Tag Archives: Spanish Vocabulary
Let’s talk elections in Spanish! Posted by Anais on Oct 30, 2020
As the 2020 United States elections draw near, this is the perfect occasion to learn how Spanish speakers talk about elections and democracy in la lengua de Cervantes. Based on the principles of la democracia “democracy”, the electoral process is an essential component of any modern country’s political system. In the case of the election…
Spanish Words of Foreign Origin: Anglicismos (Part 2) Posted by Anais on Sep 30, 2020
Welcome to the second part of anglicismos in Spanish! Any list showing English loanwords being used in Spanish will encompass terms used in many fields of knowledge, like technology, management, or even everyday life. What is important is to always be aware of the fact every anglicismo have some equivalent in la lengua de Cervantes…
Spanish Words of Foreign Origin: Anglicismos (Part 1) Posted by Anais on Sep 25, 2020
If there is a group of loanwords that could be defined as the most significant today for the Spanish language, that would be the anglicismos, or words borrowed from English. Thanks to the global spread of the culture from English-speaking countries through the media, anglicismos are the extranjerismos most frequently used in modern Spanish, like…
Spanish Words of Foreign Origin: Germanismos (Part 2) Posted by Anais on Aug 31, 2020
Let’s continue with the Spanish words of Germanic origin: Falda: From Old Hogh German faldan, which meant “to fold”, it became the noun for “skirt” in today’s Spanish. Fresco: From Germanic frisk, meaning “fresh”. One may notice the Germanic adjective ended up appearing in many languages, like French (frais), Portuguese (fresco) or Italian (fresco). Guarecer…
Spanish Words of Foreign Origin: Arabismos Posted by Anais on Jul 28, 2020
Arabismos are Spanish words whose origins trace back to the Arabic language. There are plenty of them in la lengua de Cervantes, a direct consequence of over seven centuries of Muslim dominance in the Iberian Peninsula. Words from Arabic appear often on everyday fields, like agriculture, manufacture, handicraft or manual labor, as that language left…
Spanish Words of Foreign Origin: Galicismos Posted by Anais on Jul 20, 2020
Continuing with the extranjerismos or words of foreign origin in Spanish, in this post I will present you los galicismos, which are words that come from the French language… and that not only comprise names for dishes or kitchen utensils. Here you will find some examples. Afiche: From French “affiche”, a piece of paper…
Spanish Words of Foreign Origins: Italianismos Posted by Anais on Jun 29, 2020
Italianismos or Italianisms are words borrowed from Italian language. Thanks to the geographic proximity and historical exchanges between Italy and the Iberian Peninsula, Spanish became rich in Italian loanwords. Most of them are related to the arts, be it architecture, music, gastronomy, literature or theatre, and its influence has been notorious. In this blog you…