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Carolina Rodriguez

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Carolina is a former classroom teacher with experience in Bilingual Elementary Education in the United States. Now, she uses her prior knowledge to create digital products and bilingual content for teachers and parents to use in the classroom or at home for their children. Carolina also has a passion for travel and teaches others about the places she visits. Aside from teaching and creating products, Carolina enjoys her current home in Mexico City, traveling, hiking, and spending time with family.


Spanish Word of the Day: Espinaca (spinach)

The word Spanish word espinaca, which means spinach in English, derives from the Arab word ispanakh. Spinach itself originated in old Persia (now Iran) where it was cultivated for the first time. Since being cultivated, it has become a basic vegetable used in many dishes around the world. Latin American Pronunciation European Pronunciation Espinaca is …

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Spanish Word of the Day: Apestoso (stinky)

The Spanish word apestoso (stinky) is an adjective used to describe an unpleasant smell. It comes from the Latin verb appestare, which means to cause a smell. The Spanish equivalent of the verb is apestar (to smell). Latin American Pronunciation European Pronunciation The adjective changes depending on the object it’s describing. It becomes apestoso to …

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Spanish Word of the Day: Serpiente (snake)

The Spanish word serpiente derives from the Latin word serpent and is taken from the verb serpere, which means to drag oneself. This name is quite fitting, as snakes drag their bodies along the ground. Latin American Pronunciation European Pronunciation The word serpiente is a feminine noun and it takes the following definite and indefinite …

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Spanish Word of the Day: Fresa (strawberry)

When my son wakes up in the morning, the first thing he asks for is his breakfast (desayuno), which usually consists of cereal (cereales), a few slices of banana (plátano), and one or two sliced-up strawberries. A strawberry in Spanish is known as fresa. Latin American Pronunciation European Pronunciation The word was borrowed from the …

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Spanish Word of the Day: Áspero (rough)

The Spanish word áspero comes from the Latin word asper, which means rough in English. This term was associated with the physical and abstract characteristics of a surface and also with a person’s difficult temperament. Latin American Pronunciation European Pronunciation The word áspero is an adjective that can be feminine or masculine depending on the …

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Spanish Word of the Day: Televisión (television)

The English word television is easy to remember in Spanish because it’s spelled in almost the same way and sounds similar – televisión. The origins of the word come from Greek and Latin. Tele derives from the Greek word τῆλε (tēle) which means far or at a distance and visión comes from the Latin word visio …

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