Today's
WOTD is: "criado" = servant
In
Spanish, “criado”
is a masculine noun of Latin origin, the main meaning of which is
servant
(male*)
as in:
- El cuento de los Seis Criados de los Hermanos Grimm (the tale of the Six Servants by the Grimm Brothers);
*NB The feminine form
“criada” should be used when meaning a female servant
/ maid. Please note also that a male civil servant is a
“funcionario” and a female civil servant is a
“funcionaria”.
A
related word is the action word/ verb “criar”,
to bring
up,
raise,
breed
or rear
as in:
- Soliamos criar pollos (we used to breed chickens);
Also related is the word
“malcriado”/ "malcriada", a term often used to refer to a person who is
bad-mannered, ill-mannered, rude, or as a kid,
a spoiled brat.
- El hijo de nuestros vecinos es un malcriado (the son of our neighbours is a spoiled brat);
Also related is the word
“crianza”, nurturing, raising or upbringing
. “Crianza” is a term often used to refer to Spanish wines
which have undergone a process of ageing.
- Un crianza es un vino de calidad (a “crianza” is a quality wine);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "criado" in the YouTube clip: La criada - Amandititita
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