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Spanish Word of the Day Archive
2008

  1. catalán: Catalan (Tuesday January 01)
  2. pata: leg (Wednesday January 02)
  3. para: for (Thursday January 03)
  4. pareja: partner; couple (Friday January 04)
  5. aconsejar: to advise; to recommend (Saturday January 05)
  6. cien: a hundred (Sunday January 06)
  7. perro: dog (Monday January 07)
  8. motivo: reason; motive (Tuesday January 08)
  9. tópico: cliché (Wednesday January 09)
  10. boca: mouth (Thursday January 10)
  11. alma: soul (Friday January 11)
  12. salsa: sauce; Salsa (Saturday January 12)
  13. orden: order (Sunday January 13)
  14. asistir: to attend, to go; to treat (Monday January 14)
  15. mate: maté (Tuesday January 15)
  16. tomate: tomato (Wednesday January 16)
  17. nochebuena: Christmas Eve (Thursday January 17)
  18. rey: king (Friday January 18)
  19. aunque: (al)though; even though; even if (Saturday January 19)
  20. barrio: neighborhood; district (Sunday January 20)
  21. cafetero: coffee grower (Monday January 21)
  22. cebiche: raw fish marinated in lemon juice (Tuesday January 22)
  23. cuarto: fourth (Wednesday January 23)
  24. cuenta: bill (Thursday January 24)
  25. cuento: story (Friday January 25)
  26. día: day (Saturday January 26)
  27. espalda: back (Sunday January 27)
  28. empanada: pasty (Monday January 28)
  29. hueso: bone; stone (Tuesday January 29)
  30. igualmente: the same to you (Wednesday January 30)
  31. lunes: Monday (Thursday January 31)
  32. mano: hand (Friday February 01)
  33. martes: Tuesday (Saturday February 02)
  34. náhuatl: the Nahuatl language (Sunday February 03)
  35. nombre de pila: first name (Monday February 04)
  36. ojo (2): eye (Tuesday February 05)
  37. prisa: rush; hurry (Wednesday February 06)
  38. parrilla: grill (Thursday February 07)
  39. plaza de mayo: the Plaza de Mayo (Friday February 08)
  40. puente: bridge (Saturday February 09)
  41. quinceañero: teenager (Sunday February 10)
  42. quinto: fifth (Monday February 11)
  43. siesta: nap (Tuesday February 12)
  44. tapa: lid; top; tapa (Wednesday February 13)
  45. tijeras: scissors (Thursday February 14)
  46. uva: grape (Friday February 15)
  47. valer: to cost (Saturday February 16)
  48. zapato: shoe (Sunday February 17)
  49. afán: eagerness; effort (Monday February 18)
  50. afición: hobby; fans, supporters (Tuesday February 19)
  51. amarillo: yellow (Wednesday February 20)
  52. bonito: pretty (Thursday February 21)
  53. cabal: upright, fine; full, clear (Friday February 22)
  54. contento: happy; pleased (Saturday February 23)
  55. corona: crown; garland (Sunday February 24)
  56. delgado: slim; thin (Monday February 25)
  57. despedir: to say goodbye to (Tuesday February 26)
  58. destino: posting; destiny; destination (Wednesday February 27)
  59. devolver: to give back; to take back (Thursday February 28)
  60. dificultar: to make ... difficult; to hold up (Friday February 29)
  61. entregar: to deliver; to hand in; to present (Saturday March 01)
  62. fin: end (Sunday March 02)
  63. final: end (Monday March 03)
  64. habitación: room; bedroom (Tuesday March 04)
  65. harto: fed up, tired (Wednesday March 05)
  66. herido: injured, hurt (Thursday March 06)
  67. hojear: to leaf through, to flick through (Friday March 07)
  68. inocente: innocent (Saturday March 08)
  69. juicio: judgement, good sense; opinion; trial (Sunday March 09)
  70. luego: then; later; soon (Monday March 10)
  71. mediado: halfway through (Tuesday March 11)
  72. ocupación: employment, job; activity (Wednesday March 12)
  73. preocupar: to worry (Thursday March 13)
  74. preparar: to prepare, to get ready (Friday March 14)
  75. preparado: ready, prepared (Saturday March 15)
  76. puesto: place; post, job; stall (Sunday March 16)
  77. resaltar: to stand out; to highlight (Monday March 17)
  78. saltar: to jump; to leap (Tuesday March 18)
  79. supuesto: supposed, alleged (Wednesday March 19)
  80. vistazo: look; glance (Thursday March 20)
  81. balance: balance (Friday March 21)
  82. balanza: scales (Saturday March 22)
  83. barato: cheap (Sunday March 23)
  84. entre: between; among (Monday March 24)
  85. entrenar: to train (Tuesday March 25)
  86. entretanto: meanwhile (Wednesday March 26)
  87. fin (2): end (Thursday March 27)
  88. ganas: to feel like doing (Friday March 28)
  89. hacer: to make; to do (Saturday March 29)
  90. hacer (2): a year ago (Sunday March 30)
  91. hambre: hunger (Monday March 31)
  92. húmedo: damp; moist (Tuesday April 01)
  93. inoportuno: untimely; worst; unsuitable (Wednesday April 02)
  94. loco: insane, mad; crazy (Thursday April 03)
  95. locura: madness, insanity (Friday April 04)
  96. -ura: beauty (Saturday April 05)
  97. medida (2): measure; measurements; size (Sunday April 06)
  98. medir: to measure (Monday April 07)
  99. molestar (3): to bother; to disturb (Tuesday April 08)
  100. oportuno: timely; right; better (Wednesday April 09)
  101. pensar (3): to intend (Thursday April 10)
  102. pesar: to weigh (Friday April 11)
  103. pesar (2): in spite of (Saturday April 12)
  104. rehén: hostage (Sunday April 13)
  105. seco: dry; dried (Monday April 14)
  106. tranquilo: calm (Tuesday April 15)
  107. urgir: to be urgent (Wednesday April 16)
  108. víctima: victim; casualty (Thursday April 17)
  109. vista: sight (Friday April 18)
  110. vista (2): to look up/to look down (Saturday April 19)
  111. ahora: now (Sunday April 20)
  112. alegrarse: to be pleased, to be glad (Monday April 21)
  113. barba: beard (Tuesday April 22)
  114. consistir: to consist of; to involve, to entail (Wednesday April 23)
  115. dos: two (Thursday April 24)
  116. gato: cat (Friday April 25)
  117. ilusión: hope; dream; illusion (Saturday April 26)
  118. intentar: to try (Sunday April 27)
  119. interés: interest (Monday April 28)
  120. introducir: to bring in, to introduce; to insert (Tuesday April 29)
  121. perderse: to get lost; to be lost (Wednesday April 30)
  122. ponerse: to become; to be (Thursday May 01)
  123. por si: in case (Friday May 02)
  124. por si (2): just in case (Saturday May 03)
  125. presentar: to introduce (Sunday May 04)
  126. presumir: to show off (Monday May 05)
  127. quejarse: to complain (Tuesday May 06)
  128. raro: strange; rare (Wednesday May 07)
  129. realizar: to carry out; to undertake (Thursday May 08)
  130. redundancia: tautology (Friday May 09)
  131. referirse: to refer; to mean (Saturday May 10)
  132. regular: so-so; not brilliantly (Sunday May 11)
  133. ropa: clothes (Monday May 12)
  134. saber (2): to know (Tuesday May 13)