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Spanish Body Flashcards

Master body vocabulary with flashcards, audio pronunciation, and tiered difficulty levels designed to take you from beginner to advanced.

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Memory Hooks & Tricks

Boost your vocabulary retention with these clever, association-rich memory tricks tailored for Spanish learners.

el codo (elbow)

Memory Trick: Think of knocking on a door with your elbow using a secret CODO code.

Use a secret code with your codo (elbow)!

el hombro (shoulder)

Memory Trick: Picture your favorite HOMEBRO putting his hand on your hombro (shoulder) to encourage you.

Your homebro rests his hand on your hombro.

la muñeca (wrist)

Memory Trick: Muñeca also means doll. Imagine a toy doll wearing a tiny wristwatch on her muñeca (wrist).

The doll (muñeca) wears a watch on her muñeca (wrist).

la rodilla (knee)

Memory Trick: Imagine rolling a tortilla over your rodilla (knee) to make a bendable knee pad.

Roll a tortilla around your rodilla (knee).

el tobillo (ankle)

Memory Trick: The word tobillo sounds like 'toe-below'. Your tobillo (ankle) sits right above your foot and toes.

Your tobillo is right down by your toes!

la espalda (back)

Memory Trick: Think of a medieval knight wearing a heavy shield or sword (espada) strapped across his espalda (back).

Strap your sword across your espalda.

Regional Varieties & Dialects

How body vocabulary varies across Spain and Latin America.

Stomach / Belly

General Spanish (Formal): el estómago
Spain & Latin America: la barriga
Mexico & Southern Cone: la panza

Rear / Bottom

General Spanish (Neutral): el trasero
General Spanish (Anatomical): las nalgas
Mexico & Central America (Colloquial): las pompas

Goatee / Facial Hair Style

Spain: la perilla
Mexico & Central America: la barbita / la piocha
Argentina & Uruguay: el candado

Hair (Head Hair)

General Spanish (Everyday): el pelo
Spain & Standard Spanish (Formal): el cabello
Argentina & Rioplatense Slang: las mechas

Calf Muscle

General Spanish: la pantorrilla
Spain (Anatomical / Sports): los gemelos
Mexico (Colloquial): el camote

Navel / Belly Button

General Spanish: el ombligo
Ecuador, Colombia & Bolivia (Colloquial): el pupo

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