Parts of the Body

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Parts of the Body
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In this lesson you will learn the Spanish words for different partes del cuerpo (parts of the body).

Cultural note: In Mexico, it is a common gesture to touch one's elbow or say the word codo to describe a person who is frugal and tight with their money. Literally, codo means elbow. This is the same as calling a person a cheapskate. For example, if your buddy rushes off to the bathroom just as the check is arriving to avoid paying, you may wish to call him codo.

head - la cabeza
hair - el cabello, el pelo
brain - el cerebro
face - la cara
forehead - la frente
eyes - los ojos
eyebrows - las cejas
eyelids - los párpados
eyelashes - las pestañas
ears - las orejas
nose - la nariz
mouth - la boca
teeth - los dientes
tongue - la lengua
cheeks - las mejillas
chin - la barbilla
lips - los labios

neck - el cuello
throat - la garganta
Adam's apple - la nuez de Adán

arms - los brazos
armpit - la axila
elbow - el codo
wrist - la muñeca
hands - las manos
fingers - los dedos
thumb - el pulgar
fingernails - las uñas

torso - el torso
shoulders - los hombros
chest - el pecho
breasts - los senos
nipples - los pezones (mujer), las tetillas (hombre)
stomach - el estómago
ribs - las costillas
back - la espalda
spine - la columna, la espina
vertebra - la vertebra
heart - el corazón
lungs - los pulmones
liver - el hígado
kidneys - los riñones
spleen - el bazo
intestine - el intestino
waist - la cintura
hips - las caderas
penis - el pene
testicles - los testículos
vagina - la vagina
buttocks - las nalgas
anus - el ano

legs - las piernas
thigh - el muslo
knees - las rodillas
calf - la pantorrilla
ankle - el tobillo
foot - el pie
toes - los dedos del pie
toenails - las uñas

body - el cuerpo
skin - la piel

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