Thank you, #Grimm, for teaching me the word exiguous. I like "I would like to practice my English" too— nice excuse to switch languages. 😉
— Daniel Greene (@danielgreene) March 4, 2017
Category: Language
My observations about grammar, language, and linguistics
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Cuaresma
I’ve been hearing about a holiday called «cuaresma» on the Latin radio stations I always listen to. I looked it up and learned it means Lent. It comes from the Latin word «cuadrogésimo», which means forty days, the length of Lent. I love learning!
References
Diccionario de la lengua española. [Mobile application]. Madrid, ES. Real Académia Española y Associatión de Academias Españolas.
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Esposa = handcuff?
The Word of the Day in my Span¡shDict! app is esposa, which they say means both wife and handcuff. Hmm.
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El pezón y la tetilla
In Spanish, el pezón—a masculine noun—is the woman’s nipple, and la tetilla—a feminine noun—is the man’s nipple. #gender #español
Daniel Greene 