Largo

Meaning: Actually means 'long'. For large, say grande.

Looks like: Large

Origin: From Latin largus, which meant 'abundant' — English kept that sense, Spanish narrowed it to length.

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Gracioso Actually means 'funny' or 'amusing'. For gracious (kind and polite), say amable.
Sensible Actually means 'sensitive' or 'perceptible'. For sensible (levelheaded), say sensato.
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Disgusto Actually means 'displeasure', 'upset', or 'trouble'. For disgust (revulsion), say asco.

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Erre con erre cigarro, erre con erre barril; rápido ruedan los carros sobre los rieles del ferrocarril. The definitive Spanish rr drill — unrelenting double-r from start to finish.
Parangaricutirimícuaro Not a sentence but a single word — a legendary 22-letter pronunciation challenge from a r…
Pablito clavó un clavito, ¿qué clavito clavó Pablito? A bouncy drill on the 'cl' cluster.

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