Monday, October 02, 2006

September Spanish du jour

I'm still trying to keep track of new and/or interesting words that I encounter. Here they are for September:

9-1 hoja (sheet [of paper])
9-2 rompehuesos (bonebreaking)
9-3 nalgas or nalchas, not sure (buttcheeks)
9-4 wey (castrated bull; insult or greeting, depending)
9-5 tijeras (scissors)
9-6 diente flojo (loose tooth)
9-7 resistol (glue, b/c of the brand)
9-8 pegar (to glue, to stick)
9-9 arbitro (referee)
9-10 federales (federal employees/officials)
9-11 cola (animal tail, or a line)
9-12 estuche (pencil case)
9-13 un pedo ( a fart)
[Vacation]
9-16 pinche olas (freakin' waves)
9-17 moscas (flies)
9-18 bronceador (sunscreen/bronzer? not sure which)
9-19 cajeta (caramel)
9-20 junta (another word for meeting)
9-21 chistoso (funny)
9-22 pastanas (eyelashes)
9-23 paquete (package)
9-24 rompecabeza (puzzle, lit. "headbreaker")
9-25 suceder (to happen), Que sucedio? (What happened?)
9-26 unas (nails)
9-27 conejito (bunny)
9-28 hazmerreir (laughingstock, a "makemelaugh")
9-29 bomberos (firefighters)
9-30 carril (lane [of traffic])

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