Posts tagged #spanish
Every time you say "ojalá," you're speaking Arabic
Jul 28, 2026 · 6 min read
When a Spanish speaker sighs *ojalá*, they're unknowingly uttering an 8th-century Arabic prayer. It's one of around 4,000 Arabic words hiding in plain sight in modern Spanish — and the story of how they got there spans seven centuries, a medieval superpower, and a piece of fruit that travelled from ancient India to a Seville market.
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Jul 26, 2026 · 4 min read
A Lamborghini named after a bat? The story of murciélago connects a legendary Spanish bull, a Latin etymology hiding a "blind little mouse," Valencia's coat of arms, and a Mayan death god — all in one word. Here's why it's the most unforgettable vocabulary item in Spanish
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