Spanish Word of the Day (Sunday, January 25, 2009)
raya, noun
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There are some Spanish words which look identical to each other apart from
their gender and ending. Today we’re looking at una raya, a line. In the
Word of the Day archive you’ll find un rayo, a ray. The basic meaning of
raya is of a line:
Trazó una raya en la arena.
(She drew a line in the sand.)
A related meaning is stripe, often used in the phrase a rayas:
una camisa a rayas
(a striped shirt)
And another meaning conceptually related to line, is the parting in your hair:
Me hago la raya en medio.
(I have my parting in the middle.)
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