A word of encouragement or demand in Spanish meaning "go ahead" or "give it,"dale is the Cuban-American rapper's semi-official slogan, his perpetual hashtag, his "YOLO," if you will.

From acquihire to humanzee, Erin McKean looks back at new and interesting words that appeared in The Wall Street Journal in 2011. A field guide to unusual words in this week's Wall Street Journal.

BuzzFeed. When Words Have Different Meanings in Spanish. Posted: April 21, 2025 | Last updated: April 21, 2025. What other words mean totally different things in Spanish?

There are some words that simply feel truer in Spanish than they do in English. I call these home words and heart words because I associate them with the place I most grew up using them: at home ...