Spanish Words with an interesting English Connection

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  1. 4. Arco iris in Spanish is taken from the Greek Goddess of this colorful thing that you may see in the sky
  2. 8. The Spanish word sirena is named after ocean creatures would lure sailors with their lovely singing. What is this sea woman in English?
  3. 9. What does piel mean in English? Interestingly it's the largest organ of the body and it's kind of like the "peel". What is it?
  4. 10. Birds have talons and in Spanish so do humans. In Spanish talón means what part of your foot?
  5. 11. Spanish borrowed this word from the Taíno god of storms, Hurakán. What is the word in English?
  6. 12. The word almohada in Spanish comes from Arabic, al-mujadda which means "the thing to lean on" What is the comfy thing you lean on in bed?
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  1. 1. Pavo real in Spanish literally means royal turkey. What kind of colorful bird is it in English?
  2. 2. We borrowed this windy weather word from Spanish because the verb tornar means to turn. What weather term is it?
  3. 3. In Spanish pluma means feather or ___. What writing device used to use a feather and is the other meaning of pluma?
  4. 5. In Spanish Dedos de pie literally means fingers of the feet. What are they in English?
  5. 6. This sea creature is called a medusa and actually looks a bit like the Greek mythological figure that it is named after. What creature is it?
  6. 7. Paraguas in Spanish combines parar and agua, meaning to stop water. What water stopping object does paraguas mean in English?
  7. 9. The Spanish word estrella comes from the Latin word stella. We see it in English with words like interstellar and constellation. What does it mean?