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Spanish Word of the Day
| July 13th, 2014 at 2:25:47 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | Fecha: 13-7-14 Palabra: Audaz Today's SWD means bold/daring. It seems to me that when you see the letter Z in Spanish it is usually at the end of a word, like nariz. The assignment for the advanced readers is to confirm or deny this finding. For extra credit, but a common etymology to words ending in z. Ejemplo time. La vestido de Ginger hoy esta mas audaz como de costumbre. = Ginger's dress today is more daring than usual. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| July 13th, 2014 at 5:26:05 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
It's not a common letter, but it's all over. Do you recall the word "azar"? You really should. Then there are: zorro, zebra, zanahoria, azalea, just off the top of my head.
EL vestidO de Ginger ES más atrevidO QUE de costumbre Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| July 14th, 2014 at 12:24:28 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
It isn't the most common letter, but less than 1% of Spanish words that use the letter z have it as the final letter Spanish words that end in z are usually nouns or adjectives. For Spanish nouns that end in z, the "z" will turn into a "c" and followed by "es" in plural forms. For example: la vez - las veces (many times) la voz - las voces (a lot of voices) el lápiz - los lápices (many pencils) abenuz , añejez , capataz , durez , voz , jeliz , mentecatez , pez , ronquez , tartamudez acidez , antifaz , capaz , duz , gigantez , jerez , meretriz , placidez , rubicundez , tastaz actriz , aprendiz , cariz , eficaz , gilipollez , juez , voraz , plebeyez , rustiquez , telliz adoratriz , arcabuz , caz , electromotriz , gravidez , vivaz , miz , pollez , sabihondez , tenaz adustez , aridez , cerviz , embriaguez , habiz , languidez , mogataz , pómez , sagaz , terliz agraz , arráez , chamariz , emperatriz , hafiz , lápiz , mojigatez , portalápiz , salaz , terriblez ajedrez , arrayaz , chochaperdiz , endeblez , hamez , lataz , montaraz , portapaz , salipez , testarudez ajimez , arroz , chochez , enjutez , haz , lenguaraz , morbidez , portavoz , saltatriz , testuz ajonuez , asaz , cicatriz , esbeltez , hectiquez , lenguaz , mordaz , precoz , salvajez , tez alarguez , atractriz , codorniz , escasez , hediondez , limpidez , motriz , preñez , sandez , timidez albornoz , atramuz , colapez , escualidez , hetiquez , liquidez , muchachez , procaz , satisfaz , tirantez alcartaz , atroz , contraluz , espinapez , hez , lividez , mudez , proíz , sauz , tondiz alcatraz , audaz , contumaz , esplendidez , hidalguez , lobreguez , muz , protectriz , saz , torcaz alefriz , automotriz , coz , esquivez , honradez , locomotriz , nariz , pudibundez , secuaz , toriondez alfalfez , avestruz , cruz , estiptiquez , horridez , locuaz , niñez , pugnaz , seltz , tornavoz alfaraz , avidez , dejadez , estitiquez , hoz , lombriz , nitidez , pulidez , sencillez , tozudez alférez , avilantez , delgadez , estolidez , vilagómez , lucidez , ñoñez , putridez , sensatez , tragaluz alferraz , barniz , descalcez , estrechez , idiotez , luz , nuez , quirguiz , sesudez , tragaz alficoz , belez , desfachatez , estrictez , impavidez , macicez , nutriz , rahez , sobrecruz , translucidez alfiz , beodez , deshaz , estupidez , incapaz , madurez , ordinariez , raíz , sobrefaz , trasluz alfoz , bisectriz , deshiladiz , exotiquez , ineficaz , magrez , oriundez , rancidez , socaz , Túnez algidez , bocacaz , desliz , exquisitez , infeliz , maíz , orozuz , rapaz , soez , uvaduz aljaraz , borrachez , desnudez , falaz , ingravidez , malviz , palidez , rapidez , sofistiquez , validez aljez , brillantez , despotiquez , faz , inmadurez , marchitez , pardiez , rarefaz , solaz , variz almirez , cachondez , dicaz , feliz , inmediatez , maripérez , parteluz , reconditez , solidez , vejez alpartaz , cadoz , diez , feraz , insensatez , matidez , parvulez , redondez , sordez , velmez alquez , caduquez , directriz , feroz , insipidez , matiz , patarráez , regaliz , sordidez , veloz altanez , calidez , disfraz , fetidez , institutriz , matraz , paz , rehaz , sordomudez , venustez altavoz , cáliz , doblez , flacidez , insulsez , matriz , pequeñez , ridiculez , sovoz , veraz altivez , calvez , domestiquez , fluidez , interfaz , meguez , perdiz , rigidez , suspicaz , verriondez altramuz , candidez , dominatriz , frigidez , intrepidez , memez , perspicaz , robustez , tamariz , vetustez amarillez , caninez , doncellez , fugaz , invalidez , mendaz , pertinaz , rojez , tamiz , vez andaluz , cantatriz , ductriz , generatriz , jaraíz , mendiguez , pesadez , rondiz , tapiz |
| July 14th, 2014 at 3:18:52 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Nareed, have you ever heard people say "lego" in Mexico? |
| July 14th, 2014 at 7:36:48 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | ¡Felicidades a Alemania para gana la Copa Mundial! Fecha: 14-7-14 Palabra: Bikinazo Today's SWD means bikini. I couldn't find it in the dictionary but a Google search led to lots of images of bikini-clad women, so I'm 99.54% sure I'm right. By the way, I ordered a subscription to the Spanish edition of People magazine, which I'll use to get new words for a while. Hopefully not using Spanish translations of English books will make Nareed happy. Of course the August edition of People is going to use the word bikinazo at least once. The question for the advanced readers is to find the the etymology of bikinazo. According to SpanishDict.com, the word for bikini in Spanish is just bikini. Since bikini is a new word, I think originating in the 1950's, I would think that Spanish would have just adopted the English word. Ejemplo time. No recurdas esto bikinazo blanco de Ginger en la programa de televisión. = I don't recall Ginger's white bikini on the television program.  Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| July 14th, 2014 at 10:43:19 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |   The words monokini and trikini are sometimes used because bikini is thought to be a prefix "bi-" . Actually the Bikini atoll in the Marshall Islands locally known as Pikinni, was the location of the first major post WWII atomic bomb test in June 1946. As a word with no association with Indo-european languages, I don't know why Spanish speakers would have changed it. A word search shows that all Spanish words that end in "ni" alwasy have an accent on the final letter "ní". Perhaps it was changed to be a more familiar sound. This magazine cover seems to refer to the "Bikini Test" as an allusion to the original atomic bomb test.  albaní bruñí cañí ceñí cerní concerní constreñí definí desceñí desguarní desteñí desuní discerní empederní escañi estreñí gruñí guaraní hasaní heñí hiñí lebení legañi maní ni pitiminí plañí predefiní prefiní puní redefiní reñí reuní sotaní tañí tejamaní teñí tetuaní Toñi uní zoltaní |
| July 14th, 2014 at 11:46:02 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
[...] POR ganaR la copa DEL MUNDO."
No, it doesn't.
"Suppose we spend billions of dollars mounting an expedition there and find out a probability is only a probability?" Isaac Asimov, from the short story "Femenine Intuition."
I'll give you three guesses.
And so it is. It's amazing spanishdict got it right, for once. More amazing is that Paco got it wrong, for once. I won't go into the specifics just now, but rather give you both a chance to spot your error. Here's a hint, related to the recently concluded kickball tournament: the Spanish word for an alledged score in that wretched time waster is NOT, repeat NOT "Golazo." Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| July 14th, 2014 at 11:54:08 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
"Golazo" seems to mean "colossal goal" or "great goal". So presumably Bikinazo means "great bikinis". So presumably this is just a "bikini"  |
| July 14th, 2014 at 1:43:48 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
That's much better. It could also mean "to amaze someone with a bikini." But in the case of straight men that isn't hard to do. The mere mention of the word would seem to be enough. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| July 14th, 2014 at 7:09:25 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | Fecha: 15-7-14 Palabra: boricua Most of the time words for nationalities are obvious, but this one I don't get the connection to. Boricua means Puerto Rican. I came across the word in comments about a previous article about somebody named Chayanne. I don't know if that is just a last name or a full name, like Prince. Another related word is borinqueño, which as near as I can tell, means the same thing. The assignment for the advanced readers is to find and discuss the etymology of the word. Ejemplo time. Mi boricua favortia es Eric Estrada = My favorite Puerto Rican is Eric Estrada.  Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |