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Daily wordsPalabras del 15 sep 2026

Words English took from Spanish

You're two days into a road trip through New Mexico, and half the words you and your friend have used since breakfast came into English from Spanish.

Diez palabras en inglés para todos los días: canyon, mesa, adobe, patio, ranch, barbecue, tortilla, jalapeno, siesta, macho. Cada una con su pronunciación y una frase para decir en voz alta.

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Las diez palabras10 palabras, 10 frases

  1. 1
    canyon/ˈkænjən/nounA deep narrow valley with steep rocky sides, cut by a river.
  2. 2
    mesa/ˈmeɪsə/nounA hill with steep sides and a wide flat top.First vowel is "ay": MAY-suh.
  3. 3
    adobe/əˈdoʊbi/nounA brick of mud and straw dried hard in the sun.Three syllables, and the final e is said out loud: uh-DOH-bee.
  4. 4
    patio/ˈpætiˌoʊ/nounA paved outdoor space next to a house, used for sitting outside.
  5. 5
    ranch/ræntʃ/verbTo run a big stretch of land where cattle or horses are raised.
  6. 6
    barbecue/ˈbɑːrbɪˌkjuː/verbTo cook food outdoors over fire or hot coals.
  7. 7
    tortilla/tɔːrˈtiːə/nounA thin flat round bread made from corn or wheat flour.The ll is not an l sound: tor-TEE-uh.
  8. 8
    jalapeno/ˌhæləˈpiːnjoʊ/También se dice ˌdʒæləˈpiːnoʊ.nounA small hot green or red pepper used in cooking.The j is an h sound, and the n has a y tucked in after it: hal-uh-PEEN-yoh.
  9. 9
    siesta/siˈestə/nounA short sleep taken in the early afternoon.
  10. 10
    macho/ˈmɑːtʃoʊ/adjectiveActing tough and manly in an obvious way.

Las frases

  1. 1

    The trail down into the canyon looks pretty steep.

  2. 2

    You can see the flat mesa from our window.

  3. 3

    That old church is made of adobe brick.

  4. 4

    Let's sit out on the patio after dinner.

  5. 5

    They still ranch cattle out past the river.

  6. 6

    We could barbecue those steaks on the patio.

  7. 7

    She warmed a tortilla for each of us.

  8. 8

    Is there any jalapeno in the green sauce?

  9. 9

    I need a siesta before we drive again.

  10. 10

    He gets a little macho about the driving.