Spanish Word of the Day Archive
2007
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- fiebre: temperature; fever (Monday January 01)
- charlatán: chatty (Tuesday January 02)
- acabar: to finish doing something; to have just done something (Wednesday January 03)
- listo: smart, bright; ready (Thursday January 04)
- soñar: to dream (Friday January 05)
- sueño: sleep; dream (Saturday January 06)
- quechua: Quechua (Sunday January 07)
- potosí: a fortune (Monday January 08)
- euskera: Basque (Tuesday January 09)
- catalán: Catalan (Wednesday January 10)
- pata: leg (Thursday January 11)
- para: for (Friday January 12)
- pareja: partner; couple (Saturday January 13)
- aconsejar: to advise; to recommend (Sunday January 14)
- cien: a hundred (Monday January 15)
- perro: dog (Tuesday January 16)
- motivo: reason; motive (Wednesday January 17)
- tópico: cliché (Thursday January 18)
- boca: mouth (Friday January 19)
- alma: soul (Saturday January 20)
- salsa: sauce; Salsa (Sunday January 21)
- orden: order (Monday January 22)
- asistir: to attend, to go; to treat (Tuesday January 23)
- mate: maté (Wednesday January 24)
- tomate: tomato (Thursday January 25)
- nochebuena: Christmas Eve (Friday January 26)
- rey: king (Saturday January 27)
- aunque: (al)though; even though; even if (Sunday January 28)
- barrio: neighborhood; district (Monday January 29)
- cafetero: coffee grower (Tuesday January 30)
- cebiche: raw fish marinated in lemon juice (Wednesday January 31)
- cuarto: fourth (Thursday February 01)
- cuenta: bill (Friday February 02)
- cuento: story (Saturday February 03)
- día: day (Sunday February 04)
- espalda: back (Monday February 05)
- empanada: pasty (Tuesday February 06)
- hueso: bone; stone (Wednesday February 07)
- igualmente: the same to you (Thursday February 08)
- lunes: Monday (Friday February 09)
- mano: hand (Saturday February 10)
- martes: Tuesday (Sunday February 11)
- náhuatl: the Nahuatl language (Monday February 12)
- nombre de pila: first name (Tuesday February 13)
- ojo (2): eye (Wednesday February 14)
- prisa: rush; hurry (Thursday February 15)
- parrilla: grill (Friday February 16)
- plaza de mayo: the Plaza de Mayo (Saturday February 17)
- puente: bridge (Sunday February 18)
- quinceañero: teenager (Monday February 19)
- quinto: fifth (Tuesday February 20)
- siesta: nap (Wednesday February 21)
- tapa: lid; top; tapa (Thursday February 22)
- tijeras: scissors (Friday February 23)
- uva: grape (Saturday February 24)
- valer: to cost (Sunday February 25)
- zapato: shoe (Monday February 26)
- afán: eagerness; effort (Tuesday February 27)
- afición: fans, supporters; hobby (Wednesday February 28)
- ahora: now (Thursday March 01)
- alegrarse: to be pleased, to be glad (Friday March 02)
- barba: beard (Saturday March 03)
- consistir: to consist of; to involve, to entail (Sunday March 04)
- dos: two (Monday March 05)
- gato: cat (Tuesday March 06)
- ilusión: hope; dream; illusion (Wednesday March 07)
- intentar: to try (Thursday March 08)
- interés: interest (Friday March 09)
- introducir: to bring in, to introduce; to insert (Saturday March 10)
- perderse: to be lost; to get lost (Sunday March 11)
- ponerse: to become; to be (Monday March 12)
- por si: in case (Tuesday March 13)
- por si (2): just in case (Wednesday March 14)
- presentar: to introduce (Thursday March 15)
- presumir: to show off (Friday March 16)
- quejarse: to complain (Saturday March 17)
- raro: strange; rare (Sunday March 18)
- realizar: to carry out; to undertake (Monday March 19)
- redundancia: tautology (Tuesday March 20)
- referirse: to refer; to mean (Wednesday March 21)
- regular: not brilliantly; so-so (Thursday March 22)
- ropa: clothes (Friday March 23)
- saber (2): to know (Saturday March 24)
- salir: to come out (Sunday March 25)
- sensible: sensitive (Monday March 26)
- vez: time (Tuesday March 27)
- vez (2): time (Wednesday March 28)
- ahorita: right now; a moment ago (Thursday March 29)
- cabo: end (Friday March 30)
- compromiso: engagement; arrangement (Saturday March 31)
- comprometerse: to commit yourself; to promise (Sunday April 01)
- cuidado: care (Monday April 02)
- cumplir: to keep; to carry out (Tuesday April 03)
- dar: to consider (Wednesday April 04)
- dos (2): two (Thursday April 05)
- estallar: to explode; to burst; to break out (Friday April 06)
- igual: maybe; anyway (Saturday April 07)
- importar: to mind (Sunday April 08)
- jamás: never (Monday April 09)
- medida: as (Tuesday April 10)
- mil: a thousand (Wednesday April 11)
- oficio: trade, profession, job (Thursday April 12)
- pañuelo: handkerchief; headscarf (Friday April 13)
- parar: to stop (Saturday April 14)
- pie: foot (Sunday April 15)
- ponerse (2): to start (Monday April 16)
- precioso: beautiful, lovely; precious (Tuesday April 17)
- pregunta: question (Wednesday April 18)
- principio: beginning (Thursday April 19)
- puntual: punctual, on time; detailed (Friday April 20)
- quedarse: to stay, to remain (Saturday April 21)
- rato: a while, a time (Sunday April 22)
- recordar: to remember; to remind (Monday April 23)
- resultar: to turn out (Tuesday April 24)
- sacar: to take out (Wednesday April 25)
- seguir: to carry on, to go on (Thursday April 26)
- sombra: shadow; shade (Friday April 27)
- trece: not to budge, to stick to your guns (Saturday April 28)
- araucaria: monkey puzzle tree (Sunday April 29)
- cabo (2): end (Monday April 30)
- cambio: change; (small) change; exchange; bureau de change (Tuesday May 01)
- charango: charango (Wednesday May 02)
- confianza: confidence (Thursday May 03)
- confianza (2): trust (Friday May 04)
- conseguir: to get, to obtain; to achieve (Saturday May 05)
- cuidado (2): to be careful (Sunday May 06)
- cumplir (2): to be (Monday May 07)
- discutir: to discuss; to quarrel, to argue (Tuesday May 08)
- importar (2): to matter (Wednesday May 09)
- Inti: Inti, the Inca sun god (Thursday May 10)
- llevar: to take (Friday May 11)
- llevar (2): to wear (Saturday May 12)
- llevar (3): to be (Sunday May 13)
- nick: nickname, username (Monday May 14)
- quedarse (2): to keep; to take (Tuesday May 15)
- quetzal: quetzal (Wednesday May 16)
- rancio: ancient, old-established; matured; rancid (Thursday May 17)
- raro (2): rare, unusual (Friday May 18)
- rato (2): time (Saturday May 19)
- Real Academia Española: The Royal Spanish Academy (Sunday May 20)
- resultar (2): to be (Monday May 21)
- seguir (2): to go on, to carry on; to be still... (Tuesday May 22)
- simpatizar: to get on well, to hit it off; to be sympathetic to, to sympathize with (Wednesday May 23)
- tiquet: ticket, voucher; sales slip, receipt (Thursday May 24)
- trabalenguas: tongue-twister (Friday May 25)
- tras: after (Saturday May 26)
- vela: candle (Sunday May 27)
- volver: to come back; to go back (Monday May 28)
- abuela: grandmother (Tuesday May 29)
- adecuado: suitable; right (Wednesday May 30)
- adiós: hi, hello; goodbye (Thursday May 31)
- anciano: elderly (Friday June 01)
- asunto: matter (Saturday June 02)
- broma: joke (Sunday June 03)
- callarse: to stop talking; to keep quiet (Monday June 04)
- casarse: to get married (Tuesday June 05)
- caso: case (Wednesday June 06)
- celos: jealousy (Thursday June 07)
- collar: necklace; collar (Friday June 08)
- conseguir (2): to manage (Saturday June 09)
- disimular: to hide, to conceal; to pretend (Sunday June 10)
- encoger: to shrink; to shrug (Monday June 11)
- equivocarse: to make a mistake; to be wrong (Tuesday June 12)
- explicarse: to express yourself, to explain (yourself) (Wednesday June 13)
- ignorar: not to know; to ignore (Thursday June 14)
- intención: intention; meaning (Friday June 15)
- inri: to make matters worse, to cap it all (Saturday June 16)
- lo: the important etc thing (Sunday June 17)
- molestar: to bother, to annoy (Monday June 18)
- molestar (2): to mind (Tuesday June 19)
- ocurrir: to happen (Wednesday June 20)
- parecer: to think (Thursday June 21)
- parecer (2): to think (Friday June 22)
- razón: to be right (Saturday June 23)
- tal: how are things? (Sunday June 24)
- temer: to be afraid of, to be frightened of (Monday June 25)
- tontería: silliness; nonsense, garbage (Tuesday June 26)
- vidrio: glass; window pane (Wednesday June 27)
- agresión: aggression (Thursday June 28)
- competencia: rivalry; competition (Friday June 29)
- campo: country, countryside, field (Saturday June 30)
- saber: to know (Sunday July 01)
- rebeca: cardigan (Monday July 02)
- sangría: sangria (Tuesday July 03)
- embutidos: cold cuts (Wednesday July 04)
- veinte: twenty (Thursday July 05)
- conocer: to know (Friday July 06)
- pepino: cucumber (Saturday July 07)
- abrir: to open (Sunday July 08)
- cerrar: to close (Monday July 09)
- disgustar: to upset (Tuesday July 10)
- embarazada: pregnant (Wednesday July 11)
- receta: recipe; prescription (Thursday July 12)
- simpático: nice (Friday July 13)
- suceso: event; incident (Saturday July 14)
- algodón: cotton (Sunday July 15)
- máscara: mask (Monday July 16)
- ojalá: I hope, if only (Tuesday July 17)
- espinacas: spinach (Wednesday July 18)
- ojo: eye (Thursday July 19)
- probable: likely (Friday July 20)
- celebrar: celebrate, hold (Saturday July 21)
- alfombra: carpet, rug (Sunday July 22)
- café: coffee, café (Monday July 23)
- cariño: affection (Tuesday July 24)
- andar: walk; be; go (Wednesday July 25)
- pan: bread; loaf (Thursday July 26)
- ya: already (Friday July 27)
- y: and (Saturday July 28)
- niño: boy (Sunday July 29)
- sombrero: hat (Monday July 30)
- mosquito: mosquito (Tuesday July 31)
- pulmón: lung (Wednesday August 01)
- elefante: elephant (Thursday August 02)
- tres: three (Friday August 03)
- verde: green; dirty (Saturday August 04)
- lazo: bow, knot, ribbon, lasso (Sunday August 05)
- hasta: till; up to; as far as (Monday August 06)
- wáter: bathroom (Tuesday August 07)
- nadie: nobody; anybody (Wednesday August 08)
- viejo: old (Thursday August 09)
- profesor: teacher (Friday August 10)
- postre: dessert (Saturday August 11)
- largo: long (Sunday August 12)
- librería: bookstore (Monday August 13)
- rincón: corner (Tuesday August 14)
- florido: flowery; in bloom (Wednesday August 15)
- fe: faith (Thursday August 16)
- álamo: poplar (Friday August 17)
- colorado: red (Saturday August 18)
- montaña: mountain (Sunday August 19)
- alegría: happiness, joy (Monday August 20)
- asunto (2): affair (Tuesday August 21)
- broma (2): joke (Wednesday August 22)
- cambio (2): but, however (Thursday August 23)
- caso (2): case (Friday August 24)
- choclo: corn, sweet corn (Saturday August 25)
- contrario: opposite; opposing (Sunday August 26)
- cuenta (2): to realize; to notice (Monday August 27)
- estación: station (Tuesday August 28)
- gato (2): cat (Wednesday August 29)
- hecho: fact (Thursday August 30)
- hecho (2): fact (Friday August 31)
- historia: history; story (Saturday September 01)
- hora: time; hour (Sunday September 02)
- ilusión (2): hope; dream; illusion (Monday September 03)
- igual (2): the same (Tuesday September 04)
- ilusionado: hopeful; excited (Wednesday September 05)
- imagen: image, picture (Thursday September 06)
- importante: important, significant; large (Friday September 07)
- interés (2): interest (Saturday September 08)
- -ito: little... (Sunday September 09)
- miedo: fear (Monday September 10)
- ocurrir (2): to think of (Tuesday September 11)
- oficio (2): trade, job (Wednesday September 12)
- probable (2): probable, likely (Thursday September 13)
- pues: then; well (Friday September 14)
- rayo: ray; lightning (Saturday September 15)
- tarea: task, job (Sunday September 16)
- tiempo: time (Monday September 17)
- afortunado: fortunate, lucky (Tuesday September 18)
- antipático: unfriendly, unpleasant (Wednesday September 19)
- caso (3): case (Thursday September 20)
- desgracia: misfortune, bad luck (Friday September 21)
- dirigir: to manage, to run; to lead (Saturday September 22)
- esperar: to wait, to wait for; to expect (Sunday September 23)
- esperar (2): to hope (Monday September 24)
- exterior: the exterior, the outside; abroad (Tuesday September 25)
- fuerte: strong; loud (Wednesday September 26)
- gracia: to be funny (Thursday September 27)
- gracias: thanks (Friday September 28)
- hito: landmark; milestone (Saturday September 29)
- hogar: home, household (Sunday September 30)
- huésped: guest (Monday October 01)
- imagen (2): image; reflection (Tuesday October 02)
- mismo: the same (Wednesday October 03)
- mismo (2): right... (Thursday October 04)
- montar: to ride (Friday October 05)
- morir(se): to die (Saturday October 06)
- morirse: to die (Sunday October 07)
- pérdida: loss (Monday October 08)
- platicar: to talk, to chat; to tell (Tuesday October 09)
- poco: bit by bit, little by little (Wednesday October 10)
- preparativos: preparations (Thursday October 11)
- régimen: diet; régime (Friday October 12)
- sanidad: public health (Saturday October 13)
- sanitario: health; sanitary (Sunday October 14)
- suerte: luck (Monday October 15)
- venta: sale (Tuesday October 16)
- agenda: diary; schedule, agenda (Wednesday October 17)
- ahora (2): now (Thursday October 18)
- alegrarse (2): to be pleased, to be glad (Friday October 19)
- capaz: capable, able (Saturday October 20)
- carrera: career; degree (Sunday October 21)
- chimenea: chimney; fireplace (Monday October 22)
- contrario (2): not at all; on the contrary, on the other hand (Tuesday October 23)
- despertar: to wake up (Wednesday October 24)
- despierto: awake; bright (Thursday October 25)
- diferente: different; several, various (Friday October 26)
- dirigir (2): to direct; to aim (Saturday October 27)
- distinto: different; several, various (Sunday October 28)
- dormir: to sleep (Monday October 29)
- flojo: loose; weak, feeble (Tuesday October 30)
- fondo: end; bottom (Wednesday October 31)
- genial: brilliant, awesome (Thursday November 01)
- gracioso: funny, amusing (Friday November 02)
- honestamente: honestly; to be honest with you, frankly (Saturday November 03)
- honor: honor (Sunday November 04)
- hospedarse: to stay, to put up (Monday November 05)
- hospitalario: hospital; medical (Tuesday November 06)
- huelga: strike (Wednesday November 07)
- importante (2): the main thing, the most important thing (Thursday November 08)
- invitado: guest (Friday November 09)
- ligero: light, lightweight (Saturday November 10)
- ligero (2): slight (Sunday November 11)
- mano (2): hand (Monday November 12)
- negocio: business (Tuesday November 13)
- tomar: to take (Wednesday November 14)
- vivo: alive, living; bright (Thursday November 15)
- acuerdo: to agree (Friday November 16)
- anda: hurry up; come on (Saturday November 17)
- antes: before (Sunday November 18)
- antes (2): soon (Monday November 19)
- apetecer: to feel like (Tuesday November 20)
- claro: clear, obvious; light (Wednesday November 21)
- claro (2): sure; of course (Thursday November 22)
- cuadro: painting; picture; table, chart (Friday November 23)
- después: after(wards); later (Saturday November 24)
- después (2): after (Sunday November 25)
- después (3): next, then (Monday November 26)
- encantar: to love (Tuesday November 27)
- flojo (2): lazy; weak (Wednesday November 28)
- fuerte (2): sharp; heavy; intense (Thursday November 29)
- hora (2): period; appointment (Friday November 30)
- -ito (2): little... (Saturday December 01)
- marco: frame; goal posts; framework (Sunday December 02)
- oscuro: dark (Monday December 03)
- pararse: to stand up (Tuesday December 04)
- pensado: to plan to do (Wednesday December 05)
- pensar: to think (Thursday December 06)
- pensar (2): to think about, to think over (Friday December 07)
- por: for; because of (Saturday December 08)
- ¿por qué?: Why? (Sunday December 09)
- que: Enjoy yourself (Monday December 10)
- retrato: portrait (Tuesday December 11)
- salir (2): to leave; to get out (Wednesday December 12)
- valer (2): OK! (Thursday December 13)
- va: No way! (Friday December 14)
- aburrirse: to get bored (Saturday December 15)
- almohada: pillow (Sunday December 16)
- blanco: white (Monday December 17)
- tortuga: tortoise; turtle (Tuesday December 18)
- apellido: surname (Wednesday December 19)
- Chile: Chile (Thursday December 20)
- raza: race; breed (Friday December 21)
- madrugar: to get up early (Saturday December 22)
- fiebre: temperature; fever (Sunday December 23)
- charlatán: chatty (Monday December 24)
- acabar: to finish doing something; to have just done something (Tuesday December 25)
- listo: smart, bright; ready (Wednesday December 26)
- soñar: to dream (Thursday December 27)
- sueño: sleep; dream (Friday December 28)
- quechua: Quechua (Saturday December 29)
- potosí: a fortune (Sunday December 30)
- euskera: Basque (Monday December 31)
