Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Some Obscure Spanish Words And Their Meaning

1. berenjenazo - a blow given with an egg plant.
2. zopitas - nickname given to a person who pronounces "z" for "s".
3. xapurcar - to stir up dirty water.
4. licenciadillo - nickname given to a little ridiculous person dressed in clerical habits.
5. guzmol - a cancer on the tongue of hawks.
6. gemela - a flower exuding the odour of orange and jessamine.
7. gavalincillo - the incurvated point of an artichoke leaf.
8. llovido - a man who secretly steals on board a ship bound for the West Indies, and does not make himself known until on the high seas.
9. macagua - an American bird of prey whose hoarse cry resembles a laugh.
10. arrimon - to stagger along a wall, supported by it, in a state of intoxication.

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