Spanish Word of the Day
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December 24, 2021
el ponche
punch
EXAMPLES
¿Ya compraste la caña de azúcar y el piloncillo para el ponche? — Did you buy the sugarcane and brown sugar for the punch yet?
December 23, 2021
barbudo
bearded
EXAMPLES
Ese tipo barbudo en la foto era tu bisabuelo. — That bearded guy in the picture was your great-grandfather.
December 22, 2021
la emboscada
ambush
EXAMPLES
El general le dijo al rey que sus tropas estaban dirigiéndose a una emboscada. — The general told the king that his troops were heading into an ambush.
December 21, 2021
el adorno
ornament
EXAMPLES
Pongamos los adornos en el árbol de Navidad. — Let's put the ornaments on the Christmas tree.
December 20, 2021
el calcetín
sock
EXAMPLES
Cada vez que lavo la ropa, pierdo un calcetín. — Every time I do laundry, I lose a sock.
December 19, 2021
ahumado
smoked
EXAMPLES
Los canapés de salmón ahumado están deliciosos. — The smoked salmon canapés are delicious.
December 18, 2021
sabanero
from the savannah
EXAMPLES
Abuelita, ¿puedes cantar esa canción del burrito sabanero de nuevo? — Grandma, can you sing that song about the donkey from the savannah again?
December 17, 2021
parpadear
to blink
EXAMPLES
¡El primero en parpadear pierde! — The first one to blink loses!
December 16, 2021
pernoctar
to stay overnight
EXAMPLES
Nuestro plan es pernoctar en Oruro y luego tomar un tren a Uyuni el día siguiente. — Our plan is to stay overnight in Oruro, and then take a train to Uyuni the next day.
December 15, 2021
la escultura
sculpture
EXAMPLES
La pintura y la escultura florecieron durante el Siglo de Oro español. — Painting and sculpture flourished during the Spanish Golden Age.
