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With Spanish being a grammatically gendered language, one's sexuality can be challenged with a gender-inappropriate adjective, much as in English one might refer to a flamboyant man or a transgender man as her. Some words referring to a male homosexual end in an "a" but have the masculine article "el"—a deliberate grammatical violation.
The cognates in the table below share meanings in English and Spanish, but have different pronunciation. Some words entered Middle English and Early Modern Spanish indirectly and at different times. For example, a Latinate word might enter English by way of Old French, but enter Spanish directly from Latin. Such differences can introduce ...
Spanish, also referred to as Castilian to differentiate it from other languages spoken in Spain, is an Indo-European language of the Italic branch. [1] Belonging to the Romance family, it is a daughter language of Latin, evolving from its popular register that used to be spoken on the Iberian Peninsula. [2]
"Oye Cómo Va" is a 1962 cha-cha-chá song by Tito Puente, originally released on El Rey Bravo (Tico Records). The song achieved worldwide popularity when it was covered by American rock group Santana for their album Abraxas.
Sava is a male personal name in South Slavic languages.Perhaps the most famous example is the Serbian medieval prince turned monk Saint Sava. [1] In Croatia, Sava is found as a male name among the Serbs and also as a female name among the Croats, [2] likewise in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a result of the tradition of naming female children after rivers – in this case, after the river Sava.
La chingada is a term commonly used in colloquial, even crass, Mexican Spanish that refers to various conditions or situations of, generally, negative connotations. The word is derived from the verb chingar, "to fuck".
The grito is sometimes used as part of the official remembrance of the Shout of Dolores, during the celebration of Mexican Independence Day. [1]The grito mexicano has patriotic connotations.
"Somos Novios" (Spanish for "We're a couple") is a song first recorded by Mexican songwriter Armando Manzanero in 1968. [1] [deprecated source] Perry Como recorded an English version of "Somos Novios" with original English lyrics titled "It's Impossible", which was a top 10 hit in the US and the UK.