Today’s Spanish word of the day is “raro” in the masculine form, or “rara” in the feminine form.
It’s an adjective meaning “strange”, “weird” or “odd”. As you might have guessed, it can also mean “rare”, as in uncommon or exceptional.
Both English “rare” and Spanish “raro” come from the Latin word rarus, which described things that were thinly sown or had gaps in between, a bit like the English word “sparse”.
Example sentences
Ayer vi algo muy raro en el cielo.
Yesterday, I saw something very strange in the sky.
Se comportó de manera rara en la reunión.
He behaved strangely at the meeting.
Es raro que no me haya llamado hoy.
It’s strange that he/she hasn’t called me today.
Es raro ver nieve en esta ciudad.
It’s rare to see snow in this city.
Este lugar se siente un poco raro.
This place feels a bit strange.
