Today's
WOTD is: "clavel" = carnation
In
Spanish, “clavel”
is a masculine noun of Catalan origin, which means carnation.
Some
expressions with the word “clavel”
are:
- Clavel encarnado (red carnation);
- Clavel rojo (red carnation);
- Clavel rosa (pink carnation);
- Sin un clavel (with no money left/ broke -colloquially);
- Rojo clavel (carnation red -colour);
- Rosa clavel (carnation pink -colour);
- Un clavel en la solapa (a carnation in the lapel);
- Un manojo de claveles (a bunch of carnations);
A
couple of examples of the use of the word "clavel"
are:
- Llevo un clavel encarnado en la solapa (I am wearing a read carnation in the lapel);
- Llevo un clavel rojo en la solapa (I am wearing a red carnation in the lapel);
- Llevo un clavel rosa en la solapa (I am wearing a pink carnation in the lapel);
- Estamos sin un clavel (we are broke);
- Esa blusa de color rojo clavel te queda muy bien (that carnation red blouse really suits you);
- Esa blusa de color rosa clavel te queda muy bien (that carnation pink blouse really suits you);
- El día de los enamorados es costumbre regalar un manojo de claveles (people often give a bunch of carnations on Valentine's day);
*NB
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