Spanish Word of the Day: especia

[Sam Wilson]

LiCR,

Two similar enough words that if you flap your ears you could mistake the difference...

especia 📢 - spice

especie 📢 - species

especia

FEMININE NOUN

spice

• Las especias son un mundo de posibilidades para cambiar el tono de tus platillos.
  Spices are a world of possibilities to change the tone of your dishes.
  

especie

FEMININE NOUN

1.  (Biology) species

2.  (= clase) kind ⧫ sort

una especie de ... a kind or sort of ...

en especie in kind

3.  (= noticia) piece of news

con la especie de que ... on the pretext that ...

• la especie humana
  the human race
  
  
• especie amenazada
  threatened species
  
  
• especie protegida
  protected species
  
  
• pagar en especie
  to pay in kind
  
  
• Corre la especie de que ha dimitido.
  There is a rumour that she has resigned.

As we approach Apple Pie season in my house, I thought it good to brush up on my spices...

Allspice - Pimienta de Jamaica

Anise - Anís

Annatto - Achiote

Basil - Albahaca

Bayleaf - Laurel

Caraway - Alcaravea

Cardamom - Cardamomo

Celery - Apio

Chervil - Perifollo

Cinnamon - Canela

Clove - Clavo
Cloves of garlic - Clavos del ajo

Coriander - Cilantro

Cumin - Comino

Curry - Curry
Fennel - Hinojo
Ginger - Jengibre
Julienne - Juliana
Juniper - Enebro

Licorice - Regaliz

Mint - Menta
Mustard - Mostaza

Nutmeg - Nuez moscada
Oregano - Orégano
Paprika - Pimentón
Parsley - Perejil

Pepper - Pimienta
Peppercorns - Granos de pimienta

Peppermint - Hierbabuena

Poppyseed - Semilla de amapola

Rosemary - Romero

Saffron - Azafrán
Sage - Salvia

Salt - Sal

Sesame - Sésamo o Ajonjolí

Sumac - Zumaque

Thyme - Tomillo

Turmeric - Cúrcuma

Vanilla - Vainilla

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Sam

[Christopher Howard]

Cuidadito when saying “pagar en especie” to a woman.

 

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Sam

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[Gene French]

What does it infer??

[Sam Wilson]

Gene and Christopher,

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but that means, "to pay in kind" as in paying with something besides money.  That's what the owner of the super near where I used to have my upstairs office, (you know the one which eventually sold out to that big chain,) used to offer widows and single mothers for paying off their past due grocery tabs when they didn't have enough money. Of course, the "in kind" was understood to be sexual favors...  A pretty good deal really, even if a bit scummy by the store owner.  If we didn't live in such a prudish world, we'd probably see a lot more of that.  Of course pagar en specie could also mean paying back the favor by baking an apple pie.  That's what my wife does. jejeje.

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[Gene French]

Got it!!

Thanks...

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[Christopher Howard]

correct.  a propósito do you live in Guanacaste? I admire your love for the language

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On Aug 11, 2020, at 08:25, Gene French <ge...@genefrench.com> wrote:



Got it!!

Thanks...

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[Gene French]

If your question is addrrssed to me...gene...

Yes ...

I live in guanacaste on the side of volcan miravalles...

Where there is always a breeze of freshness...

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[Gene French]

If the question was not posed to me...ignore the previous email...

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[Sam Wilson]

Hi Christopher,

Yes, on both counts.  Gene and I both live on the same volcano in Guanacaste, gracias a Dios!  However be aware that Gene speaks in an even stranger tongue: back bayou Cajun.  So when he says "there is always a breeze of freshness" my Cajun translator tells me he's talking about pe'os (less pachuco: pedos.)  jajaja.  Language-wise, I parachuted in to el campo Guanacaste and until we had a little one interested in English, I've been living in a household full of Ticas who don't speak English.  Most of our farm/ranch/dairy community speaks very little if any English as well, so for me that "love for the language" is sort of a survival skill.  ;-)

As always, you language input es muy apreciado.

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[Gene French]

The efforts of both are appreciated!!!

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