Thanksgiving Words

Here some fun Thanksgiving words that I thought I would share with you folks: agradecido (por) — thankful (for) el arándano rojo — cranberry el budín, el pudín — pudding la cazuela — casserole la cena — dinner comer — to eat la cucurbitácea o la calabaza — squash (the same Spanish terms also are used for other related plants) el Día de Acción de Gracias — Thanksgiving la familia — family el fútbol americano — football (not soccer) la festividad de la cosecha — harvest festival gluglú gluglú — gobble gobble (turkey sound) las gracias — thanks el indio, la india, el/la indígena americano/a — American Indian, native American el maíz — corn la mazorca de maíz — corn on the cob el noviembre — November el ñame — yam el otoño — autumn, fall el pavo — turkey el panecillo — dinner roll los parientes — relatives el pastel (o la tarta) de calabaza — pumpkin pie el peregrino — pilgrim el puré de patatas — mashed potatoes el relleno — stuffing, turkey dressing la salsa de carne — gravy las sobras, los restos — leftovers las verduras — vegetables Vocabulary notes: el pavo, la pava: In Spanish, it is sometimes possible to distinguish between the male and female animal by using the masculine and feminine forms of the word. Thus a female turkey is una pava. Some other animal names follow a similar pattern: Una mona is a female monkey, una polla is a young hen (and also an off-color word with a different meaning), and una puerca is a sow. But don't assume that any feminine animal name refers to the feminine of the species. For example, una jirafa is a giraffe regardless of its sex. Ñame: The word for "yam" is one of the few in Spanish to start with the ñ. Among the more common ones are ñoño (insipid or dull) and words derived from it, ñora (red pepper), and ñu (gnu). Have a great day...Buena Tardes, S

Muchas gracias, Sandy. This is a great list of words!