No. 2,979 in Spanish
benjamín
The youngest member of a group or family.
In a sentence
El benjamín de la familia siempre recibe mucha atención.
The youngest member of the family always receives much attention.
In this sentence, 'benjamín' refers to the youngest member of a group, commonly a family.
El equipo dio la bienvenida a su nuevo benjamín, un jugador de tan solo 17 años.
The team welcomed their new benjamín, a player only 17 years old.
Here, 'benjamín' denotes the youngest or most junior member in a group or team.
Ese vino es el benjamín de nuestra colección de vinos finos.
That wine is the youngest of our fine wine collection.
In this context, 'benjamín' metaphorically signifies the newest or youngest item in a categorization.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “benjamín” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “benjamín” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appSpanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).