A - Z: Palabras Esdrújulas

Question

Buenos días todos.

I enjoy reading through the responses on these A-Z games. They are really good vocabulary builders.

Right now I am struggling with pronunciation in regards to where to place the stress. So, I'm selfishly looking to the forum to help me identify 'esdrújulas'

An esdrújula is a word whose accent falls on the third to last syllable. These always have a tilde. For example:rápido, pájaro, esdrújula.

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You all know the rules of these games:

Follow in alphabetical order Please include the English translation for each word. . Don't forget to click on NEWEST to see the last letter.***

I'll start with the letter 'A': América - America

• it is nice that there are so many a-z threads. at first i thought it was too much, but now everyone can choose the sort of vocabulary he wants. - swing Aug 15, 2010
• "Interesting" - JulianChivi Aug 15, 2010
• "Through" I say, "Through!" There is no "thru!" :) - MacFadden Aug 16, 2010

Answer 1

espantapájaros-scarecrow

• I just came across this word for the first time today in a news article in La Opinión. So wierd how that happens. - ocbizlaw Aug 20, 2010

Answer 2

C

Catatónico==catatonic

Answer 3

óptimo-- the best.

• Y tú eres una de los óptimos. - kenwilliams May 4, 2012
• Hope I said that right. - kenwilliams May 4, 2012
• Thanks Ken! - annierats May 14, 2012

Answer 4

Gastrónomo/ma: (male/female noun): Persona a la que le gusta la buena comida

A gourmand.

Answer 5

hidráulica hydraulic

Answer 6

ilícito - illicit, unlawful

Answer 7

kilométrico - kilometrical

Answer 8

número = number

Answer 9

Doctor, doctor soy asmático. ¿Está grave? No, es esdrújula. Asmático = Asthmatic.

• Brilliant, we'll give you an inhaler at once. - annierats May 4, 2012
• Except it sh ould start with 'o', I see.. - annierats May 4, 2012
• Sorry I know it should have started with 'o' but I had to get that joke in. - kenwilliams May 4, 2012
• Jajaja. Bueno, sólo deberías decir "¿Es grave? " para que sea perfecto. =) Estaba chistoso, de todas formas. - -cae- May 6, 2012

Answer 10

biónico - bionic

Answer 11

débito

debit

Answer 12

hipócrita = hypocrite

Answer 13

el júbilo----jubilation, joy

Answer 14

luciérnaga = glow worm

• la luciérnaga (firefly) es el insecto oficial del estado de Pennsylvania - LKELLY Aug 16, 2010
• They are magical! - JoyceM Aug 17, 2010

Answer 15

macarrónico -- noodle, or having to do with noodles or macarroni

• I had to dig out my unabridge dictionary for this one, though it gives a colloquial definition of chronic - LKELLY Aug 16, 2010