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Word of the Day: Negro

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com

La palabra del día:

negro

Pronunciación aproximada:

NEH-growh (Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate.)

Significado:

black (by far the most common meaning), dark brown or suntanned, gloomy, awful, furious

Ejemplo:

Las tiendas locales tienen en existencias miles de zapatos negros.

Traducción:

The local stores have thousands of black shoes in stock.

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