Culture: B2 Spanish vocabulary

38 Spanish words about culture at B2 level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• públiconounaudience, public
• tendencianountendency — an inclination towards a particular characteristic or behaviour
• exponerverbto exhibit, to put on display
• riquezanounwealth, riches — an abundance of valuable resources or material possessions
• vehiculonounvehicle — a thing used as a medium to convey; also a motorised transport
• identidadnounidentity
• simbolonounsymbol — a mark or character used to represent something abstract
• motivonounmotive, reason — the reason behind an action or decision; also a recurring theme in art
• entretenerverbto entertain, to keep occupied
• tribunountribe — a social division united by common culture; loosely a group with shared interests
• tributonountribute — an act or gift showing respect and admiration; historically a payment exacted by a ruler
• travesianounvoyage, crossing — a long journey by sea or through difficult terrain; a significant undertaking
• civilizaciónnouncivilisation, society
• continentenouncontinent — one of the major landmasses of the Earth
• legadonounlegacy, heritage
• fascinarverbto fascinate, to captivate
• oficionouncraft/trade — a skilled manual or practical profession requiring apprenticeship and practice
• decoraciónnoundecoration — the process or elements of making a space more attractive; metaphorically something merely cosmetic
• arraigadoadjectivedeep-rooted, ingrained — embedded through long growth or tradition; can be neutral or negative
• patrimonionounheritage, assets
• ficciónnounfiction — imaginative or invented narrative; something false presented as real
• contemporáneoadjectivecontemporary — of the present era; also: existing at the same time as another
• funeralnounfuneral — the ceremony held after someone's death
• tumbanoungrave, tomb — a burial place; the physical structure marking a burial
• sagradoadjectivesacred — connected with religion or revered as holy; also figuratively: something treated with great respect
• singularadjectiveunique, singular — remarkable or unusual; unlike anything else
• vibranteadjectivevibrant — full of energy and enthusiasm; lively and stimulating
• herencianounheritage, inheritance — cultural legacy or biological/legal inheritance
• rezarverbto pray
• adorarverbto worship, to adore
• milagronounmiracle — an extraordinary event attributed to supernatural causes; figuratively, any remarkable event
• mitonounmyth — a traditional story or widely held false belief; a legendary figure
• narrativanounnarrative — a spoken or written account of connected events; a dominant public discourse
• normanounnorm, standard — an established rule or expected pattern of behaviour
• sabiduríanounwisdom — accumulated knowledge combined with sound judgement; 'sabiduría popular' = folk wisdom; more than mere knowledge
• símbolonounsymbol, representation
• tópiconountopic — a subject of discourse
• vehículonounvehicle, means — a medium for transmitting or expressing something; figurative use dominant at B2; 'vehículo de expresión'