Spanish Word of the Day: 2019-4-15  

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el añil
English Translation: indigo (the plant or the color derived from it)
Spanish Example: El añil es silvestre en Centroamérica y México y aunque se dice que es originario de la India, a la llegada de los españoles a México en 1521, ya los mexicanos indígenas teñían sus telas con este tinte.

English Translation: The indigo plant is wild in Central America and Mexico, and although it is said to have originated in India, when the Spanish arrived in Mexico in 1521 the native Mexicans already dyed fabrics with this color.










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