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noun, masculine

éxito

/ˈeɡsito/

noun, masculine/ˈeɡsito/plural: éxitos

success; hit (something popular or well received)

grandes éxitosgreatest hits

Synonyms: acierto, hit

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”.