Muñeca: doll or wrist? / 5 minutes of Spanish + Podcast - English version
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Today we are going to talk about a very simple word but with
two meanings / Simple and useful Word with 2 meanings. The word is: muñeca
On the one hand, in anatomy the wrist is the part of the
body that joins the arm with the hand. On the other hand, a doll is a toy that
imitates the appearance of a woman or girl.
In the first case,
the doll is a set of joints (joints) found in the upper limbs of people Thanks
to these joints, the person can perform various movements of his hand. For
example:
“Al caerse, el futbolista se fracturó la muñeca
"When falling, the soccer player fractured his
wrist",
Fractura- fracture
Practicar
yoga fortalece las articulaciones
Practicing yoga strengthens your wrists
Remember that in body parts we do not use possessives in
Spanish, that is why we say the wrists, the arms, the finger. It is different
from English in this,
Another example:
Tengo una muñeca muy pequeña y este brazalete es muy grande / I have a very small wrist and this bracelet is very big.
As a toy it is usually intended for girls, although there
are also dolls for boys, highly recommended by psychologists.
They can be made of different materials, trap (ragdolls) or loza
(crockery) many years ago.
When I was a child, I liked to play with paper or cardboard
dolls.
Muñequita is diminutive for doll (Little doll).
Nowadays dolls are made of plastic. Many of them look just
like a baby.
In 1959 the Barbie doll was created; do you know it? A very
successful brand (successful Brand)
I had the honor of
having the first Barbie in my small town. My mom organized turns for all the
girls to play with the Barbie doll. My mom organized turns for all the girls to
play with the Barbie doll.
I was very proud to have the only Barbie, anyway. Now there
are many Barbies and they are not so valued or cared for anymore.
¿Cuál era
tu muñeca favorita?
What was your favorite doll?
The origin of doll is uncertain, it can be a Greco-Roman
word or it can also come from the Basque language (basque language) where the
word moño or muno means hill.
Also, the word muñeca can be used in an affectionate way referring
to a very good or very pretty woman. It is the name of many songs, canciones
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