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🍷 · Chapter 3 · Intermediate — Exercise 8: The Basque Country
Pintxos, mountains and fierce pride.
Iker, a Basque local, takes you through the old quarter, down to the estuary and up the cliffs. Then comes the real reason you're here: the food.
Phase 1 of 3 — Vocabulary
Words you need to know
Study these 10 words. You'll use them to experience Basque food, landscape and culture.
el pintxo
→
the pintxo (Basque tapa)
la sidra
→
the cider
el mercado
→
the market
la gastronomía
→
the gastronomy
la ría
→
the estuary
el acantilado
→
the cliff
el caserío
→
the farmhouse
la pelota
→
the ball (Basque sport)
la txapela
→
the Basque beret
el fogón
→
the hearth / the stove