Mar
11
2010
Spanish Nouns: Los dedos
Author: Johns Smith
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Spanish Nouns: Los dedos
Pronunciation: Lohs day-dohs
Translation: The fingers
Function: Nouns
Fingers in Spanish have special names too: the thumb is ‘el pulgar’, the index is ‘el índice´, the middle is ‘el cordial’ [related to the heart], the ring is the ‘anular’ [for the 'anillo'] the little finger is the ‘meñique’ or ‘auricular’ [because some people use it for ear (áurícula’) cleaning]
There are informal names too, as ‘el dedo gordo’ [the fat finger] for the thumb, and ‘el dedo chiquito’ [the little finger] for the little one.
Example:
Se fracturó su meñique
Translation:
He fractured his little finger
