Excellent or outstanding; of very high quality (borrowed from Spanish/Portuguese usage in English contexts).
From Spanish/Portuguese 'excelente,' itself from Latin 'excellens' (surpassing, superior). This word appears in English texts when discussing Romance languages or borrowed in specific cultural contexts.
'Excelente' shows how English borrows prestige words from other languages—Spanish speakers said it first, and English writers loved using it in fancy contexts, making it sound more sophisticated than plain 'excellent.'
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