Spanish Word of the Day Archive
2011
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- oculto: hidden (Saturday January 01)
- olfato: (sense of) smell (Sunday January 02)
- olvidar: to forget; to leave (Monday January 03)
- olvidar (2): to forget (Tuesday January 04)
- palabra (2): word (Wednesday January 05)
- pecho: breast, chest (Thursday January 06)
- pechuga: breast (Friday January 07)
- pedir: to ask for; to request (Saturday January 08)
- pedir (2): to order (Sunday January 09)
- pelearse: to quarrel (Monday January 10)
- perder: to lose; to miss (Tuesday January 11)
- pertenecer: to belong to (Wednesday January 12)
- poner: to put (Thursday January 13)
- poner (2): to put through; to get (Friday January 14)
- publicidad: advertising; publicity (Saturday January 15)
- punto (2): point (Sunday January 16)
- reacio: to be reluctant, to be unwilling (Monday January 17)
- rebaja: discount; reduction; sale (Tuesday January 18)
- rebajar: to reduce (Wednesday January 19)
- rechazar: to reject; to turn down (Thursday January 20)
- recién: just, recently; newly (Friday January 21)
- relación (2): relation, relationship (Saturday January 22)
- repasar: to check; to revise (Sunday January 23)
- reponer: to replace; to repay (Monday January 24)
- rodilla: knee (Tuesday January 25)
- arrodillarse: to kneel, to kneel down (Wednesday January 26)
- salida (2): departure (Thursday January 27)
- sangre: blood (Friday January 28)
- agresión: aggression (Saturday January 29)
- competencia: rivalry; competition (Sunday January 30)
- campo: country, countryside, field (Monday January 31)
- saber: to know (Tuesday February 01)
- rebeca: cardigan (Wednesday February 02)
- sangría: sangria (Thursday February 03)
- embutidos: cold cuts (Friday February 04)
- veinte: twenty (Saturday February 05)
- conocer: to know (Sunday February 06)
- pepino: cucumber (Monday February 07)
- abrir: to open (Tuesday February 08)
- cerrar: to close (Wednesday February 09)
- disgustar: to upset (Thursday February 10)
- embarazada: pregnant (Friday February 11)
- receta: prescription; recipe (Saturday February 12)
- simpático: nice (Sunday February 13)
- suceso: event; incident (Monday February 14)
- algodón: cotton (Tuesday February 15)
- máscara: mask (Wednesday February 16)
- ojalá: I hope, if only (Thursday February 17)
- espinacas: spinach (Friday February 18)
- ojo: eye (Saturday February 19)
- probable: likely (Sunday February 20)
- celebrar: celebrate, hold (Monday February 21)
- alfombra: carpet, rug (Tuesday February 22)
- café: coffee, café (Wednesday February 23)
- cariño: affection (Thursday February 24)
- andar: go; walk; be (Friday February 25)
- pan: bread; loaf (Saturday February 26)
- ya: already (Sunday February 27)
- y: and (Monday February 28)
- niño: boy (Tuesday March 01)
- sombrero: hat (Wednesday March 02)
- mosquito: mosquito (Thursday March 03)
- pulmón: lung (Friday March 04)
- elefante: elephant (Saturday March 05)
- tres: three (Sunday March 06)
- verde: green; dirty (Monday March 07)
- lazo: bow, knot, ribbon, lasso (Tuesday March 08)
- hasta: as far as; till; up to (Wednesday March 09)
- wáter: bathroom (Thursday March 10)
- nadie: nobody; anybody (Friday March 11)
- viejo: old (Saturday March 12)
- profesor: teacher (Sunday March 13)
- postre: dessert (Monday March 14)
- largo: long (Tuesday March 15)
- librería: bookstore (Wednesday March 16)
- rincón: corner (Thursday March 17)
- florido: flowery; in bloom (Friday March 18)
- fe: faith (Saturday March 19)
- álamo: poplar (Sunday March 20)
- colorado: red (Monday March 21)
- montaña: mountain (Tuesday March 22)
- aburrirse: to get bored (Wednesday March 23)
- almohada: pillow (Thursday March 24)
- blanco: white (Friday March 25)
- tortuga: tortoise; turtle (Saturday March 26)
- apellido: surname (Sunday March 27)
- Chile: Chile (Monday March 28)
- raza: race; breed (Tuesday March 29)
- madrugar: to get up early (Wednesday March 30)
- fiebre: temperature; fever (Thursday March 31)
- charlatán: chatty (Friday April 01)
- acabar: to finish doing something; to have just done something (Saturday April 02)
- listo: smart, bright; ready (Sunday April 03)
- soñar: to dream (Monday April 04)
- sueño: sleep; dream (Tuesday April 05)
- quechua: Quechua (Wednesday April 06)
- potosí: a fortune (Thursday April 07)
- euskera: Basque (Friday April 08)
- catalán: Catalan (Saturday April 09)
- pata: leg (Sunday April 10)
- para: for (Monday April 11)
- pareja: partner; couple (Tuesday April 12)
- aconsejar: to advise; to recommend (Wednesday April 13)
- cien: a hundred (Thursday April 14)
- perro: dog (Friday April 15)
- motivo: reason; motive (Saturday April 16)
- tópico: cliché (Sunday April 17)
- boca: mouth (Monday April 18)
- alma: soul (Tuesday April 19)
- salsa: sauce; Salsa (Wednesday April 20)
- orden: order (Thursday April 21)
- asistir: to attend, to go; to treat (Friday April 22)
- mate: maté (Saturday April 23)
- tomate: tomato (Sunday April 24)
- nochebuena: Christmas Eve (Monday April 25)
- rey: king (Tuesday April 26)
- aunque: (al)though; even though; even if (Wednesday April 27)
- barrio: neighborhood; district (Thursday April 28)
- cafetero: coffee grower (Friday April 29)
- cebiche: raw fish marinated in lemon juice (Saturday April 30)
- cuarto: fourth (Sunday May 01)
- cuenta: bill (Monday May 02)
- cuento: story (Tuesday May 03)
- día: day (Wednesday May 04)
- espalda: back (Thursday May 05)
- empanada: pasty (Friday May 06)
- hueso: bone; stone (Saturday May 07)
- igualmente: the same to you (Sunday May 08)
- lunes: Monday (Monday May 09)
- mano: hand (Tuesday May 10)
- martes: Tuesday (Wednesday May 11)
- náhuatl: the Nahuatl language (Thursday May 12)
- nombre de pila: first name (Friday May 13)
- ojo (2): eye (Saturday May 14)
- prisa: rush; hurry (Sunday May 15)
- parrilla: grill (Monday May 16)
- plaza de mayo: the Plaza de Mayo (Tuesday May 17)
- puente: bridge (Wednesday May 18)
- quinceañero: teenager (Thursday May 19)
- quinto: fifth (Friday May 20)
- siesta: nap (Saturday May 21)
- tapa: lid; top; tapa (Sunday May 22)
- tijeras: scissors (Monday May 23)
- uva: grape (Tuesday May 24)
- valer: to cost (Wednesday May 25)
- zapato: shoe (Thursday May 26)
- afán: eagerness; effort (Friday May 27)
- afición: hobby; fans, supporters (Saturday May 28)
- ahora: now (Sunday May 29)
- alegrarse: to be pleased, to be glad (Monday May 30)
- barba: beard (Tuesday May 31)
- consistir: to consist of; to involve, to entail (Wednesday June 01)
- dos: two (Thursday June 02)
- gato: cat (Friday June 03)
- ilusión: hope; dream; illusion (Saturday June 04)
- intentar: to try (Sunday June 05)
- interés: interest (Monday June 06)
- introducir: to bring in, to introduce; to insert (Tuesday June 07)
- perderse: to get lost; to be lost (Wednesday June 08)
- ponerse: to become; to be (Thursday June 09)
- por si: in case (Friday June 10)
- por si (2): just in case (Saturday June 11)
- presentar: to introduce (Sunday June 12)
- presumir: to show off (Monday June 13)
- quejarse: to complain (Tuesday June 14)
- raro: strange; rare (Wednesday June 15)
- realizar: to undertake; to carry out (Thursday June 16)
- redundancia: tautology (Friday June 17)
- referirse: to refer; to mean (Saturday June 18)
- regular: so-so; not brilliantly (Sunday June 19)
- ropa: clothes (Monday June 20)
- saber (2): to know (Tuesday June 21)
- salir: to come out (Wednesday June 22)
- sensible: sensitive (Thursday June 23)
- vez: time (Friday June 24)
- vez (2): time (Saturday June 25)
- ahorita: right now; a moment ago (Sunday June 26)
- cabo: end (Monday June 27)
- compromiso: arrangement; engagement (Tuesday June 28)
- comprometerse: to commit yourself; to promise (Wednesday June 29)
- cuidado: care (Thursday June 30)
- cumplir: to carry out; to keep (Friday July 01)
- dar: to consider (Saturday July 02)
- dos (2): two (Sunday July 03)
- estallar: to explode; to burst; to break out (Monday July 04)
- igual: maybe; anyway (Tuesday July 05)
- importar: to mind (Wednesday July 06)
- jamás: never (Thursday July 07)
- medida: as (Friday July 08)
- mil: a thousand (Saturday July 09)
- oficio: trade, profession, job (Sunday July 10)
- pañuelo: handkerchief; headscarf (Monday July 11)
- parar: to stop (Tuesday July 12)
- pie: foot (Wednesday July 13)
- ponerse (2): to start (Thursday July 14)
- precioso: beautiful, lovely; precious (Friday July 15)
- pregunta: question (Saturday July 16)
- principio: beginning (Sunday July 17)
- puntual: punctual, on time; detailed (Monday July 18)
- quedarse: to stay, to remain (Tuesday July 19)
- rato: a while, a time (Wednesday July 20)
- recordar: to remind; to remember (Thursday July 21)
- resultar: to turn out (Friday July 22)
- sacar: to take out (Saturday July 23)
- seguir: to carry on, to go on (Sunday July 24)
- sombra: shade; shadow (Monday July 25)
- trece: not to budge, to stick to your guns (Tuesday July 26)
- araucaria: monkey puzzle tree (Wednesday July 27)
- cabo (2): end (Thursday July 28)
- cambio: change; (small) change; exchange; bureau de change (Friday July 29)
- charango: charango (Saturday July 30)
- confianza: confidence (Sunday July 31)
- confianza (2): trust (Monday August 01)
- conseguir: to get, to obtain; to achieve (Tuesday August 02)
- cuidado (2): to be careful (Wednesday August 03)
- cumplir (2): to be (Thursday August 04)
- discutir: to quarrel, to argue; to discuss (Friday August 05)
- importar (2): to matter (Saturday August 06)
- Inti: Inti, the Inca sun god (Sunday August 07)
- llevar: to take (Monday August 08)
- llevar (2): to wear (Tuesday August 09)
- llevar (3): to be (Wednesday August 10)
- nick: nickname, username (Thursday August 11)
- quedarse (2): to keep; to take (Friday August 12)
- quetzal: quetzal (Saturday August 13)
- rancio: matured; rancid; ancient, old-established (Sunday August 14)
- raro (2): rare, unusual (Monday August 15)
- rato (2): time (Tuesday August 16)
- Real Academia Española: The Royal Spanish Academy (Wednesday August 17)
- resultar (2): to be (Thursday August 18)
- seguir (2): to go on, to carry on; to be still... (Friday August 19)
- simpatizar: to get on well, to hit it off; to be sympathetic to, to sympathize with (Saturday August 20)
- tiquet: ticket, voucher; sales slip, receipt (Sunday August 21)
- trabalenguas: tongue-twister (Monday August 22)
- tras: after (Tuesday August 23)
- vela: candle (Wednesday August 24)
- volver: to go back; to come back (Thursday August 25)
- abuela: grandmother (Friday August 26)
- adecuado: suitable; right (Saturday August 27)
- adiós: goodbye; hi, hello (Sunday August 28)
- anciano: elderly (Monday August 29)
- asunto: matter (Tuesday August 30)
- broma: joke (Wednesday August 31)
- callarse: to stop talking; to keep quiet (Thursday September 01)
- casarse: to get married (Friday September 02)
- caso: case (Saturday September 03)
- celos: jealousy (Sunday September 04)
- collar: necklace; collar (Monday September 05)
- conseguir (2): to manage (Tuesday September 06)
- disimular: to hide, to conceal; to pretend (Wednesday September 07)
- encoger: to shrink; to shrug (Thursday September 08)
- equivocarse: to make a mistake; to be wrong (Friday September 09)
- explicarse: to express yourself, to explain (yourself) (Saturday September 10)
- ignorar: not to know; to ignore (Sunday September 11)
- intención: intention; meaning (Monday September 12)
- inri: to make matters worse, to cap it all (Tuesday September 13)
- lo: the important etc thing (Wednesday September 14)
- molestar: to bother, to annoy (Thursday September 15)
- molestar (2): to mind (Friday September 16)
- ocurrir: to happen (Saturday September 17)
- parecer: to think (Sunday September 18)
- parecer (2): to think (Monday September 19)
- razón: to be right (Tuesday September 20)
- tal: how are things? (Wednesday September 21)
- temer: to be afraid of, to be frightened of (Thursday September 22)
- tontería: silliness; nonsense, garbage (Friday September 23)
- vidrio: glass; window pane (Saturday September 24)
- alegría: happiness, joy (Sunday September 25)
- asunto (2): affair (Monday September 26)
- broma (2): joke (Tuesday September 27)
- cambio (2): but, however (Wednesday September 28)
- caso (2): case (Thursday September 29)
- choclo: corn, sweet corn (Friday September 30)
- contrario: opposite; opposing (Saturday October 01)
- cuenta (2): to realize; to notice (Sunday October 02)
- estación: station (Monday October 03)
- gato (2): cat (Tuesday October 04)
- hecho: fact (Wednesday October 05)
- hecho (2): fact (Thursday October 06)
- historia: history; story (Friday October 07)
- hora: time; hour (Saturday October 08)
- ilusión (2): hope; dream; illusion (Sunday October 09)
- igual (2): the same (Monday October 10)
- ilusionado: hopeful; excited (Tuesday October 11)
- imagen: image, picture (Wednesday October 12)
- importante: important, significant; large (Thursday October 13)
- interés (2): interest (Friday October 14)
- -ito: little... (Saturday October 15)
- miedo: fear (Sunday October 16)
- ocurrir (2): to think of (Monday October 17)
- oficio (2): trade, job (Tuesday October 18)
- probable (2): probable, likely (Wednesday October 19)
- pues: then; well (Thursday October 20)
- rayo: ray; lightning (Friday October 21)
- tarea: task, job (Saturday October 22)
- tiempo: time (Sunday October 23)
- afortunado: fortunate, lucky (Monday October 24)
- antipático: unfriendly, unpleasant (Tuesday October 25)
- caso (3): case (Wednesday October 26)
- desgracia: misfortune, bad luck (Thursday October 27)
- dirigir: to manage, to run; to lead (Friday October 28)
- esperar: to wait, to wait for; to expect (Saturday October 29)
- esperar (2): to hope (Sunday October 30)
- exterior: the exterior, the outside; abroad (Monday October 31)
- fuerte: strong; loud (Tuesday November 01)
- gracia: to be funny (Wednesday November 02)
- gracias: thanks (Thursday November 03)
- hito: landmark; milestone (Friday November 04)
- hogar: home, household (Saturday November 05)
- huésped: guest (Sunday November 06)
- imagen (2): reflection; image (Monday November 07)
- mismo: the same (Tuesday November 08)
- mismo (2): right... (Wednesday November 09)
- montar: to ride (Thursday November 10)
- morir(se): to die (Friday November 11)
- morirse: to die (Saturday November 12)
- pérdida: loss (Sunday November 13)
- platicar: to talk, to chat; to tell (Monday November 14)
- poco: bit by bit, little by little (Tuesday November 15)
- preparativos: preparations (Wednesday November 16)
- régimen: diet; régime (Thursday November 17)
- sanidad: public health (Friday November 18)
- sanitario: health; sanitary (Saturday November 19)
- suerte: luck (Sunday November 20)
- venta: sale (Monday November 21)
- agenda: diary; schedule, agenda (Tuesday November 22)
- ahora (2): now (Wednesday November 23)
- alegrarse (2): to be pleased, to be glad (Thursday November 24)
- capaz: capable, able (Friday November 25)
- carrera: career; degree (Saturday November 26)
- chimenea: chimney; fireplace (Sunday November 27)
- contrario (2): not at all; on the contrary, on the other hand (Monday November 28)
- despertar: to wake up (Tuesday November 29)
- despierto: awake; bright (Wednesday November 30)
- diferente: different; several, various (Thursday December 01)
- dirigir (2): to direct; to aim (Friday December 02)
- distinto: different; several, various (Saturday December 03)
- dormir: to sleep (Sunday December 04)
- flojo: loose; weak, feeble (Monday December 05)
- fondo: end; bottom (Tuesday December 06)
- genial: brilliant, awesome (Wednesday December 07)
- gracioso: funny, amusing (Thursday December 08)
- honestamente: honestly; to be honest with you, frankly (Friday December 09)
- honor: honor (Saturday December 10)
- hospedarse: to stay, to put up (Sunday December 11)
- hospitalario: hospital; medical (Monday December 12)
- huelga: strike (Tuesday December 13)
- importante (2): the main thing, the most important thing (Wednesday December 14)
- invitado: guest (Thursday December 15)
- ligero: light, lightweight (Friday December 16)
- ligero (2): slight (Saturday December 17)
- mano (2): hand (Sunday December 18)
- negocio: business (Monday December 19)
- tomar: to take (Tuesday December 20)
- vivo: alive, living; bright (Wednesday December 21)
- acuerdo: to agree (Thursday December 22)
- anda: hurry up; come on (Friday December 23)
- antes: before (Saturday December 24)
- antes (2): soon (Sunday December 25)
- apetecer: to feel like (Monday December 26)
- claro: clear, obvious; light (Tuesday December 27)
- claro (2): sure; of course (Wednesday December 28)
- cuadro: painting; picture; table, chart (Thursday December 29)
- después: later; after(wards) (Friday December 30)
- después (2): after (Saturday December 31)
