The 80 weirdest words in Spanish (and their meaning)

Ludwig Wittgenstein, a well-known Austrian philosopher, once said that the limits of a language are the limits of the same world and, being Spanish a language with around 80,000 words, it was clear that it was not going to be the exception.

Today we are going to see the 80 weirdest words in spanish and its meaning, which however many they may seem, are no more than a small sample of the rich lexicon surprisingly little used in our language. Let's learn them.

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The 80 Weirdest Words in Spanish, Explained

Below you will find, in alphabetical order, the meaning of 80 very rare words in Spanish that, surely, will not leave anyone indifferent.

1. grandfather

Said of those people who have an appearance reminiscent of an owl or similar bird.

2. Cure

Act of salting the meats and putting them in the air. Action of converting a meat product into jerky.

3. agigolado

Adjective, typical of the province of Segovia, used to describe someone who, when doing something with a little effort, feels like he is drowning and feels pressure in his chest.

4. alveo

The mother of a natural hydrographic feature, usually a stream or river.

5. Flush

It is the effect of sunlight when projected on the morning and afternoon clouds, which gives them reddish tones.

6. bahorrina

Set of many disgusting things that have been thrown into water, which has become dirty. It also means a group of rude and mean people.

7. bonhomie

Affability, simplicity, kindness and honesty in character.

8. hinnies

Hybrid between a horse and a donkey.

9. rushcatcher

Person who is impatient, who is always in a hurry.

10. cloudscape

When clouds of different textures can be observed in the sky, forming a colorful horizon at sunset or sunrise.

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11. conflict

Act of provoking a conflict in someone or something. It also means experiencing an internal conflict or concern that may cause behavior to change.

12. Pauperize

Debilitate, exhaust physically or morally, either oneself or towards another person.

13. Dissolve

Dissolve something, solid or pasty, in a liquid.

14. dejection

Defecation of droppings.

15. ebony

Made of ivory or similar material.

16. Junction

Family relationship between people who share a common lineage trunk.

17. smegma

Secretion of the preputial glands. Part of the thickest semen.

18. falcate

It has a curvature similar to that of a sickle.

19. Pharmacopoeia

Repertoire or book of medicinal recipesThese can be both drugs and phytotherapeutics.

20. full

Faso, failed, that has little value.

21. garambaina

Tacky ornament or objects that are nonsense. It also means gestures in bad taste

22. Garlito

Fishing tool which consists of a trap whose narrowest part has a net with which to catch the fish.

23. gaznapiro

Silly, redneck, a person who gets sucked into anything.

24. Haiga

Oversized and flashy car, such as a limousine, a luxury SUV or a private bus.

25. heresiarch

Who promotes a heresy, who ignites the spark in an act against a religion or

26. hermeneuta

Person who interprets texts, usually of a religious or ethical nature, to determine their true meaning.

27. Actor

Theatrical actor. Also referred to those people who express themselves with the characteristic way of a person who is overreacting.

28. Idiom

Turn or linguistic expression that does not conform to grammatical rules.

29. unfading

Said of a vegetable that cannot wither.

30. isagoge

Introduction, preamble.

31. jerapellina

Old and tattered dress, piece of cloth that cannot give more than itself.

32. Jargon

Language of some trades, that is, specialized vocabulary in a certain professional field.

33. hippie

Moan, hiccup, whine. It also means to sing with a voice similar to that of a moan.

34. joyel

little gem.

35. labaro

Banner that was used by the ancient Romans. It is also the name of the monogram formed by the cross and the first two letters of the Greek name of Christ.

36. lobanillo

Woody lump that forms on the bark of trees. It also has its human version, which consists of a superficial lump, usually painless, that forms on the head and other parts of the body.

37. limerence

Crazy Love. Involuntary state of mind in which the attraction of one person to another prevents you from thinking rationally.

38. Mellifluous

Excessively sweet, soft or delicate sound.

39. world

Said of something that is clean and free of extra, added or superfluous things.

40. Nadir

Point of the celestial sphere diametrically opposite to the zenith.

41. Heinous

Something that causes disgust or horror when talking about it. Something that is abominable and disgusting in equal measure.

42. nefelibata

dreamy person, who is destitute and remains isolated from how harsh and cruel this world is.

43. Nubile

Said of a person, especially a woman, who is of marriageable age.

44. ñengo

A puny, skinny, weak person.

45. ñomblon

Said of a very fat person, with good buttocks.

46. nuzco

One of the names with which reference is made to the Devil or prince of the angels of evil.

47. eighth

Synonym of eighth, used to refer to one eighth part of something. It is also used to indicate that something has little value. In ancient times it was a Spanish copper coin weighing one eighth of an ounce.

48. Oily

Synonymous with oily, oil-textured.

49. Madman

Person who is not in full psychic faculties, who has lost his mind.

50. petrichor

Smell given off by the earth when it has been wet by the raindrops.

51. To moan

Moan and cry in such a way that others hear it. Sob and cry.

52. gallows

Said of someone or something that, because of its repugnant appearance, produces great fright and horror.

53. patochada

Nonsense, said of something foolish, nonsense.

54. pike

Said of someone who has had the misfortune of being excessively ugly.

55. Hardware

Set of metallic objects, with little value. They can be scissors, imitation jewels, broken car parts...

56. recipient

Person who is solemnly received by the receiving institution.

57. gloating

Delight in the mishap of others, act of rejoicing in the misfortune of others.

58. regnicola

Natural inhabitant of a kingdom. Also said of who writes about the special things of his homeland, such as penal codes, national habits, culture in general.

59. Reprobate

Condemned to eternal pain. Also said of the one who is condemned for his religious heterodoxy.

60. flavoring

Word once used as a synonym for flavor. It was also used to refer to a joke or joke.

61. sapenko

Land snail with transverse brown stripes common to southernmost Europe.

62. Everlasting

Said of something that will last forever. Something that has a beginning, but no end.

63. serendipity

Finding, which was not planned, which has turned out to be somewhat lucky despite the fact that something else was being sought.

64. Intrigue

Fight with voices or actions. It also means agitation of the sea, formed by small waves that cross in different directions.

65. Figurehead

Person who lends his name in a contract that, in reality, another person would have to sign.

66. Tremolo

Musical concept that describes a rapid succession of repetitions of the same note.

67. extremely uber

Said of something that is very fertile and abundant.

68. uchronia

Utopia applied to history. Counterfactual reconstruction of a historical event, in a way that in the end it was not.

69. uebos

Word, already in disuse, that means a need or chore.

70. only begotten

Person who is an only son or daughter.

71. Wail

Moaning or crying of a newborn.

72. Verbigracia

Synonym of for example

73. Vituperation

Insult, slander or infamy that causes the action of having offended someone.

74. Vulpine

Word used to designate everything related to foxes.

75. xerophytic

Said about those vegetables that are adapted by their structure to dry environments.

76. xerophthalmia

Eye disease in which there is dryness of the eyeball and retraction of the conjunctiva, as well as opacity of the cornea.

77. xeromicteria

Dryness of the nasal mucosa.

78. zaino

Traitor, false, little safe in the deal.

79. Jiggle

Constantly moving from one place to another without any purpose.

80. silly

Bland, bland and tasteless. Also said to refer to someone or something that turns out to be quite silly.