February 18, 2010
garabato – scrawl, scribble, illegible signature
gah-rah-BAH-toe; sustantivo masculino
Ejemplo:
El hombre firma con un garabato.
The man signs with a scrawl.
The Spanish language is filled with visual images. A garabato is also a meat hook or butcher’s hook, which is obviously curved. The image is of an illegible signature comprised of swirls, curves, or hooks. Garabato signatures are [...]
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February 16, 2010
itinerante – itinerant, roving
ee-tee-nay-RAHN-tay; adjetivo
Ejemplo:
Se hizo un trovador itinerante.
He became an itinerant minstrel.
The Spanish language is rich with words from a variety of sources, and many of them have roots in common with Engish. With the cognate itinerante, it’s a matter of learning the Spanish pronunciation, and you’ve easily added a new Spanish word [...]
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