I didn't grow up with a nanny, but I recall that "Cleo" in the movie "Roma" was referred to as "La Chacha". Transparent Language's Spanish Word of the
Day, however, uses the word canguro, which literally translates to "kangaroo". That's a new one to me...Nikno - 11-1-2019 at 10:13 AM
I have heard people use "la abuelita" (granny).chippy - 11-1-2019 at 11:53 AM
Down here they use "niñera" more for a baby sitter and "nana" for nanny. pauldavidmena - 11-1-2019 at 02:53 PM
canguro[/url], which literally translates to "kangaroo". That's a new one to me...
As we've
commented before, Transparent Language appears to default to Peninsular Spanish, which is great if you're travelling to Spain.
I've always heard "niñera" in Mexico.
I've been to Spain twice, but not since '76. I spend far more time in Mexico and Puerto Rico, which means I should probably find a difference "Word a
Day" website if I don't want to be lisped at.Bob and Susan - 11-1-2019 at 02:54 PM
a lot of Mexican families have a "nana" pauldavidmena - 11-1-2019 at 03:22 PM
I've found another "Spanish Word of the Day" app at SpanishDict.com. Going through some of the examples, it doesn't seem to use Castilian, but rather a seemingly generic Latin American Spanish.
Fingers crossed.
