Spanish word of the day

Index of previous Spanish Words of the Day.

1	6/5/11	Calzon	2	7/5/11	Apostar	3	8/5/11	Verdad
4	9/5/11	Querer	5	11/5/11	Clandestino	6	12/5/11	Cabello
7	14/5/11	Gustar	8	15/5/11	Esposa	9	16/5/11	Trigo
10	17/5/11	Nido	11	18/5/11	Pasado	12	19/5/11	Dedo
13	20/5/11	Gatear	14	21/5/11	Terremoto	15	22/5/11	Caballo
16	23/5/11	Sueño	17	24/5/11	Abrego	18	25/5/11	Repugnante
19	26/5/11	Pardall	20	27/5/11	Encantar Amar	21	27/5/11	Querer
22	27/5/11	Amar	23	28/5/11	Estacionamiento	24	29/5/11	Hot Cakes
25	30/5/11	Despensa	26	31/5/11	Lujuria	27	1/6/11	Gula
28	2/6/11	Dejar	29	3/6/11	Codicia	30	4/6/11	Pereza
31	5/6/11	Ira	32	6/6/11	Envidiar	33	7/6/11	Orgullo
34	8/6/11	Vegas	35	9/6/11	Nevada	36	10/6/11	Colorado
37	11/6/11	Montana	38	12/6/11	Tejas	39	13/6/11	Florida
40	14/6/11	Punta	41	15/6/11	Concha	42	16/6/11	Boludo
43	17/6/11	Nafta	44	18/6/11	Aspirar	45	19/6/11	El Internet Está Jodido
46	21/6/11	Comida	47	23/6/11	Papá	48	23/6/11	Mamá
49	23/6/11	Papás	50	28/8/11	Viña	51	29/8/11	Milpa
52	30/8/11	Venir	53	31/8/11	Propina	54	1/9/11	Traer
55	2/9/11	E	56	4/9/11	Romper	57	5/9/11	Gastar
58	6/9/11	Advinar	59	7/9/11	Liga	60	7/9/11	Blindaje
61	9/9/11	Plantada	62	12/9/11	Solitario	63	21/9/11	Quejar
64	22/9/11	Casamiendo	65	23/9/11	Pescar	66	25/9/11	Engatusar
67	26/9/11	Pisotear	68	27/9/11	Fruto Seco	69	28/9/11	Sostener
70	29/9/11	Reloj	71	30/9/11	Asistir	72	1/10/11	Pasear
73	2/10/11	Despistado	74	3/10/11	Puñado	75	4/10/11	Portar
76	6/10/11	Fianza	77	7/10/11	Rodear	78	8/10/11	Jamón Ibérico
79	9/10/11	Telo	80	10/10/11	Meter	81	11/10/11	Añadir
82	11/10/11	Agregar	83	12/10/11	Orgulloso	84	13/10/11	Equivocarse
85	14/10/11	Hermosa	86	15/10/11	Terma	87	16/10/11	Cebra
88	17/10/11	Paz	89	18/10/11	Culebra	90	19/10/11	Chicle
91	20/10/11	Cumbre	92	21/10/11	Saltillo	93	22/10/11	Astilla
94	23/10/11	Alacrán	95	24/10/11	Cañada	96	25/10/11	Cueva
97	26/10/11	Ardilla	98	27/10/11	Jarabe	99	28/10/11	Petardo
100	29/10/11	Mariposa	101	30/10/11	Cabaña	102	1/11/11	Ceboruco
103	2/11/11	Arroyo	104	3/11/11	Barro	105	4/11/11	Cemita
106	5/11/11	Peña	107	6/11/11	Cereza	108	7/11/11	Pozo
109	8/11/11	Concordia	110	9/11/11	Vidrio	111	10/11/11	Pimiento
112	11/11/11	Palpitar	113	13/11/11	Cuna	114	14/11/11	Caldo
115	16/11/11	Agujero	116	20/11/11	Cobre	117	29/11/11	Zócolo
118	7/12/11	Piedad	119	8/12/11	Estropea	120	8/12/11	Estómago
121	9/12/11	Soltar	122	9/12/11	Yogur	123	10/12/11	Sonreír
124	10/12/11	Lengua	125	11/12/11	Zanahoria	126	11/12/11	Perfectamente
127	12/12/11	Chirriar	128	12/12/11	Maestra	129	15/12/11	Otoño
130	15/12/11	Hormiga	131	16/12/11	Estrella	132	16/12/11	Vomitar
133	23/12/11	Aguantar	134	24/12/11	Plazo	135	25/12/11	Pelea
136	26/12/11	Merienda	137	28/12/11	Partir	138	31/12/11	Avergonzado
139	9/1/12	Mayordomo	140	10/1/12	Ya	141	12/1/12	Empeñar
142	13/1/12	Batería	143	14/1/12	Masticar	144	15/1/12	Bisiesto
145	16/1/12	Tiempo, Clima	146	17/1/12	Tardar, Durar	147	18/1/12	Baboso
148	19/1/12	Bruto	149	20/1/12	Arándano	150	21/1/12	Acaso
151	22/1/12	Capilla	152	23/1/12	Perdonar	153	24/1/12	Enviar
154	26/1/12	Hipoteca	155	28/1/12	Lloriquear	156	29/1/12	Enfadar
157	2/2/12	Chimenea	158	3/2/12	Fuente	159	4/2/12	Morder
160	5/2/12	Patriota, Gigante	161	6/2/12	Agotar	162	8/2/12	Gozar
163	9/2/12	Acceder	164	10/2/12	Asombrosa	165	11/2/12	Llanta
166	13/2/12	Grifo	167	14/2/12	Joyas	168	16/2/12	Guiñar
169	17/2/12	Burbuja	170	18/2/12	Pertrechos	171	19/2/12	Asentir
172	20/2/12	Largar	173	21/2/12	Aguantar	174	22/2/12	Mezclar
175	25/2/12	Rayo	176	27/2/12	Maldecir	177	1/3/12	Espabilar
178	3/3/12	Carecer	179	4/3/12	Casillero	180	5/3/12	Regañar
181	6/3/12	Aplastar	182	7/3/12	Bostezar	183	9/3/12	Apestar
184	10/3/12	Penoso	185	11/3/12	Pila	186	12/3/12	Conseguir
187	13/3/12	Lloriquear	188	13/3/12	Albóndiga	189	14/3/12	Cifra
190	15/3/12	Saldar	191	16/3/12	Chupa-Chup	192	17/3/12	Captar
193	18/3/12	Cuestión	194	19/3/12	Pecar	195	20/3/12	Motosierra
196	21/3/12	Boquete	197	22/3/12	Atajar	198	23/3/12	Gallito/A
199	24/3/12	Pillar	200	25/3/12	Energúmeno	201	26/3/12	Envolver
202	27/3/12	Atiborrar	203	28/3/12	Indumentaria	204	28/3/12	Cachivache
205	31/3/12	Reprobar	206	1/4/12	Arrancar	207	2/4/12	Chula
208	3/4/12	Telón	209	4/4/12	Estropear	210	5/4/12	Hechicero
211	6/4/12	Palmo	212	7/4/12	Compadecer	213	9/4/12	Ñoño
214	10/4/12	Navaja	215	11/4/12	Derribar	216	12/4/12	Rentabilizar
217	13/4/12	Largar	218	14/4/12	Párvulo	219	15/4/12	Sembrar
220	16/4/12	Migar	221	17/4/12	Liar	222	18/4/12	Alocar
223	19/4/12	Plis-Plas	224	20/4/12	Infarto	225	21/4/12	Quicio
226	22/4/12	Traicionar	227	23/4/12	Aparcamiento	228	24/4/12	Mohoso
229	25/4/12	Jugarreta	230	26/4/12	Arriesgar	231	27/4/12	Empapar
232	28/4/12	Adjudicar	233	29/4/12	Lío	234	30/4/12	Plumazo
235	2/5/12	Espabilar	236	3/5/12	Tiritar	237	4/5/12	Encarga
238	5/5/12	Luchar	239	9/5/12	Subasta	240	12/5/12	Azar
241	19/5/12	Apoderar	242	21/5/12	Bala	243	22/5/12	Carretera
244	23/5/12	Apaciguar	245	24/5/12	Heredar

Here is the first entry...

Until today I thought a Calzon was an Italian entré -- like a small pie with meat and other yummy things inside. That is until I watched Telemundo this afternoon, for my usual dose of no-nonsense journalism. Never mind that I don't understand 90% of it. However, I at least added one word to my Spanish vocabulary as a result. After some searching, I found the clip on the Telemundo web site. I think you'll understand the gist of it not knowing even one word of Spanish, and you will like it.

You can tell from the video they seemed to have lots of other terms for a Calzon. The title of that page uses the term pantaletas. So, my Spanish speaking members, what is the proper term?

Meanwhile, I'll try to teach a new Spanish word every day.

Quote: Wizard

You can tell from the video they seemed to have lots of other terms for a Calzone. The title of that page uses the term pantaletas. So, my Spanish speaking members, what is the proper term?

"Calzone" is Italian for men's briefs, which is what the entre is shaped like (more or less). The corresponding Spanish term is "calzón."

"Pantaletas" is Spanish for panties.

I don't speak Spanish or Italian, and I have enough trouble with American English. but maybe there is a relationship between the words for the food item you thought of and for the item described in in the video clip, as hinted at by this definition:

Quote: Some dictionary on my computer

calzone |kalˈzōn(ē)|,
noun ( pl. -zoni |-ˈzōnē| or -zones |-ˈzōn(ē)z|)
a type of pizza that is folded in half before cooking to contain a filling.
ORIGIN Italian dialect, probably a special use of calzone ‘trouser leg,’ with reference to the shape of the pizza.

Edit: Ooops, once again. Slow typing combined with a more knowledgeable member posting ahead of me.

Quote: Wizard

After some searching, I found the clip on the Telemundo web site. I think you'll understand the gist of it not knowing even one word of Spanish, and you will like it.


Meanwhile, I'll try to teach a new Spanish word every day.

Oh, the sacrifices you make to educate us! :P

Quote: Nareed

"Calzone" is Italian for men's briefs, which is what the entre is shaped like (more or less). The corresponding Spanish term is "calzón."

"Pantaletas" is Spanish for panties.

Not to say you're wrong, but look at the 1:17 point of the video. The caption says "Mas mujeres optan por no usar calzones." It would seem the video editor has a different opinion that yours. I did not see one close-up of a man's cola the entire clip.

My Spanish tutor warned me that Telemundo and Univision butcher the Spanish language all the time.

Quote: Wizard

Not to say you're wrong, but look at the 1:17 point of the video. The caption says "Mas mujeres optan por no usar calzones." It would seem the video editor has a different opinion that yours. I did not see one close-up of a man's cola the entire clip.

Remember I warned you the usage of common words varies in different Latin American countries? In Mexico calzón means men's briefs. The plural is calzones, though. it can also mean any other type of men's undies, too. Here you won't hear the word calzón applied to women's wear at all.

So maybe I'm not right, but I'm definitely not wrong :P

Quote: Wizard

Not to say you're wrong, but look at the 1:17 point of the video. The caption says "Mas mujeres optan por no usar calzones." It would seem the video editor has a different opinion that yours. I did not see one close-up of a man's cola the entire clip.

My Spanish tutor warned me that Telemundo and Univision butcher the Spanish language all the time.

calzón singular
calzones plural

If a noun ends in a vowel, simply add -s.
If a noun ends in a consonant, simply add -es.

You can also use calzones in plural with a singular meaning

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Chicano English is a relatively new dialect that is developing in the Southwest. It's people who speak English with a Latino dialect, but who do not speak Spanish. Try the Chicano English Quiz and listen to the four interviews with Tomás, Mario, Carlos, Salvador. Then decide if they're bilingual, or if they speak only English. I am curious if Nareed can pick out the bilinguals from the monolinguals.

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Code-switching is the complete opposite of Chicano English. Somebody who speaks Chicano English doesn't know Spanish per se but might choose to mix in words in Spanish. Code-switching is people with total command of both languages whose brains seek out the best word to use in each case regardless of the language chosen.

Quote: pacomartin

Chicano English is a relatively new dialect that is developing in the Southwest. It's people who speak English with a Latino dialect, but who do not speak Spanish.

Is there such a thing as a dialect of Spanish as spoken in the United States? If so, what is it called? Mexican Spanish obviously has a big influence, but are there any regional differences between the southern US and northern Mexico? What else could explain the Calzones thing?

Question for the Spanish speakers. What do you call a swimming pool, a piscina or an alberca? How about a car, a carro or automovil?

Quote: Wizard

Is there such a thing as a dialect of Spanish as spoken in the United States? If so, what is it called? Mexican Spanish obviously has a big influence, but are there any regional differences between the southern US and northern Mexico? What else could explain the Calzones thing?

There is some difference. When I was in mortgage processing we got a small but steady number of spanish-only speaking customers. Before we hired a translation service we had one guy who spoke spanish. He told me it was not as easy for him as people thought. He said he knew "Puerto Rico Spanish" (this was in NY State) and that was fine. But callers from the southwest more spoke "Mexican Spanish" and the dialect was different. The best explanation was picture if you went to London and heard the people talking. Same language but a different accent and lots of local terms.

Quote: Wizard

Is there such a thing as a dialect of Spanish as spoken in the United States? If so, what is it called? Mexican Spanish obviously has a big influence, but are there any regional differences between the southern US and northern Mexico?

Hell, yes. There are regional variations within Mexico. Suppose you want to ask someone why he parked his pickup truck so far from the market. In Mex City you'd say "¿Porque estacioanste tu camioneta tan lejos del mercado?" while up in the north, epsecially nearer the border, you'd ask "¿Porque aparcaste la troca tan lejos de la marqueta?"

Quote:

Question for the Spanish speakers. What do you call a swimming pool, a piscina or an alberca? How about a car, a carro or automovil?

Both alternatives in both examples are right. In Mexico you won't hear piscina or automovil very often.