constipado — Spanish False Friend
This Spanish word will get you in trouble
Spanish
False friends
Transcript
This Spanish word does not mean what you think.
constipado looks like it means "constipated".
But it actually means having a cold; congested (stuffy nose, sore throat, etc.).
If you want to say "constipated" in Spanish, you say estreñido.
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