La Palabra Del Día "cempasúchil"
cempasúchil ( sehm-pah-soo'-cheel )
noun ( marigold )
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Examples:
1: El cempasúchil florece después de la época de lluvias.
Marigolds flower after the rainy season.
2: Los alumnos trazaron un camino con el cempasúchil para que las almas encontraran la ofrenda.
The students made a path with marigolds so that the spirits could find their way to the offering.
Notes:
A loanword from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, "cempasúchil" is also commonly spelled "cempazuchitl."
9 Answers
Siempre planta el cempasúchil entre los vegetales,
para proteger las raíces de las plagas
Always plant marigolds among the vegetables, to protect the roots from pests.
Growing marigolds adds a splash of color to your garden, is a great companion plant and provides natural pest deterrent.
La cempasúchil es conocida sobre todo por ser uno de los adornos más populares en las tumbas y ofrendas de Día de Muertos en Mexico.
The marigold is known for being one of the most popular decorations on the tombs and offerings on the Day of the Dead in Mexico.
My dictionary gives "caléndula" for a mariold but not cempasúchil.
Mi diccionario da "calendula" para una marigold pero no cempasúchil.
El cempasúchil es la flor del nacimiento de octubre, que es apropiado dada su naranja y amarillas tonalidades.
The marigold is the birth flower of October, which is fitting given its orange and yellow hues.
Mis cempasúchil están prosperando gracias al calido clima de otoño.
My marigolds are thriving thanks to the warm fall weather.
Cada año, mamá (90 años de edad: -) ha plantado cempasúchiles a lo largo de la calzada y porche delantero. 
Every year, Mom (age 90: -) has planted marigolds along the driveway and front porch.
El cempasúchil es una planta anual que requiere mucho sol, y por eso no va bien en mi jardín, como mi casa es en una cuesta que da al norte y hay muchos árboles cerca.
Marigolds are annual plants that require a lot of sun, and so they don't go well in my garden, as my house is on a slope that faces north and there are many trees nearby.
El cempasúchil, de color amarillo intenso, es una flor con un gran valor simbólico en México, especialmente en la celebración del Día de Muertos cuando se utiliza como decoración y ofrenda ritual.
The marigold, an intense yellow colour, is a flower that has great symbolic value in Mexico, especially in the celebration of The Day of the Dead when it is used as decoration and ritual offering.
¿Quién habría sospechado que el cempasúchi, aka, caléndula, tendría beneficios medicinales?
Who would have suspected that that the marigold aka caléndula would have medicinal benefits?
(The French says it's for irritated skin.)
