food at that restaurant is always excelente and delicious.'
Etymology
The word "excelente" comes from the Latin 'excellens,' the present participle of 'excellere,' which means 'to rise, surpass, or be eminent.' Did you know? The root 'ex-' means 'out of' and 'cellere' means 'to rise,' so "excelente" literally suggests something that rises above the rest.
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"Excelente" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B1) - set 4", containing 113 commonly used words.
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