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Thanksgiving Vocabulary in Spanish + a Pumpkin Pie Recipe! Posted by on Nov 27, 2013 in Spanish Vocabulary

Hello, there!

Thanksgiving is tomorrow so why not learn some useful vocabulary and improve your Spanish?

el arándano rojo — cranberry
asar – to bake
el budín, el pudín — pudding
la cazuela — casserole
la cena — dinner
la calabaza — squash
el colonizador – settler
el cuerno de la abundancia – horn o plenty
el desfile – parade
el Día de Acción de Gracias — Thanksgiving
la ensalada – salad
la familia — family
el fútbol americano — football
la festividad de la cosecha — harvest festival
el indio, la india, el/la indígena americano/a — American Indian, native American
el maíz — corn
la mazorca de maíz — corn on the cob
el ñame, la batata, el boniato — yam
el pavo — turkey
el pavo asado — roast turkey
el panecillo — dinner roll
los parientes — relatives
el pastel/la tarta de calabaza — pumpkin pie
el peregrino — pilgrim
el postre – dessert
el puré de patatas — mashed potatoes
el relleno — stuffing, turkey dressing
la salsa de carne — gravy
las sobras, los restos — leftovers
la tradición – tradition
las verduras — vegetables

Now if you’re into cooking, here’s a very yummy pumpkin pie with cheese! Notice that in some Spanish countries they say “pay” instead of “torta” or “tarta”, clearly an Anglisism.

Ingredientes:

1 base para pay sin hornear (puedes usar una base de galletas)
1 paquete de queso crema de 8 oz a temperatura ambiente
¾ taza de azúcar o al gusto
2 huevos
1 taza de puré de calabaza
1 cucharadita de canela en polvo
¼ cucharadita de jengibre en polvo
¼ cucharadita de nuez moscada en polvo
Pizca de sal

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English / Spanish teacher and translator for over 20 years. I have been blogging since 2007 and I am also a professional singer in my spare time.