Today’s Spanish word of the day is “hombre”.
It’s a masculine noun meaning “man”.
Like in English, in some contexts it can also mean “mankind”, or “humanity” as a whole.
The word comes from Latin “homo”, from which we get the scientific name for the human species, Homo sapiens.
Example sentences
Ese hombre es mi padre.
That man is my father.
Hay un hombre esperando afuera.
There is a man waiting outside.
El hombre está cansado.
The man is tired.
El hombre viejo tiene una barba blanca.
The old man has a white beard.
El hombre joven estudia en la universidad.
The young man is studying at the university.
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