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Foreign Words in Spanish Posted by Adir on Nov 19, 2009
Spanish has borrowed words from many other languages, and that is one of the reasons why it is such a colorful language. Here’s a list of some foreign words (extranjerismos) with their equivalent Spanish expressions. Baby-sitter – niñera, canguro Best-seller – superventas Blackout – apagón Buffet – bufé Cassette – (cinta) casete Chantilly – nata…