Voz

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “voz”.

It’s a feminine noun meaning “voice”.  

It can refer literally to the human voice, or be used more metaphorically to refer to an opinion, similar to how the word “say” is sometimes used in English. For example:

• No tuve voz en la decisión. –  I didn’t have a say in this decision.

Less commonly, the word “voz” can mean “word”. For example:

• Esta voz arcaica ya no se usa en el español moderno. – This archaic word is no longer used in modern Spanish.

The expression “correr la voz” (literally “to run the voice”) means “to spread a rumor”.

The Spanish word “voz” comes from Latin vox, which also meant “voice”. You might recognize this word from the Latin phrase vox populi (or the abbreviated form vox pop), meaning “the voice of the people”.

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