Today's
WOTD is: "frontera" = border
In Spanish, “frontera” is a feminine noun of Latin origin, the main meaning of which is border, as in:
- Estamos cerca de la frontera (we are near the border);
The
describing word/ adjective “fronterizo”/
“fronteriza”
is a related word meaning border
or frontier,
as in:
- Cruce fronterizo (a border/ frontier crossing);
- Ciudad fronteriza (border city/ town)
A
couple of Spanish expressions with the word “frontera”
are:
- Jerez de la Frontera (Spanish city famous for its wine industry -origin of sherry wines);
- Médicos Sin Fronteras (Doctors Without Borders/ Médicins Sans Frontièrs/ MSF);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "frontera" in the YouTube clip: JuanGabriel - La Frontera
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “frontera”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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