Favorite Spanish Word

Question

Ok so here is what you do. It is really simple just think of your favorite spanish word and write it below. You can writw it alone or in a sentence, just make sure you write the meaning in english as well. My favorite Spanish word is, bicicleta which means Bicycle. Have Fun!!!

• You mean "write" right? Sorry couldn't resist ;-) - Birdland May 11, 2010
• Yeah, that's what I meant. lol Thanks - fiddleplayer May 11, 2010
• nice game!:)) - Brynleigh Aug 15, 2010
• imajinate (no acento on netbk keyboard) = you imagine - carol-daniel May 2, 2011
• well, dang, fiddleplayer! You took one of my favorite spanish words already! - Gillygaloo May 18, 2011

Answer 1

Here we go again,

Otorrinolaringólogo

Ear, nose and throat specialist.

And it´s only because it took me a year to learn how to say it.

• jeje, in my native language we have a word from 31 letter ;)) - swing May 11, 2010
• Hi swing, "with 31 letters". - Eddy May 11, 2010
• thanks, letters - swing May 11, 2010
• Can you say it 3 times fast? :) - Yeser007 May 11, 2010
• in my language for sure ;) - swing May 12, 2010
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Answer 2

hablaba = spoke

It reminds me of the sound Charlie Brown´s teacher makes when she ¨spoke.¨

¨Ha bla ba bla ba bla ba....¨

• Oh, how funny! It does sound like that! jeje - LeslieW May 11, 2010
• Good for you, you're right!!! - margaretbl May 11, 2010

Answer 3

ronronear - to purr is still my favourite.

• lovely sound when you say it. - Birdland May 11, 2010
• It is the perfect word to use to contrast the different r sounds. - BellaMargari May 11, 2010
• I love this word too! - Sheily Aug 16, 2010
• I am surprised that I did not say this last year, but this became my favorite Spanish word after seeing it in this post. Thanks! - danrivera May 18, 2011

Answer 4

sinvergüenza - shameless one. There is no single word in English that so clearly, and concisely conveys this meaning.

• we use that for scoundrel - pacofinkler May 2, 2011
• Colombian friend knew exactly what this meant. I like this word too! - nike907 May 5, 2011

Answer 5

cariño! darling! I love that ñ sound

Answer 6

Guagua ("Bus" in Puerto Rico) I laugh every time I hear it used.

• I love that one. To me it sounds like a baby crying, not like an autobús! - LeslieW May 11, 2010
• The bus company on Tenerife is called Titsa, very bad to laugh at that but can't help myself! - MaureenPeter Aug 16, 2010
• Actually, "wawa" is baby in Puerto Rico. - JoyceM May 2, 2011
• They say that "guagua" is the sound of the bus stuck in the mud. - JoyceM May 2, 2011
• same in cuba - carol-daniel May 2, 2011

Answer 7

Gratis- free. Coz I'm Indian and i love free things !!

• hahaha I love the reason!! :) - culé May 11, 2010
• nice reason (by the way: Because not Coz (for all our English learners) - princessjane May 11, 2010
• slang for because and for cousin is Cuz ... - carol-daniel May 2, 2011

Answer 8

Abrazo! (Edit: Hug)

It was one of the first words I learned and I instantly loved to use it !

• what does it mean in English?? - fiddleplayer May 11, 2010
• a hug, you can end a letter to a friend with "un abrazo" or abrazos - Birdland May 11, 2010
• Or, un abrazo fuerte - JoyceM Jan 4, 2011

Answer 9

Arquitectónicamente

Architecturally. "Architecturally speaking..."

Arquitectónicamente hablando....

• ¿Qué significa en inglés? - LeslieW May 11, 2010
• "Architecturally speaking..." - Birdland Jan 5, 2011

Answer 10

I have two that I particularly like. Hambre for hungry, just because you could make "hambre hombre" for hungry man. Somewhere in the spanish speaking world there must be a cafe with that name. I chose fontanero for a screen name because sounds more interesting than plumber.

• I think " El hombre hambre" would be a better way of saying it :)) - culé May 11, 2010
• Neither of those is correct, because "hambre" translates to "hunger", not "hungry". You would have to se "El hombre con hambre" or better yet "El hombre que tiene hambre". - asdfghjkl4 May 11, 2010
• its probably tener hambre, to have hunger, but i still think hambre hombre sounds good. - fontanero May 11, 2010
• One of my favorite steak house chains was The hungry hunter. Good think it wasn't a Mexican restaurant, it just wouldn't have translated the same! - LateToDinner Aug 16, 2010

Answer 11

my favorite word is biblioteca - It means bookstore, I think it sounds cool so thats why I chose it.

• If you double click biblioteca you will see that it actually means 'library' and the word for 'bookstore' is wait for it: librería - margaretbl May 11, 2010
• Estoy una bibliotecaria (librarian) - ameliaspanis Aug 17, 2010

Answer 12

Es muy divertido decir la palabra chimpancé. Jaja. Es la única razón que esa palabra es mi palabra favorita :D

• ¿Qué significa en inglés? - LeslieW May 11, 2010
• chimpanzee :P - SELWICH425 May 11, 2010
• Leslie! I just learned that you can double-click anything on the page for an instant translation! - LateToDinner May 11, 2010
• Oh cool...Love the double click feature! - itsthewater1 Aug 16, 2010

Answer 13

It has to be el pingüino. It was the first word I learned (I was four) and I've never found one I liked better. And, really, once you know how to say 'penguin' in a language, what more is there to learn?

• hahahaha Yes, of course... Penguin.. wow.. How was I able to skip it ! :O :D - culé May 11, 2010
• true! lol - arielbrionda May 10, 2011

Answer 14

alucinante--it means awesome. In English my fav word is awesome as well.

• It is spelled "halucinante" with a silent "h". - asdfghjkl4 May 11, 2010

Answer 15

My favorite Spanish word is the Cuban word for "Bee Hummingbird" = Zunzuncito (This is a bird that is endemic to Cuba)

The first part of the word sounds a lot like the sound and impression this bird makes as it buzzes/flies/zooms around = zunzun

And, of course, since it's the smallest bird in the entire world, the diminutive ending of the word, "cito", is perfect as well.

While doing a bird survey in Cuba last month, each of us chanted the following mantra: "Necesito un Zunzuncito" until we finally saw the bird.