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Build up your Spanish vocabulary by learning all about the adjective 'roñoso'! - Palabra del Día - Spanish Word of the Day - Learn Spanish - Speak Spanish - Practice Spanish - Easy Español
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ROÑOSO

Build up your Spanish vocabulary by learning all about the adjective ‘roñoso’! ORIGEN: El Diccionario de la lengua española nos explica que esta palabra es la forma adjetiva de ‘roña’, que proviene del latín aerūgo, aerugĭnis [cubierto de óxido (rust)]. DEFINICIÓN: ‘Roñoso’ significa cubierto de

Discover the interesting meaning and history behind the popular Cuban term "la Yuma" - Palabra del Día - Spanish Word of the Day - Palabras cubanas - Cuban vocabulario - Learn Spanish - Speak Spanish - Easy Español
Discover the interesting meaning and history behind the popular Cuban term “la Yuma”

Discover the interesting meaning and history behind the popular Cuban term “la Yuma”

Learn the curious origins and uses of this popular Cuban term and keep improving your español! ORIGEN: Hay dos teorías principales sobre su origen; una sostiene que ‘yuma’ proviene de otra palabra común en Cuba: ‘yunai’. Ésta es la representación gráfica de la forma en

Learn the interesting verb 'castizar', a perfect example of the Spanish variety spoken in Equatorial Guinea - Palabra del Día - Spanish Word of the Day - Learn Spanish - Speak Spanish - Practice Spanish - Study Spanish - Easy Español
Learn the interesting verb ‘castizar’, a perfect example of the Spanish variety spoken in Equatorial Guinea

Learn the interesting verb ‘castizar’, a perfect example of the Spanish variety spoken in Equatorial Guinea

On our recent podcast “En Equatorial Guinea se habla español” we told you about the Spanish variety spoken in this African nation, so let’s learn a very interesting verb specific to this place! ORIGEN: Este verbo deriva del sustantivo español ‘castiza’ que se usa para

Expand your Spanish vocabulary with 'mazmorra', an interesting word of Arabic origins - Palabra del Día - Spanish Word of the Day - Learn Spanish - Speak Spanish - Study Spanish - Practice Spanish - Easy Español
Expand your Spanish vocabulary with ‘mazmorra’, an interesting word of Arabic origins

Expand your Spanish vocabulary with ‘mazmorra’, an interesting word of Arabic origins

Learn the meaning of this curious word and continue to improve your Spanish vocabulary!  ORIGEN: Este término deriva del árabe hispánico ‘maṭmúra’ que a su vez proviene del árabe clásico ‘maṭmūrah’ que significa ‘silo’ o ‘granero’, especialmente los situados bajo tierra. DEFINICIÓN: De acuerdo al