Spanish words with no English equivalent

All Spanish words that have run in Comparle, with their meaning and story.

• empalagar22 Oct 2026to be too sweet to finish — a pudding, or a personempalagar
• sobremesa24 Sept 2026the unhurried time spent talking at the table after the meal is finishedsobremesa
• estrenar14 Sept 2026to wear or use something for the first time — to christen itestrenar
• friolero9 Sept 2026someone who always feels the cold — nesh, as the North saysfriolero
• duendepractice wordthe dark force that grips a great performance — soulduende
• enchufeblind wordconnections that get you a job — string-pullingenchufe
• madrugarpractice wordto get up very early, in a single verb — early risingmadrugar
• ojalápractice wordlet's hope so, if only — hopefullyojalá
• tertuliapractice worda regular get-together to talk, often in a café — a salontertulia

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