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Think you know your Spanish slang? This crossword will challenge your knowledge of informal and colloquial vocabulary used by native speakers in everyday conversations. From street talk to idiomatic expressions, these are the words you won’t always find in textbooks — but you’ll definitely hear them in real life. ¡Buena suerte!
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 2. Neck
- 6. To think
- 8. To write words or a text
- 9. Little colleague, informal term for a pal
- 11. To rest
- 13. Light-colored horse, casual reference
- 14. Always, at all times without exception
- 15. someone, indefinite person pronoun
- 16. Annoying or heavy person, informal
Down
- 1. Amazing, mind-blowing slang term
- 2. when temporal conjunction
- 3. Being very attractive, informal superlative
- 4. Rude, badly-mannered person
- 5. Joking around, having a laugh
- 7. To go on and on, to get involved
- 10. Big mouth, someone who talks too much
- 12. I want
Answers
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Across
- 2. Neck → cuello
- 6. To think → pensar
- 8. To write words or a text → escribir
- 9. Little colleague, informal term for a pal → coleguilla
- 11. To rest → descansar
- 13. Light-colored horse, casual reference → palomino
- 14. Always, at all times without exception → siempre
- 15. someone, indefinite person pronoun → alguien
- 16. Annoying or heavy person, informal → pesado
Down
- 1. Amazing, mind-blowing slang term → flipante
- 2. when temporal conjunction → cuando
- 3. Being very attractive, informal superlative → guapismo
- 4. Rude, badly-mannered person → maleducado
- 5. Joking around, having a laugh → cachondeo
- 7. To go on and on, to get involved → enrollarse
- 10. Big mouth, someone who talks too much → bocazas
- 12. I want → quiero
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