Since the news on TV and in newspapers are dominated by news about the pandemic I started to notice how many words are used for the same item. Depending on what newspapers I read it’s a different word. I know Spanish vocabulary is vast but it is incredible because the word is just standard vocabulary in most cases and not necessarily a regionalism or slang.
The word that prompted me to start this thread is Mask. In many cities people are required to wear a mask until further notice. In newspapers I have seen:
máscara
mascarilla
tapaboca
nasobuco - this word is regional used in Cuba
cubreboca
There are many words in Spanish that have synonyms whether they are standard words, regionalisms or slang. Some that come to mind are:
Straw
Kite
T-shirt
Sandwich
Bus
Pen/ pencil
Fruits
Vegetables
There are more. You can add them to the thread.
-MP.
The word that prompted me to start this thread is Mask. In many cities people are required to wear a mask until further notice. In newspapers I have seen:
máscara
mascarilla
tapaboca
nasobuco - this word is regional used in Cuba
cubreboca
There are many words in Spanish that have synonyms whether they are standard words, regionalisms or slang. Some that come to mind are:
Straw
Kite
T-shirt
Sandwich
Bus
Pen/ pencil
Fruits
Vegetables
There are more. You can add them to the thread.
-MP.