Monday, November 06, 2006

October Spanish palabra du jour

10-31 aceitunas (olives)
10-30 crecer (to grow/grow up)
10-29 al azar (random/ "au hasard")
10-28 aislado (isolated)
10-27 tela (fabric)
10-26 huella de pulgar (thumbprint)
10-25 palomitas (popcorn, or check marks!)
10-24 bombeos solares (solar panels)
10-23 dulcera (sweetness)
10-22 hacer trampa (to cheat, in a game)
10-21 calavera (skull/halloween skeleton dude)
10-20 panuelos (tissues)
10-19 la selva (the jungle...near where I live!)
10-18 amarrar (to tie [e.g. shoes]
10-17 pegamento (glue)
10-16 amargar (to ruin)
10-15 lanchas (like boats)
10-14 hojear (to leaf through)
10-13 apurrate! hurry up!
10-12 el gabacho (slang for the U.S.) also, gringolandia
10-11 comida chetarra (junk food)
10-10 bruja (witch)
10-9 Escondidas (hide and seek)
10-8 arana (spider)
10-7 dispedida de soltero/a (bachelor/bachelorette party); salvavidas: lifeguard
10-6 alambre de puas (barbed wire), nacos (rednecks)
10-5 tapa (lid)10-4 sarro (tartar on teeth, or scum/buildup in bathrooms)
10-3 hipo (hiccups)
10-2 lima (file, like for nails)
10-1 entronque (intersection)

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