noun

el colmo

height

Momento en que algo llega a su límite y ya no se puede tolerar más.

The word colmo has two primary meanings in Spanish:

The peak or limit: It refers to the highest point, the top, or the maximum degree of something. It is often used to express that a situation has reached its absolute limit, whether positive or negative. For example, "el colmo de la paciencia" (the limit of patience) or "el colmo del descaro" (the height of insolence).
Heaping/Filling: It refers to an amount that exceeds the brim of a container. When you fill a spoon or a container so that it rises above the edges, that excess is called the colmo.

Grammar: It is a masculine noun. It is often used in the phrase "llegar al colmo," which means to reach the limit or to be the last straw.
Word origin: It comes from the Latin word cumulus, which means "heap" or "pile." This is the same root that gives us the English word "cumulate" or "cumulative."

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