The 80 strangest words in Spanish (and their meaning)

The rarest words in the Spanish language, explained from summarized definitions.

Ludwig Wittgenstein, a well-known Austrian philosopher, once said that the limits of a language are the limits of the world itself and, being Spanish a language with about 80,000 words, it was clear that it was not going to be the exception.

Today we are going to see the 80 rarest words in Spanish and their meaning, which, as many as they may seem, are just a small sample of all the rich lexicon surprisingly little used in our language. Let's learn them.

The 80 rarest words in Spanish, explained.

Below you will find, in alphabetical order, the meaning of 80 very rare words in Spanish that, for sure, will not leave anyone indifferent.

1. Abuhado

Describes those persons who have an appearance that resembles that of an owl or similar bird.

2. Acecinar

Act of salting meats and placing them in the air. The action of turning a meat product into jerky.

3. Agigolado

Adjective, typical of the province of Segovia, used to describe someone who, when doing something with a little effort, feels that he/she is choking and feels a pressure in the chest.

4. Álveo

The stem of a natural hydrographic feature, usually a stream or river.

5. Arrebol

The effect of the sun's light on morning and evening clouds, which gives them reddish tones.

6. Bahorrina

Set of many disgusting things that have been poured into waterwhich has become dirty. It also means a group of filthy people.

7. Bonhomía

Affability, simplicity, kindness and honesty of character.

8. Burdégano

Hybrid between a horse and a donkey.

9. Cagaprisas

A person who is impatient, who is always in a hurry.

10. Celaje

When clouds of different textures can be observed in the sky, forming a colorful horizon at sunset or sunrise.

11. Conflict

The act of provoking a conflict in someone or something.. It also means to suffer an internal conflict or concern that may cause behavior to change.

12. Depauperate

To weaken, exhaust physically or morally, either oneself or another person.

13. Dissolve

To dissolve something, solid or pasty, in a liquid.

14. Deyección

Defecation of excrement.

15. Eburnum

Made of ivory or a material resembling it.

16. Inbreeding

Kinship relationship between people who share a common lineage.

17. Smegma

Discharge from the preputial glands. Thicker part of the semen.

18. Falcate

Having a curvature similar to that of a sickle.

19. Pharmacopoeia

Repertory or book of medicinal prescriptionsThese can be both pharmaceuticals and phytotherapeutics.

20. Ful

Faso, failed, that possesses little value.

21. Garambaina

Tasteless adornment or objects that are pamplinas. It also means gestures of bad taste.

22. Garlito

Fishing tool which consists of a nasa in whose narrowest part it has a net with which to catch the fish.

23. Gaznápiro

Foolish, foolish, person who is duped by anything.

24. Haiga

A large and ostentatious car, like a limousine.A large and ostentatious car, such as a limousine, a luxury SUV or a private bus.

25. Heresiarch

One who promotes a heresy, who ignites the spark in an act against a religion or a religion.

26. Hermeneut

A person who interprets texts, usually of a religious or ethical nature, in order to establish their true meaning.

27. Histrion

Theatrical actor. Also referred to those persons who express themselves in a manner characteristic of a person who is overacting.

28. Idiotism

Linguistic turn of phrase or expression that does not conform to grammatical rules.

29. Unmarketable

Said of a vegetable that cannot wither.

30. Isagoge

Introduction, preamble.

31. Jerapellina

Old and ragged dress, piece of cloth that cannot give more of itself.

32. Jerigonza

Language specific to some guilds, i.e., vocabulary specialized in a certain professional field.

33. Jipiar

To moan, to hiccup, to whine. It also means to sing with a voice similar to that of a moan.

34. Joyel

Small jewel.

35. Lábaro

A banner that was used by the ancient Romans. It is also the name of the monogram formed by the cross and the first two letters of the Greek name of Christ.

36. Lobanillo

Woody lump that forms on the bark of trees.. It also has its human version, which consists of a superficial, usually painless lump that forms on the head and other parts of the body.

37. Limerence

Madness of love. Involuntary mental state in which the attraction of one person to another prevents him from thinking rationally.

38. Mellifluous

Excessively sweet, soft or delicate sound.

39. Mondo

Said of something that is clean and free of extra, added or superfluous things.

40. Nadir

The point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith.

41. Nefando

Something that causes disgust or horror when spoken of. Something that is equal parts abominable and disgusting.

42. Nephelibata

A dreamy personA dreamer, who is in a state of inopia and keeps himself isolated from the harsh and cruel world.

43. Nubile

Said of a person, especially a woman, who is of marriageable age.

44. Ñengo

A person who is puny, skinny, and unimproved.

45. Ñomblón

Said of a very fat person, with good buttocks.

46. Ñuzco

One of the names with which reference is made to the Devil or prince of the angels of evil.

47. Ochavo

Synonym of octavo, used to refer to an eighth part of something. It is also used to indicate that something has little value. In ancient times it was a Spanish copper coin weighing one eighth of an ounce.

48. Oleaginous

Synonym for oily, with the texture of oil.

49. Orate

A person who is not of sound mind, who has lost his mind.

50. Petricor

Smell that the earth gives off when it has been wet by the drops of the rain. by the drops of the rain.

51. Plañir

To moan and cry in such a way that others hear it. To sob and cry out.

52. Patibulario

Said of someone or something that, because of its repugnant appearance, produces great fright and horror.

53. Patochada

Nonsense, said of something foolish, a nonsense.

54. Picio

Said of someone who has had the bad fortune to be excessively ugly.

55. Quincalla

Set of metallic objects, with little value. They can be scissors, imitations of jewels, damaged car parts...

56. Recipient

Person who is solemnly received by the receiving institution.

57. Gloating

Delight at another's misfortune, act of rejoicing at another's misfortune.

58. Regnícola

Natural inhabitant of a kingdom. Also said of one who writes about the special things of his homeland, such as penal codes, national habits, culture in general.

59. Reprobate

Condemned to eternal punishment. Also said of one who is condemned for his religious heterodoxy.

60. Sabrimiento

A word once used as a synonym for flavor. It was also used to refer to a joke.

61. Sapenco

A land snail with brown transverse stripes common in southernmost Europe.

62. Sempiterno

Said of something that will last forever. Something that has a beginning, but no end.

63. Serendipity

A finding, which was not planned, that has turned out to be fortunate despite the fact that one was looking for something else.

64. Trapisonda

Quarrel with voices or actions. It also means agitation of the sea, formed by tiny waves that cross each other in different directions.

65. Testaferro

A person who lends his name to a contract that, in reality, should be signed by another person.

66. Tremolo

Musical concept that describes a rapid succession of repetitions of the same note.

67. Ubérrimo

Said of something that is very fertile and abundant.

68. Ucronía

Utopia applied to history. Counterfactual reconstruction of a historical event, in a form in which in the end it was not.

69. Uebos

Word, now in disuse, meaning a necessity or chore.

70. Only begotten

A person who is an only son or daughter.

71. Vagido

The moaning or crying of a newborn.

72. Verbigracia

Synonym for for example.

73. Vituperio

Insult, slander or infamy caused by the action of having offended someone.

74. Vulpino

Word used to designate everything that is related to foxes..

75. Xerophytic

Said about those plants that are adapted by their structure to dry environments.

76. Xerophthalmia

Disease of the eyes in which there is dryness of the eyeball and retraction of the conjunctiva, in addition to opacity of the cornea.

77. Xeromycteria

Dryness of the nasal mucosa.

78. Zaino

Traitor, false, unsure in the dealings.

79. Zangolotear

To be constantly moving from one place to another without purpose.

80. Zonzo

Bland, bland and insipid. Also said to refer to someone or something that turns out to be rather silly.

Bibliographic references:

• Quotient. (2018.). In Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (23rd edition).