Spanish Word of the Day

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July 19, 2017

el ají

chili
EXAMPLES
¿Le echaste ají al pollo?Did you add chili to the chicken?
July 18, 2017

sabroso

tasty
EXAMPLES
¡Este burrito está muy sabroso!This burrito is really tasty!
July 17, 2017

aromatizar

to scent
EXAMPLES
La profesora de yoga está aromatizando el aula con incienso.The yoga teacher is scenting the room with incense.
July 16, 2017

picante

spicy
EXAMPLES
Estos chiles son muy picantes.These chili peppers are really spicy.
July 15, 2017

amargo

bitter
EXAMPLES
El café sin azúcar tiene un sabor amargo.Coffee without sugar has a bitter taste.
July 14, 2017

pelar

to peel
EXAMPLES
Hugo usó un cuchillo para pelar la naranja.Hugo used a knife to peel the orange.
July 13, 2017

el molcajete

mortar
EXAMPLES
Preparé la salsa en el molcajete que encontré en la cocina.I prepared the sauce in the mortar I found in the kitchen.
July 12, 2017

agridulce

bittersweet
EXAMPLES
Ganar porque mi contrincante enfermó me dejó un sabor agridulce.Winning because my opponent got sick left me with a bittersweet feeling.
July 11, 2017

picar

to sting
EXAMPLES
¡Cuidado! No quieres que te pique una abeja.Careful! You don't want to be stung by a bee.
July 10, 2017

la cucharada

spoonful
EXAMPLES
Lo que te quedan son tres cucharadas. Termina de comerte la sopa.All you have left are three spoonfuls. Finish having the soup.