Spanish Word of the Day Archive
2012

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1. después (3): next, then (Sunday January 01)
2. encantar: to love (Monday January 02)
3. flojo (2): weak; lazy (Tuesday January 03)
4. fuerte (2): sharp; heavy; intense (Wednesday January 04)
5. hora (2): period; appointment (Thursday January 05)
6. -ito (2): little... (Friday January 06)
7. marco: frame; goal posts; framework (Saturday January 07)
8. oscuro: dark (Sunday January 08)
9. pararse: to stand up (Monday January 09)
10. pensado: to plan to do (Tuesday January 10)
11. pensar: to think (Wednesday January 11)
12. pensar (2): to think about, to think over (Thursday January 12)
13. por: because of; for (Friday January 13)
14. que: Enjoy yourself; Enjoy yourself (Saturday January 14)
15. retrato: portrait (Monday January 16)
16. salir (2): to leave; to get out (Tuesday January 17)
17. valer (2): OK! (Wednesday January 18)
18. va: No way! (Thursday January 19)
19. amarillo: yellow (Friday January 20)
20. bonito: pretty (Saturday January 21)
21. cabal: upright, fine; full, clear (Sunday January 22)
22. contento: happy; pleased (Monday January 23)
23. corona: crown; garland (Tuesday January 24)
24. delgado: thin; slim (Wednesday January 25)
25. despedir: to say goodbye to (Thursday January 26)
26. destino: destination; posting; destiny (Friday January 27)
27. devolver: to give back; to take back (Saturday January 28)
28. dificultar: to make ... difficult; to hold up (Sunday January 29)
29. entregar: to deliver; to hand in; to present (Monday January 30)
30. fin: end (Tuesday January 31)
31. final: end (Wednesday February 01)
32. habitación: room; bedroom (Thursday February 02)
33. harto: fed up, tired (Friday February 03)
34. herido: injured, hurt (Saturday February 04)
35. hojear: to leaf through, to flick through (Sunday February 05)
36. inocente: innocent (Monday February 06)
37. juicio: judgement, good sense; opinion; trial (Tuesday February 07)
38. luego: then; later; soon (Wednesday February 08)
39. mediado: halfway through (Thursday February 09)
40. ocupación: employment, job; activity (Friday February 10)
41. preocupar: to worry (Saturday February 11)
42. preparar: to prepare, to get ready (Sunday February 12)
43. preparado: ready, prepared (Monday February 13)
44. puesto: place; post, job; stall (Tuesday February 14)
45. resaltar: to stand out; to highlight (Wednesday February 15)
46. saltar: to jump; to leap (Thursday February 16)
47. supuesto: supposed, alleged (Friday February 17)
48. vistazo: look; glance (Saturday February 18)
49. balance: balance (Sunday February 19)
50. balanza: scales (Monday February 20)
51. barato: cheap (Tuesday February 21)
52. entre: between; among (Wednesday February 22)
53. entrenar: to train (Thursday February 23)
54. entretanto: meanwhile (Friday February 24)
55. fin (2): end (Saturday February 25)
56. ganas: to feel like doing (Sunday February 26)
57. hacer: to make; to do (Monday February 27)
58. hacer (2): a year ago (Tuesday February 28)
59. hambre: hunger (Wednesday February 29)
60. húmedo: damp; moist (Thursday March 01)
61. inoportuno: untimely; worst; unsuitable (Friday March 02)
62. loco: insane, mad; crazy (Saturday March 03)
63. locura: madness, insanity (Sunday March 04)
64. -ura: beauty (Monday March 05)
65. medida (2): measure; measurements; size (Tuesday March 06)
66. medir: to measure (Wednesday March 07)
67. molestar (3): to bother; to disturb (Thursday March 08)
68. oportuno: timely; right; better (Friday March 09)
69. pensar (3): to intend (Saturday March 10)
70. pesar: to weigh (Sunday March 11)
71. pesar (2): in spite of (Monday March 12)
72. rehén: hostage (Tuesday March 13)
73. seco: dry; dried (Wednesday March 14)
74. tranquilo: calm (Thursday March 15)
75. urgir: to be urgent (Friday March 16)
76. víctima: victim; casualty (Saturday March 17)
77. vista: sight (Sunday March 18)
78. vista (2): to look up/to look down (Monday March 19)
79. alcoba: bedroom (Tuesday March 20)
80. animar: to encourage (Wednesday March 21)
81. ánimo: spirits (Thursday March 22)
82. bolsa: bag (Friday March 23)
83. brazo: arm (Saturday March 24)
84. caro: expensive (Sunday March 25)
85. cartera: billfold; purse; schoolbag; briefcase (Monday March 26)
86. ceja: eyebrow (Tuesday March 27)
87. cintura: waist; waistline (Wednesday March 28)
88. cinturón: belt (Thursday March 29)
89. clavo: nail (Friday March 30)
90. cuñado: brother-in-law (Saturday March 31)
91. corbata: necktie, tie (Sunday April 01)
92. cuello: neck; collar (Monday April 02)
93. dentadura: (set of) teeth (Tuesday April 03)
94. desaconsejar: to advise against (Wednesday April 04)
95. doler: to hurt; to ache, to be sore (Thursday April 05)
96. dolor: pain; ache (Friday April 06)
97. entrada: entrance; entry (Saturday April 07)
98. garganta: throat (Sunday April 08)
99. grano: grain; bean (Monday April 09)
100. guante: glove (Tuesday April 10)
101. incapaz: incapable (Wednesday April 11)
102. lana: wool (Thursday April 12)
103. manga: sleeve; round, stage (Friday April 13)
104. molesto: annoying, irritating; annoyed, irritated (Saturday April 14)
105. nariz: nose (Sunday April 15)
106. padre: tremendous; terrible (Monday April 16)
107. particular: private; special; particular (Tuesday April 17)
108. pendiente: outstanding, unresolved; outstanding (Wednesday April 18)
109. -azo: huge; great (Thursday April 19)
110. barba (2): beard (Friday April 20)
111. bigote: mustache; whisker (Saturday April 21)
112. bonito (2): pretty; nice (Sunday April 22)
113. cepillo: brush (Monday April 23)
114. cocina: kitchen; cooking (Tuesday April 24)
115. cóctel: cocktail (Wednesday April 25)
116. cuchara: spoon (Thursday April 26)
117. cuchillo: knife (Friday April 27)
118. desodorante: deodorant (Saturday April 28)
119. económico: economic, financial; economical, inexpensive (Sunday April 29)
120. espejo: mirror (Monday April 30)
121. fiel: loyal, faithful; accurate (Tuesday May 01)
122. hervir: to boil (Wednesday May 02)
123. horno: oven (Thursday May 03)
124. inquieto: worried; restless (Friday May 04)
125. jabón: soap (Saturday May 05)
126. látigo: whip (Sunday May 06)
127. lavar: to wash (Monday May 07)
128. leal: loyal, faithful (Tuesday May 08)
129. nervioso: nervous (Wednesday May 09)
130. novedoso: novel, original (Thursday May 10)
131. pelirrojo: red-haired, red-headed (Friday May 11)
132. pimienta: pepper (Saturday May 12)
133. polvo: dust (Sunday May 13)
134. precioso (2): beautiful, lovely, gorgeous; precious (Monday May 14)
135. quemar: to burn (Tuesday May 15)
136. rallar: to grate (Wednesday May 16)
137. regalo: present, gift (Thursday May 17)
138. susto: fright, shock (Friday May 18)
139. auténtico: real; genuine (Saturday May 19)
140. barbacoa: barbecue (Sunday May 20)
141. ciego: blind (Monday May 21)
142. cima: top; peak (Tuesday May 22)
143. desapercibido: unnoticed (Wednesday May 23)
144. desatar: to untie; to unleash; to undo (Thursday May 24)
145. descansar: to rest; to have a rest (Friday May 25)
146. descanso: rest; time off (Saturday May 26)
147. desechar: to throw out; to dispose of (Sunday May 27)
148. echar: to throw; to throw out; to fire (Monday May 28)
149. echar (2): to put (Tuesday May 29)