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cosmético

cosmetic

adjective kos-MEH-tee-koh Rare

Origin: From Greek kosmētikos (skilled in ordering/arranging).

Also means

superficial

Usage Note

Cosmético can be literal ('cosmetic products') or figurative, describing a change that is superficial rather than substantive: una reforma cosmética ('a cosmetic reform'). As a noun, un cosmético refers to a cosmetic product. The plural cosméticos is commonly used to mean 'cosmetics' as a category.

Examples

"El cambio fue puramente cosmético."

Natural Translation

The change was purely cosmetic.

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