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yourDictionary.com, in cooperation with don Quijote Spanish Language Schools, now offers a Word of the Day, a daily horoscope, and a language-level test—all in the Spanish language. Each day you will find here a new Spanish word, |
selected to help Spanish learners build their vocabulary. You will also be able to test the level of your Spanish-language proficiency in our "Test Your Level" feature and check your daily horoscope in Spanish. |
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Palabra del día

Every day yourDictionary.com presents a Spanish Word of the Day.Today's word is: |
Mangostán
(Purple mangosteen)
(man-gos-TÁN), sustantivo masculino.
Léxico relacionado con las frutas tropicales I 11/22/2009
Etimología:
Del portugués mangostão
Significado:
Arbusto de las Molucas, de la familia de las Gutíferas, con hojas opuestas, agudas, coriáceas y lustrosas, flores terminales, solitarias, con cuatro pétalos rojos, y fruto carnoso, comestible y muy estimado.
Ejemplo:
Cóctel ecológico con mangostán: Este cóctel sirve para borrar las estrías y celulitis. Si no se desea consumir el mangostán, se puede extraer su aceite que, al aplicarse en las zonas con problemas, cumple la misma función.
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Test Your Level:

Now you can test your level of Spanish-language proficiency here at yourDictionary.com. Follow the simple directions below to how strong your Spanish is.
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Today's Horoscope

What sort of day should you expect today? You've checked it in English, now see what your Spanish horoscope will tell you.
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