‹ Spanish decks

ELELex CEFR A2

3109 words, in teaching order

Words 2901–3000
coralino
coral
Adjective
hidratante
hydrating; moisturizing
Adjective
triturador
shredder; crusher, squisher
Noun
ladino
astute, crafty, acute; mestizo
Adjective
traductor
translator (a person who translates something); translator (a language interpreter); translator (a computer program that translates)
Noun
aromatizar
to aromatise (to make aromatic)
Verb
gastroenteritis
gastroenteritis
Noun
sánguche
Peruvian and Southern Cone form of sánduche
Noun
tabernero
owner of a tavern
Noun
contrariedad
opposition, pushback, resistance; setback, hindrance
Noun
boniato
sweet potato; euro
Noun
picacho
peak; summit
Noun
afrocubano
Afro-Cuban
Adjective
cuadrúpedo
quadruped
Noun
jeringuilla
syringe
Noun
bermellón
vermillion (pigment); vermillion (color)
Noun
cocotero
of or pertaining to the coconut
Adjective
pedicure
pedicure
Noun
tómbola
tombola (lottery); the place where the tombola raffle lottery is conducted at; the revolving container where the tombola raffle lottery is played from
Noun
filmoteca
film library
Noun
capoeira
capoeira
Noun
aikido
aikido
Noun
fontanería
plumbing
Noun
funicular
funicular, cable car
Noun
salazón
salting (of food); salted food
Noun
monolingüe
monolingual
Adjective
gardenia
gardenia
Noun
marinero
sailor, seaman
Noun
chalé
cottage, chalet
Noun
floristería
flower shop, florist's shop
Noun
rumiante
ruminant
Adjective
quena
a type of reed flute from Peru; pan flute
Noun
walkman
walkman
Noun
vegetarianismo
vegetarianism
Noun
tejanos
blue jeans
Noun
flirtear
to flirt
Verb
parapente
paraglider (lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure); paragliding
Noun
contestador
answering machine
Noun
cubista
cubist, cubistic
Adjective
acortamiento
clipping, shortening; curtation
Noun
veraneante
vacationer
Noun
iglú
igloo (inuit snow house)
Noun
picarón
naughty, feisty
Adjective
dulzón
sickly sweet
Adjective
michelín
spare tyre (UK), spare tire (North America), flab, roll of fat, love handle
Noun
orujo
orujo (Spanish brandy made from grapes); pomace: the solid remains of juiced grapes or olives
Noun
suela
sole (of a shoe)
Noun
yute
jute
Noun
cuentacuentos
storyteller
Noun
orlar
to trim; to add a border to
Verb
hortera
tasteless, gaudy, tacky, cheesy
Adjective
hamburguesería
burger bar, burger restaurant (a restaurant that sells hamburgers)
Noun
hermanamiento
twinning; sister city
Noun
indigenismo
indigenism (a movement to rectify past and current wrongs against indigenous minorities)
Noun
apalancar
to raise or open with a lever; to hide, put out of sight; to settle down, to get comfortable, to chill
Verb
carita
smiley, emoticon, emoji
Noun
autoescuela
driving school
Noun
esnifar
to snort (inhale (usually a drug) through the nose)
Verb
bodegón
still life
Noun
cantimplora
flask, canteen (water bottle)
Noun
treintañero
thirtysomething
Noun
hipocondríaco
hypochondriac (affected by hypochondria)
Adjective
chirimoya
the fruit of the chirimoyo, the cherimoya
Noun
grecolatino
Greco-Latin
Adjective
maracuyá
passion fruit (specifically Passiflora edulis)
Noun
kleenex
kleenex, tissue
Noun
estercolero
dunghill, dung heap, muckheap
Noun
habano
Havana cigar
Noun
híbrido
hybrid
Noun
preñar
to impregnate, make pregnant
Verb
guaro
booze, rotgut (cheap alcoholic drink); guaro, a clear liquor distilled from sugar cane juice; small parrot
Noun
visigótico
Visigothic
Adjective
pollero
one who raises and sells chickens for a living; smuggler of illegal immigrants; chicken coop; place where chickens are raised
Noun
diminutivo
diminutive
Noun
croqueta
croquette; a piece of kibble (pet food).
Noun
suavizante
that softens
Adjective
aliñar
to condiment, to season, to dress (food); to adorn, decorate; to prepare
Verb
tragaperras
slot machine (US), fruit machine (UK); cash grab
Noun
barquillo
ice cream cone; crispy rolled wafer pastry originating in Spain
Noun
bombín
bowler hat, derby; cylinder (of a lock)
Noun
romanización
romanization
Noun
naranja
orange (fruit); orange (color); a member or supporter of Ciudadanos, a Spanish political party
Noun
quiosquero
Seller at a newsstand
Noun
calentito
churro (fried pastry)
Noun
pargo
red porgy; a flamboyant homosexual man, queer, faggot
Noun
monovolumen
minivan; (UK) MPV (multi purpose vehicle), people carrier
Noun
zueco
clog (shoe); galosh
Noun
gomina
hair gel
Noun
aspirador
aspirator
Noun
noctámbulo
tending to be awake or up and about at night
Adjective
expendedor
selling
Adjective
escéptico
skeptic
Noun
mundialización
globalization
Noun
trapecista
trapeze artist; trapezist
Noun
ornitológico
ornithological
Adjective
matriarcal
matriarchal
Adjective
chinchar
to pester, bother; to kill
Verb
voseo
in Spanish dialects, the use of the pronoun vos as opposed to tú
Noun
tamboril
tabor (small drum)
Noun
plástico
plastic (a stiff but usually slightly flexible synthetic material)
Noun