In this Spanish Medium Review quiz you will be looking at things that make our food taste extra good. Basil, clove, sage – that’s spicy! Yes, we all love food but without spices, many of those foods wouldn’t taste very good. How good would cinnamon cookies taste if there wasn’t any cinnamon? That’s food for thought! Can you imagine candy canes without peppermint? How about pretzels without salt? The list can go on and on. Spices are the ingredients that make our favorite dishes the reason that they are our favorite. Remove a spice and that dish is definitely missing something.
Now imagine you are on vacation in a Spanish speaking country and you are asked to bake something. How would you go about asking for the right ingredients? Well – you learn the Spanish words for those spicy ingredients! That is what you will be doing in this quiz. There are other spices but this list will get you through pretty much everything!
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SPICES
ENGLISH |
SPANISH |
allspice |
pimienta inglesa [f] |
anise |
anís [m] |
basil |
albahaca [f] |
cinnamon |
canela [f] |
clove |
clavo de olor [m] |
ginger |
jengibre [m] (note that both the J and G have an H sound) |
nutmeg |
nuez moscada [f] |
paprika |
paprika [f] |
parsley |
perejil [f] |
pepper |
pimienta [f] (you have seen this one before) |
peppermint |
menta [f] |
rosemary |
romero [m] |
sage |
salvia [f] |
salt |
sal [f] |
spearmint |
hierbabuena [f] (phonetically pronounced as air-bã-bwain-ã) |
spice |
especia [f] |
tarragon |
estragón [m] |
thyme |
tomillo [m] |
Mmm, can you just smell some of these spices?! I bet you they smell just as good in any language! So, without any more waiting, it is time to head on down to the quiz questions and see how spicy it is! Remember, if a word is shown in all capitalized letters, you need to find the Spanish translation of that word.
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1.
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She need to buy some GINGER to make her gingerbread house. |
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canela |
[ ] |
jengibre |
[ ] |
estragón |
[ ] |
albahaca |
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2.
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Jackie needed some CINNAMON to put in her apple pie. |
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canela |
[ ] |
manta |
[ ] |
especia |
[ ] |
chancla |
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3.
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She looked into her purse to see if she had any SPEARMINT gum. |
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pimienta inglesa |
[ ] |
nuez moscada |
[ ] |
hierbabuena |
[ ] |
salvia |
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4.
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This spice is also a girl’s name (and part of a beautiful flower). |
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canela |
[ ] |
menta |
[ ] |
paprika |
[ ] |
Romero |
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5.
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In the Bible, Lot’s wife turned into this. |
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estragón |
[ ] |
albahaca |
[ ] |
sal |
[ ] |
pimienta |
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6.
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Which spice is missing? Parsley, ____, Rosemary and Thyme. |
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[ ] |
tomillo |
[ ] |
salvia |
[ ] |
paprika |
[ ] |
pimienta inglesa |
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7.
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This spice goes especially nice with baked ham. |
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[ ] |
clavo de olor |
[ ] |
pimienta inglesa |
[ ] |
hierbabuena |
[ ] |
especia |
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8.
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A pinch of BASIL in tomato sauce makes it a little sweet. |
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[ ] |
álbahaca |
[ ] |
albaháca |
[ ] |
albáhaca |
[ ] |
albahaca |
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9.
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This has always been salt’s partner. |
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[ ] |
tomillo |
[ ] |
menta |
[ ] |
pimienta |
[ ] |
jengibre |
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10.
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I love to put a little NUTMEG into my eggnog. |
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[ ] |
estragón |
[ ] |
nuez moscada |
[ ] |
pimienta inglesa |
[ ] |
chancla |
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1.
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She need to buy some GINGER to make her gingerbread house. |
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[ ] |
canela |
[x] |
jengibre |
[ ] |
estragón |
[ ] |
albahaca |
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2.
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Jackie needed some CINNAMON to put in her apple pie. |
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[x] |
canela |
[ ] |
manta |
[ ] |
especia |
[ ] |
chancla |
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3.
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She looked into her purse to see if she had any SPEARMINT gum. |
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[ ] |
pimienta inglesa |
[ ] |
nuez moscada |
[x] |
hierbabuena |
[ ] |
salvia |
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4.
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This spice is also a girl’s name (and part of a beautiful flower). |
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[ ] |
canela |
[ ] |
menta |
[ ] |
paprika |
[x] |
Romero |
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5.
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In the Bible, Lot’s wife turned into this. |
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[ ] |
estragón |
[ ] |
albahaca |
[x] |
sal |
[ ] |
pimienta |
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6.
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Which spice is missing? Parsley, ____, Rosemary and Thyme. |
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[ ] |
tomillo |
[x] |
salvia |
[ ] |
paprika |
[ ] |
pimienta inglesa |
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7.
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This spice goes especially nice with baked ham. |
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[x] |
clavo de olor |
[ ] |
pimienta inglesa |
[ ] |
hierbabuena |
[ ] |
especia |
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8.
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A pinch of BASIL in tomato sauce makes it a little sweet. |
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[ ] |
álbahaca |
[ ] |
albaháca |
[ ] |
albáhaca |
[x] |
albahaca |
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9.
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This has always been salt’s partner. |
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[ ] |
tomillo |
[ ] |
menta |
[x] |
pimienta |
[ ] |
jengibre |
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10.
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I love to put a little NUTMEG into my eggnog. |
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[ ] |
estragón |
[x] |
nuez moscada |
[ ] |
pimienta inglesa |
[ ] |
chancla |
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