Appendix:False friends between Romanian and Spanish

This is a list of false friends between Romanian and Spanish. These are word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning, even though some of them come from the same root.

Romanian word	Spanish translation	English translation	Spanish word	Romanian translation	English translation
amar	amargo	bitter	amar	iubi	love
aprinde	alumbrar, encender	light (verb)	aprender	învăța	learn
chema	llamar	call (verb)	quemar	arde	burn (verb)
coasă	halce	scythe	cosa	lucru	thing
larg	ancho, amplio	wide	largo	lung	long
lucru	cosa	thing	lucro	profit	profit
mal	riba	shore	mal	rău	evil (noun), badly
major	mayor	major	mayor	mai mare	bigger
mied	aguamiel, hidromiel	mead	miedo	teamă, frică	fear
miel	cordero	lamb	miel	miere	honey
mustra	reñir, reprender	reprimand	mostrar	arăta	show
părinte	padre	parent	pariente	rudă	relative
plată	pago	payment	plata	argint	silver
rană	herida, llaga	wound	rana	broască	frog
raton	mapache, oso lavador	raccoon	ratón	șoarece	mouse
vesti	proclamar	proclaim	vestir	îmbrăca	dress