éxito

See also: exito and êxito

Spanish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɡsito/ [ˈeɣ̞.si.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -eɡsito
• Syllabification: é‧xi‧to

Noun

éxito m (plural éxitos)

1. success

   Synonym: acierto

2. hit (something popular or well received)

   Synonym: hit

Usage notes

• Éxito is a false friend of English exit. The Spanish word for “exit” is salida.

Derived terms

• con éxito (“successfully”)
• exitoso
• lista de éxitos

 

Related terms

• ejido
• exir

 

Further reading

• “éxito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28