5 Untranslatable Spanish Words You Should Add To Your Dictionary

Summary – Let us learn some beautiful Spanish words that have no replacement in any other language across the world.

Spanish is acknowledged as one of the most beautiful languages of the world. Crowned to be official language of at least twenty different countries, Spanish has millions of native speakers. Besides there are numerous words in Spanish which don’t have a direct translation in English or other language and that is the beauty and essence of Spanish.

Let us learn a few such words and enrich our vocabulary.

Maruja

Commonly Maruja is referred to a traditional working class housewife. However, if you delve deeper for its meaning, the world is also used to describe a housewife who enjoys gossiping about her neighbors and indulge in eavesdropping on others. She is famous as a chatterbox in her neighborhood and takes pleasure in multiple tête-à-tête. Wait! Perhaps I am acquainted with several Maruja.

Cachondeo

Cachondeo means lack of seriousness which is normally referred to in a positive sense. For example ‘estar de cachondeo’, a famous Spanish line means – have a great time; be in the mood for a laugh; live it up. So from when are you starting estar de cachondeo?

Pagafantas

The literal meaning of Pagafantas is Fanta buyer. However, the word is used to describe a guy who buy drinks for girls and behave nicely with them, but never take interest for a long term relationship. So, how many Pagafantas have you met till now?

Autónomo

The word refers to a registered self-employed person who is independent and self-sufficient to earn his/her livelihood, like freelancers contractors. Do we have any replaceable word for it in English?

Empalagar

If you have a sweet tooth, it may not happen to you. However, has it ever happened to you that you become very delighted after taking a big bite of your favorite dark chocolate (or any sweet you like), and after munching for a few minutes, you start regretting that chocolate bite because sweetness is too much to handle. Empalagar describes this exact condition.

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