The word “barbecue” came into English from Spanish —barbacoa— BUT it is not originally from Spanish either. Enter the Taino, the native inhabitants of Puerto Rico.

Let’s talk about the Spanish language in Puerto Rico and we’ll end the episode with the most Puerto Rican of all Spanish words —although, it’s not a safe word to say in all environments!

This episode is part 3 of my conversation with Raquel Montañez-González, Ph.D., born and raised in Puerto Rico and currently a Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor at University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.

Raquel is also a science communicator hosting and co-producing the Spanish version of Tiny Vampires Podcast. http://www.tinyvampires.com/

Besides talking about Spanish as a language, we’ll also go over the stereotypical Puerto Rican: kind, loud, expressive, good cooks, good dancers, aggressive drivers. And Raquel confesses she’s all of that —proudly!

¡Muchísimas gracias, Raquel!

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