Spanish Word of the Day
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January 15, 2020
el frailecillo
puffin
EXAMPLES
Mi esposo y yo visitamos una colonia de frailecillos cuando fuimos a Islandia. — My husband and I visited a puffin colony when we went to Iceland.
January 14, 2020
el cobijo
shelter
EXAMPLES
Empezó a granizar tanto que buscamos cobijo bajo un techado. — It started to hail so much that we sought shelter under a roof.
January 13, 2020
el invernadero
greenhouse
EXAMPLES
Guardamos las plantas dentro del invernadero en invierno. — We keep the plants in the greenhouse in winter.
January 12, 2020
el/la ajedrecista
chess player
EXAMPLES
A los 15 años, Bobby Fischer ya era considerado el mejor ajedrecista de Estados Unidos. — At age 15, Bobby Fischer was already considered to be the best chess player in the United States.
January 11, 2020
la madriguera
den
EXAMPLES
El animal se refugió del frío en la madriguera. — The animal sheltered from the cold in his den.
January 10, 2020
el oso polar
polar bear
EXAMPLES
¡Los osos polares tienen un excelente sentido del olfato! — Polar bears have an excellent sense of smell!
January 9, 2020
el estofado
stew
EXAMPLES
No hay nada como tomar un estofado en un día frío de invierno. — There's nothing like having a stew on a cold winter's day.
January 8, 2020
la calefacción
heating
EXAMPLES
Nuestra casa tiene calefacción central. — Our house has central heating.
January 7, 2020
el iglú
igloo
EXAMPLES
Los exploradores árticos construyeron un iglú para resguardarse del frío y el viento. — The arctic explorers built an igloo to shelter from the cold and the wind.
January 6, 2020
el piolet
ice axe
EXAMPLES
Clavé el piolet en la superficie del glaciar y comencé a escalar. — I stuck the ice axe into the surface of the glacier and began climbing.
