Your favorite Spanish word

Nope, @SKrausser, what does it mean?

It refers to a kind of hypocrisy.
For example, if a very inpatient guy tells others to be more patient, people will say to him: “El burro hablando de orejas” because of his obvious impatience.

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Here we have another beautiful word: “curuchupa” - referring to an extremely devout catholic person.

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“cuchichear”, which means “to whisper”.

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@MariaJSalmeron… I love Tiquismiquis too… it’s a wonderful word…
Other word that I like is
"Cansino"
… thus referring to a very heavy person, heavy in the sense of repetitive or annoying.

Other word that I like is
“Follón”
It means something that is not well determined or that can be very complicated in a certain sense.

Have a good day.

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In Mexico, I would call that a “mocha”, “Ella es muy mocha” :slight_smile: I like yours better!

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I like mi casa tu casa. This phrase I‘ve heard a million times my Spanish friends told me to visit their beautiful hometown.

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One of my favourites is “mangazo” (a big mango), used for handsome men.

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Hello Kjanina, In Colombia we use the word “Sobremesa” in order to a beverage that accompanies the lunch or the dinner. The description that you used is honestly new for me haha. Is good to learn something new every day

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We say “churro” and “churra” for men and women in Perú. Same as the Spanish churro, hehe :joy:

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I love this thread :joy:

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Hello! :wave:t3: I’m based in Spain and my favorite word is chiquitín. :heart_eyes: :heartpulse: It is used here in :es: to mean a small child. :baby:t3:

My second favorite word is repugnante because it is so fun to say! It means disgusting. :face_vomiting: However, it is more common for Spaniards to use the word asco, which is less exciting. :sweat_smile:

@MariaJSalmeron, I also love tiquismiquis! :hugs:

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One of my favorite words, because of its sound, is cantimplora :smiley:

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@kjanina
I live in Chile :chile: and my favorite words are cachai and bacán:heart_eyes: But there are so many more great chilean expressions! I´m sure to make a own post about them very soon :smile:

Cachai :bulb:is a very common expression that is related to the word “imagine” and that tries to explain a situation. It comes from the English term “to catch”, but is used to refer to understanding or comprehending something. :face_with_monocle: :nerd_face:

Bacán is used to express that something is great or positive. There are several theories trying to explain its origin, but the most convincing one form me points out that it comes from the term " «bacanales», the parties in the Roman Empire that were held in honor of the god Bacchus (god of wine) :wine_glass: :grapes:. I am sure they were great parties :partying_face:

@kjanina, I also love sobremesa! :heart_eyes:

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Pololear!
It’s a chilenismo verb that means “being boyfriend and girlfriend”

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