text: spanish word. what does it  mean ?????????????? a spanish guy, he is a waiter in a tapas bar called me "simpartico". was he being rude,sarcastic, polite,disrespectful or what. my wife says she knows but wont tell me, she said it will do my ego no good. i don't think i've got an ego but i can't argue with the c.e.o, she who must be obeyed. the problem here seems to be, in some of the answers, the spelling of the word "simpatico/ simpartico". remember the guy (jimmy the one) only heard the word, not saw it written down so how would he know how its spelt? i think some are confusing the first four letters "simp" as english simple, it don't work that way, it's like saying fatal is similar to fat, or oblong is similar to obese, as i say it don't work like that. the o.e.d. description is>>>> adjective (of a person)  likable and easy to get along with, having or characterized by shared attributes or interests, quite the opposite of simple. who know perhaps he gave the waiter guy a big tip!