¿Tornado or hurricane? The hispanicisms - 5 minutes of Spanish + Podcast

 

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In the 5 minutes of Spanish in the middle of the week we are going to talk about some Spanish words, this language that 490 million people speak and that is the second in the world in international communication. If you want to practice more Spanish click here and you will see all the options you have.

Okay, but what exactly is today's topic?
Today we are going to talk about words that Spanish lends to English. We all know that when speaking Spanish we use a lot of English, OK? We send you this podcast by e-mail every week, and it is part of our newsletter....
It is almost impossible to speak Spanish without mentioning Anglicisms. But, let's think of 10 terms of Spanish origin that you use in English,

That is, Hispanicisms, there are many referring to fruits and vegetables of American origin: chili, tomato, vanilla. We are not going to count these in the 10.

Let's go with the first term: Salsa - the one for dancing and the one for eating.
Do you like to dance salsa?
In cooking class we prepare molcajete salsa, have you ever prepared molcajete salsa?

The second is canal - not television channels but the detour of large quantities of water. This word may have infiltrated with the construction of the Panama Canal.

Third: Mosquito - that little biting animal that lives in places with water.
Eduardo loves mosquitoes....

Fourth: Adobe- construction material
And the fifth refers to the weather:
Tornado- No doubt the large amount of time that many south-central US states (hit by these natural disasters) have been Spanish-speaking is why this term is used and not twister.

Recently in Baja California we had a hurricane, it left very damaged areas in the north, unfortunately. The word Huracán comes into English through Spanish, that is, it is the sixth term.

Number 7 or seventh term: Armada- to refer to many warships. This word was added to English after Spain sent them in the 16th century the famous Great Armada which they called the "Invincible Armada" but which failed miserably ...well at least it left a Spanish word.

Number 8 or octavo: Cafeteria in Spanish, cafeteria in English - Perhaps because of the good coffee in Latin America. The difference is that it has no accent and is pronounced differently.
I love the old cafeterias, with round tables and old pictures...
 
Number 9 or ninth term: Macho – Not referring to gender, but to the man who thinks he is super strong and handsome. The usual machito, let's say.
 
Well, we'll leave it at that, what is the number 10 or tenth term: rodeo
 
And everything that has to do with farm work: Ranch and farm
At the ranch it is good to have a poncho for when it is cold and a hat for the sun.

We have much more than 10 now you deserve a nap, don't you like naps?
Do you know any other Anglicisms and Hispanisms? How about you send us an e-mail with your list? Or do you write a post on Facebook? Or in You had?

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