Some Spanish vocabulary in Mexico has roots in the country's indigenous languages, which are spoken by approximately 6% of the population.
Traces of these languages, especially Basque, can be found in the Spanish vocabulary today, mainly among place names.
Eager to enlarge my limited Spanish vocabulary, I tuned in at the appointed time.
The language barrier can sometimes be a problem; especially when some words in the English language are not in the Spanish vocabulary.
Deerfield starts foreign-language instruction in kindergarten, with a world languages program that teaches children some basic French and Spanish vocabulary.
Yorke walked over to them and asked a question which almost exhausted his entire Spanish vocabulary:"Dondealcalde?"
This accounts for around 80% of Spanish vocabulary.
Before she was ten years old, Graciela had heard every obscene word in the Spanish vocabulary.
Most of the words were invented, though with inspiration from Spanish and English vocabulary and phonotactics.
Due to the large influence of Arabic on Spanish vocabulary, this list is relatively restrictive: