Spanish Word of the day: Mazo
This week celebrates San Isidro, Madrid's patron saint and with that, we have some typical Madrid slang to help you sound like a local.
Today’s Word of the day is ‘mazo’. This word means mallet but in Madrid it's used to mean ‘a lot’, or mucho in Spanish.-
Necesito comprar un mazo para poder montar la mesa.
I need a mallet to assemble the table.
Madrid Mola Mazo!
- Pidió un helado con mazo de chocolate.
He asked for an ice cream with a lot of chocolate.
- El nuevo parque de atracciones mola mazo.
The new amusement park is really cool.
- Compró un mazo de plumas para rellenar el colchón.
He bought a bunch of feathers for the mattress.
Finally, here is a famous saying using mazo:
- A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando.
God helps those who help themselves.
Pronunciation: Ma-zo
LAE Madridis the leading Spanish academy in Madrid and is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes. It offers Spanish courses for all levels and also has Spanish classes for kids and families. For more information on our Spanish courses contact [email protected]
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Today’s Word of the day is ‘mazo’. This word means mallet but in Madrid it's used to mean ‘a lot’, or mucho in Spanish.-
Necesito comprar un mazo para poder montar la mesa.
I need a mallet to assemble the table.
Madrid Mola Mazo!
- Pidió un helado con mazo de chocolate.
He asked for an ice cream with a lot of chocolate.
- El nuevo parque de atracciones mola mazo.
The new amusement park is really cool.
- Compró un mazo de plumas para rellenar el colchón.
He bought a bunch of feathers for the mattress.
Finally, here is a famous saying using mazo:
- A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando.
God helps those who help themselves.
Pronunciation: Ma-zo
LAE Madridis the leading Spanish academy in Madrid and is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes. It offers Spanish courses for all levels and also has Spanish classes for kids and families. For more information on our Spanish courses contact [email protected]
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