Apparently the word relicario is not often used, but I did see it on a TV show tonight. The way relicario was used was as a locket. Something that you would store a relic in. The other word that is commonly translated for locket is medallón. I have a dictionary that is unique in that [...]

Zarpar is one of the strangest words I think I have seen or heard used in Spanish. It just sounds funny. Zarpar means to set sail or to embark.

We had the sink fall off our wall in the bathroom the other day. When talking to a plumber today I had to remember the word for sink is lavabo. Lavabo is not a word I use regularly. This seems like a word that can be very different from one country to another. What other [...]

We noticed something recently with our daughter. She watches Dora the Explorer in both English and Spanish. She occasionally will play out one of the adventures. If she is playing out a Spanish adventure she will insist on the English words be spoken in English. But, it is like she does not know the difference [...]

Encuesta is a survey or poll. This is a word that is hard to forget when you learn it. It sounds like an inquest.

Aislar is to isolate oneself. The way I remember this word is it sounds like to make an island. I first heard the word aislar applied to a 16 year old boy who was upset with his girlfriend. His mother told me that he was disconnected from his friends at that time, él se aisló.

Technically a tumbaburros is a large bumper that would be used to knock donkeys out of the way when driving. Sometimes called a cattle guard bumper for protecting your grill if you happen to hit a large animal. But that is not what is being referred to when a Mexican talks about a tumbaburros. They [...]