La palabra del día:
la extravagancia
Pronunciación aproximada:
ehgg-strah-va-GAHN-syah
(The Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate. The v in this word is pronounced somewhat like the English "v" but with the top teeth touching the lower lip instead of the two lips touching. In most of Spain the c in this word is pronounced much like the "th" in "thin.")Listen
Significado:
outlandishness, eccentricity, oddness, excess
Ejemplo:
Lo de Michael Jackson es algo más que extravagancia.
Traducción:
What Michael Jackson has is something more than eccentricity.
Aviso:
This word is not typically synonymous with the English word "extravagant" when it refers to lavish spending.
