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5 letter Spanish words
| Spanish 5 letter word | English translation |
|---|---|
| Aarón | male given name. Spanish equivalent of Aaron |
| ababa | red poppy |
| Ababa | female given name |
| abacá | abaca |
| ábaco | abacus |
| abajo | down |
| abano | ceiling fan |
| abano | fly chaser (tool to chase flies from an area) |
| abaya | abaya |
| abecé | ABCs (alphabet) |
| abecé | primer (textbook formerly used to teach the alphabet) |
| abeja | bee (the insect) |
| abeto | fir |
| abono | fertilizer, manure |
| abono | guarantee, security |
| abono | payment, installment |
| abono | subscription, season ticket |
| Abram | Abram (Biblical character) |
| abril | April |
| abril | years of age |
| abrir | opening |
| abrir | to open |
| abrir | to turn on |
| abrir | to unlock |
| ábsit | go away (declares a desire that something should go far from the speaker, or that God free them of it) |
| abuso | abuse |
| ácana | Name of tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family; Manilkara bidentata; balatá |
| ácana | Wood of this tree |
| ácaro | mite |
| ácaro | order of mites |
| acaso | perhaps |
| acebo | holly |
| acedo | [of a person] disagreeable, unpleasant, bleak |
| acedo | soured, bittered |
| acedo | sour, tart, acid |
| acedo | A sour juice or other liquid |
| aceña | water mill; flour mill |
| aceña | water wheel |
| aceña | bulrush, cattail (Typha latifolia) |
| aceno | acene |
| acera | pavement, sidewalk |
| ácere | alternative spelling of arce |
| acero | steel |
| acero | tincture of steel |
| acero | sword, weapon |
| acero | arms |
| ácero | hornless (for vertebrates), antennaless (for arthropods) |
| achís | atishoo!, achoo! |
| ácido | acidic |
| ácido | harsh |
| ácido | sharp, tart |
| ácido | acid |
| acilo | acyl |
| acoso | molestation, harassment, bullying |
| actor | (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie) |
| Acuña | Spanish surname |
| Adela | female given name, equivalent to English Adela and Adele |
| adiós | goodbye, farewell |
| adive | jackal |
| adobe | adobe |
| adobo | A delicacy of marinated meat |
| aerar | to air (bring something into contact with the air) |
| aéreo | aerial |
| aero- | aero- |
| afear | to make ugly |
| áfido | aphid |
| afijo | affix |
| ágape | agape; spiritual love |
| ágape | banquet |
| ágata | agate |
| agave | |
| agora | now |
| agora | A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece |
| agora | A place for gathering |
| ágora | agora |
| agraz | unpleasant, disagreeable |
| agraz | red-berried mistletoe (Viscum cruciatum) |
| agraz | redcurrant (Ribes rubrum) |
| agraz | verjuice |
| agrio | sour |
| aguar | to water |
| aguas | be careful! |
| aguas | pay attention! |
| agudo | sharp |
| agudo | witty |
| agudo | Having the voiced accent on the last syllable |
| aguja | hand (of a clock) |
| aguja | needle |
| aguja | spire, steeple |
| aguja | firing pin |
| aguja | Venus' comb |
| ahíto | full, satiated |
| ahíto | suffering from indigestion |
| ahíto | indigestion |
| ahogo | anguish |
| ahogo | respiratory distress |
| ahogo | suffocation |
| ahora | now |
| ahora | now |
| Aimar | male given name |
| airar | to anger |
| aires | airs; an affected manner intended to impress others |
| Aitor | male given name |
| ajado | frayed |
| ajeno | distant; alien |
| ajeno | of others, belonging to someone else |
| ajuar | dowry, trousseau |
| alado | winged |
| alajú | A sweet paste of almonds, nuts and bread crumbs mixed with spices and honey |
| alajú | A traditional confection made by spreading this paste between two wafers |
| álamo | white poplar (tree) |
| álamo | white poplar (wood) |
| alano | mastiff, wolfhound |
| Álava | Álava |
| álbum | album |
| albur | bleak (fish); dace |
| aldea | village |
| alear | to alloy |
| alear | to ally |
| aleno | allene |
| Alepo | Aleppo (Syrian city) |
| alero | eave |
| alero | small forward |
| aleta | blade of a propeller |
| aleta | fin |
| aleta | flipper |
| aleta | the leaf of a hinge |
| alfil | bishop |
| algar | An expanse of seaweed or algae on the ocean floor |
| algar | cave, grotto |
| algun | obsolete spelling of algún |
| aliar | to ally, unite |
| alias | alias |
| alias | alias |
| alilo | allyl |
| aliño | condiment, spice |
| aliso | alder tree |
| almez | hackberry (tree or shrub) |
| alosa | allose |
| altar | altar |
| altar | Stone that separates the firebox from the hearth in reverberatory furnaces |
| alzar | to rise up, revolt |
| alzar | to hide |
| alzar | to lift, raise |
| alzar | to remove; to steal |
| amate | amate (art form) |
| amate | amate paper |
| amate | amate tree (Ficus insipida) |
| Amaya | female given name |
| ámbar | amber |
| ambos | both |
| ameba | amoeba |
| ameno | pleasant |
| amida | amide |
| amiga | feminine form of amigo, friend |
| amigo | friend |
| amina | amine |
| amino | amino |
| amino | amino |
| amole | |
| ánade | duck |
| ananá | pineapple |
| ancho | proud |
| ancho | wide; broad |
| ancho | width |
| ancla | anchor |
| andar | behavior, manner |
| andar | walk, pace, gait |
| andar | to amble, to travel |
| andar | to be in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with someone; to go out with |
| andar | to be, to feel |
| andar | to function, to work, to go |
| andar | to pass, to go by, to elapse |
| andar | to ride |
| andar | to walk, to go |
| andar | to go away, to leave |
| andén | platform |
| andén | sidewalk |
| Andes | the Andes |
| anejo | attached |
| anejo | accompaniment, affix |
| añejo | aged (of or pertaining to food, such as cheese or alcoholic spirits) |
| anexo | attached |
| anexo | enclosed |
| anexo | annex, appendix |
| anexo | contiguous building, extension of a building |
| ángel | angel |
| Ángel | male given name meaning "an angel", comparable to English Angelo |
| ánima | bore, calibre |
| ánima | soul |
| ánimo | courage! keep your head up! good luck! |
| ánimo | soul, spirit, mood |
| ánimo | vigor |
| anión | anion |
| añito | diminutive form of año |
| ánodo | anode |
| ánsar | wild goose |
| ansia | anxiety, apprehension |
| ansia | craving |
| ante- | before (in time and space) |
| antes | before |
| antes | before |
| anti- | ant-; against, opposite |
| antro | An establishment, locale, home, etc., of untidy appearance or bad reputation |
| antro | antrum |
| antro | dive (disreputable nightclub) |
| antro | cave, cavern |
| anual | yearly, annual |
| aorta | |
| apear | to come down, dismount |
| apear | to dispose |
| apear | to remove |
| apear | to take down |
| apego | attachment, fondness |
| apero | horse tack, riding gear |
| apero | tool, instrument |
| ápice | apex, tip |
| ápice | Very small bit; a small amount of something |
| ápice | apex |
| apodo | nickname, byname, alias |
| apoyo | support |
| apuro | difficulty, predicament |
| apuro | shortage |
| apuro | urgency |
| aquel | that (over there; implying some distance) |
| aquel | alternative spelling of aquél |
| aquél | anyone/anything |
| aquél | that one (far from speaker and listener) |
| aquél | the former |
| arabe | Arabic language |
| arabe | Arab (person of Arab origin) |
| árabe | Arabic |
| árabe | Arab |
| arado | plough |
| araña | spider |
| árbol | tree (all senses) |
| árbor | obsolete form of árbol |
| arcén | edge |
| arcén | shoulder (of a road) |
| arder | (manure) to rot |
| arder | to be in a feverish state of excitement |
| arder | to burn, to blaze |
| arder | to burn, to sting, to smart |
| ardid | brave, courageous |
| ardid | astute, crafty |
| ardid | plot, trick |
| ardor | ardour |
| ardor | burning (feeling) |
| ardor | eagerness |
| ardor | heat |
| arduo | arduous |
| arduo | very difficult |
| arena | bullfight arena; boxing ring |
| arena | sand, gravel |
| arepa | A pancake made out of cornmeal and often filled with meat |
| arete | earring |
| arfil | bishop (chess piece) |
| Argel | Algiers |
| argón | argon |
| argot | slang, argot |
| Arica | Arica (the Chilean city) |
| árido | arid |
| Ariel | male given name of biblical origin |
| Aries | (constellation) |
| arilo | aril |
| armar | to arm (supply with weapons) |
| armar | to provoke |
| arnés | harness |
| aroma | aroma |
| arpía | harpy |
| arpón | harpoon |
| arrea | get moving! |
| arroz | rice |
| asado | broiled |
| asado | roast |
| asado | roast |
| ascua | ember |
| asear | to wash |
| asilo | asylum (home) |
| asilo | asylum (political) |
| asilo | shelter, refuge |
| asnal | Brutish; bestial |
| asnal | Of or pertaining to donkeys |
| áspid | asp |
| aspro | A particular Turkish currency; the asper |
| áster | aster |
| astil | shaft (of an arrow) |
| astro | cosmic body, celestial body |
| atado | biased |
| atado | confused |
| atado | tied |
| atado | timid |
| atado | coward |
| atajo | shortcut, cutoff |
| ataúd | coffin, casket |
| ático | Attic |
| ático | Attic (dialect) |
| ático | penthouse, loft, attic |
| atlas | |
| atole | atole |
| átomo | atom |
| átono | atonic |
| atrás | back in time, ago |
| atrás | behind |
| atroz | atrocious, horrible |
| audaz | audacious, bold, daring |
| audio | audio |
| aunar | to unite |
| aunar | to join; to merge |
| aupar | to lift or raise someone |
| aupar | to praise, to extol |
| áureo | gold |
| áureo | aureus |
| auto- | auto- |
| autor | author |
| avara | miser (female) |
| ávara | (female) Avar |
| avaro | avaricious |
| avaro | mean |
| avaro | miser |
| ávaro | Avar (language) |
| ávaro | Avar (person) |
| Avda. | abbreviation of avenida (avenue) |
| avena | oat |
| avena | oatmeal porridge |
| avena | oats |
| aviar | of birds. avian |
| aviar | to get ready |
| aviar | to hurry |
| aviar | to prepare |
| ávido | anxious |
| ávido | eager, greedy |
| Ávila | Spanish surname |
| avión | aeroplane, airplane, plane |
| avión | martin, swallow |
| aviso | announcement |
| aviso | warning |
| axila | armpit |
| ayate | A cloak-like garment made from this cloth |
| ayate | A cloth made from the fiber of the maguey plant, similar to henequen or sisal |
| ayote | pumpkin, squash |
| ayuda | help, aid, assistance |
| ayuda | helper |
| ayuno | fasting (without having eaten) |
| ayuno | fast (time without eating) |
| ayuso | down |
| azada | hoe (agricultural tool) |
| azerí | Azeri (language) |
| azerí | Azeri (person) |
| azerí | Azeri language |
| azerí | ethnic Azeri; Azerbaijani |
| azina | azine |
| azote | scourge, a multi-tail whip, as used by flagellants for mortification of the sinful flesh |
| bable | Asturian (language) |
| babor | port (side) |
| bacán | luxurious, refined |
| bacán | posh |
| bacán | snobbish |
| bacán | cool, awesome |
| bacán | pimp |
| bacán | boss, owner |
| bacán | concubine |
| bacán | lover of a kept woman |
| bache | pothole, bump |
| bacón | bacon |
| bagre | catfish |
| bahía | bay (geographical feature) |
| baile | dance |
| bajar | to descend |
| bajar | to download |
| bajar | to go down |
| bajío | shoal, shallows, sandbank |
| bajón | bassoon |
| bajón | bassoonist |
| bajón | blues, slump (lack of spirit) |
| bajón | lull, low, dip, drop (decline) |
| balar | to bleat |
| balda | shelf |
| balde | bin, bucket |
| balón | ball |
| balón | balloon |
| balsa | balsa (tree) |
| balsa | ferry |
| balsa | raft |
| bamba | a Latin American dance |
| bamba | flip-flop, thong, jandal |
| bamba | hit, strike (in a game) |
| bamba | sneaker |
| bambú | bamboo (plant) |
| bambú | bamboo (wood) |
| banal | banal |
| bañar | to bathe |
| banca | financial system |
| banca | seat (in an elective body) |
| banca | small bench |
| banco | bank |
| banco | bench |
| banco | school of fish |
| banda | badge |
| banda | band |
| banda | gang or group |
| bando | edict |
| bando | faction, party, side |
| bando | swarm, flock (of fish, birds, etc.) |
| banjo | banjo |
| barba | beard |
| barba | chin |
| barca | bark (boat), a small boat |
| Barça | Shortened form of Futbol Club Barcelona |
| barco | boat |
| barda | (Mexico) fence |
| bario | barium |
| Barna | A nickname of Barcelona |
| baro- | baro- |
| barón | baron |
| barra | bar |
| barra | (iron) rod |
| barra | slash ("/" symbol) |
| barra | barbell |
| barro | clay |
| barro | mud |
| barro | pustule (caused by acne), closed comedo |
| basar | to base |
| basta | enough |
| basto | rough |
| batán | fulling mill |
| batea | shallow pan (wide receptacle used in gold washing) |
| batea | tray (for foods such as shellfish, fruit) |
| batey | The Caribbean name for a residential area on a plantation for its workers |
| batir | to beat, overcome (an opponent, record, etc.) |
| batir | to beat, to pound repeatedly |
| batir | to coin (a word, etc.) |
| batir | to beat, whisk |
| bazar | bazaar (marketplace) |
| beato | having too much beatitude, goody goody, pious, sanctimonious |
| beber | to drink |
| becar | To grant a stipend or scholarship for studying |
| bedel | janitor, porter |
| beige | beige |
| belén | crib, nativity (nativity scene) |
| Belén | Bethlehem, the town in Palestine |
| Belén | female given name derived from the place name |
| belga | Belgian (from or native to Belgium) |
| belga | Belgian (pertaining to Belgium) |
| belga | a Belgian |
| bello | beautiful |
| Benin | |
| Benín | Benin (country) |
| beoda | feminine form of beodo |
| beodo | drunk, drunken |
| beodo | drunk, drunkard |
| berma | A berm |
| Berna | Bern (city) |
| berro | cress |
| berro | watercress |
| Berta | female given name, cognate to English Bertha |
| berza | cabbage |
| besar | to kiss |
| betún | bitumen |
| beudo | alternative form of beodo |
| bicho | bug |
| bicho | vermin |
| bicho | kid, boy |
| bidón | drum (barrel for liquid) |
| bifaz | biface (tool) |
| bilis | bile |
| bingo | (game) |
| bíper | pager (device for receiving alpha-numeric messages) |
| bisté | steak (food) |
| bizco | crosseyed |
| blada | sycamore |
| bledo | common amaranth, red-root amaranth, pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) |
| bledo | something insignificant |
| blusa | blouse |
| Boaco | Boaco |
| bocio | goiter |
| bocón | bigmouthed, bragging, boastful |
| bocón | bigmouth, blabbermouth, braggart |
| bocón | black fly of the species Simillidae, found in Central America |
| boina | beret |
| boîte | nightclub |
| bollo | bump on the head |
| bollo | bun |
| bollo | confusion, chaos |
| bollo | dyke |
| bollo | puff, tuft |
| bolos | bowling, skittles |
| bolsa | bag |
| bolsa | coin purse |
| bolsa | purse, handbag |
| bolsa | stock exchange |
| bolso | purse |
| bomba | adjustable metal slide used to tune brass instruments |
| bomba | bomb |
| bomba | extraordinary |
| bomba | high-hat |
| bomba | lamp globe |
| bomba | pump |
| bomba | something unusual producing excitement |
| bomba | firecracker |
| bombo | reckless |
| bombo | bland, insipid, flavorless |
| bombo | having a mild temperature |
| bombo | attention! |
| bombo | barge |
| bombo | bass drum |
| bombo | bass drum player |
| bombo | noisy or excessive praise |
| bombo | the stomach of a pregnant woman |
| Bondi | A colectivo in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Lunfardo argot) |
| bonzo | bonze (Buddhist monk) |
| bórax | borax |
| borda | gunwale; rail (of a boat) |
| borde | bastard (born out of wedlock) |
| borde | impertinent |
| borde | border, boundary, rim |
| bordo | dam |
| bordo | ridge |
| bordo | side, board |
| bordo | tack |
| bordó | maroon in colour |
| bordó | The colour maroon |
| borla | tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads) |
| borra | cotton waste |
| borra | flock (for mattress) |
| borra | rough wool |
| borra | stuffing (for cushions) |
| borra | young she-sheep |
| bosón | boson |
| botar | to bounce |
| botar | to throw, to throw away |
| botín | booty, prey |
| botón | bud (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded) |
| botón | button (clothing, mechanical) |
| botón | key (on a musical instrument) |
| boxeo | boxing |
| bozal | A muzzle; device to stop an animal from biting |
| bozal | A noseband, usually on a horse bridle or halter |
| braga | underpants |
| braga | woman's slip |
| brama | rut, mating season |
| brasa | hot coal, ember |
| bravo | agitated (sea) |
| bravo | angry, furious |
| bravo | bold, courageous |
| bravo | good, excellent |
| bravo | bravo! |
| bravo | well done!, good show! |
| braza | breaststroke |
| braza | (measure) fathom About 1.67 metres. Twice a vara |
| brazo | arm |
| brazo | branch |
| brear | to abuse, to mistreat |
| brear | to make fun of |
| brete | an unavoidable and inescapable predicament |
| brete | difficult situation |
| brete | job |
| breva | fig, breva (first fruit of the fig tree) |
| breve | brief, short |
| brezo | heath |
| brida | bridle |
| brida | cable tie |
| brisa | breeze |
| broma | joke, practical joke |
| bromo | brome |
| bromo | bromine |
| brote | sprout |
| bruja | crone |
| bruja | owl (bird) |
| bruja | witch, sorceress |
| brujo | sorcerer (warlock or witch) |
| bruma | haze |
| bruto | ignorant, stupid |
| bruto | uncouth |
| bruto | brute |
| bruto | ignorant, stupid person |
| bruto | uncouth person |
| bubón | bubo |
| buceo | dive |
| buceo | diving |
| bucle | lock of hair |
| bucle | loop |
| budín | pudding (sweet or salty) |
| bueno | fine |
| bueno | good |
| bueno | okay; fine |
| bueno | Expression used when answering the phone, |
| bueno | well; a short pause in a sentence |
| Bueno | Spanish surname |
| bufar | to snort |
| bufón | jester |
| bujía | candle |
| bujía | spark plug (device that forms a high-voltage spark for fuel ignition) |
| bulbo | bulb |
| bulín | bowline |
| bulín | bachelor pad |
| bulla | rowdiness, racket, ruckus |
| bulto | bulge |
| bulto | lump, volume or an indeterminate object |
| bulto | Piece of luggage |
| bungy | bungee jumping |
| buque | ship, vessel |
| burka | burka or burqa |
| burla | mockery, taunt, ridicule |
| burla | prank |
| burqa | burqa or burka |
| burra | she-ass |
| burro | donkey, especially one used as a pack animal |
| burro | a well hung man |
| burro | an idiot, dunce |
| busca | search |
| busto | bust |
| Bután | Bhutan (Himalyan country) |
| buzón | mailbox [US], letterbox [UK] |
| cabal | upright |
| caber | To be held or contained; to be capable of being contained (in something) or passed through (no matter if space or volume is left) |
| caber | To fit, enter (in something, no matter if space or volume is left) |
| caber | To traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc., no matter if space is left) |
| caber | To be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc |
| cable | A cable or cord |
| cabra | female goat |
| cabra | goat (unknown gender) |
| cabra | girl |
| cabro | male goat |
| cabro | boy |
| cabro | kid |
| cacao | cacao bean |
| cacao | cacao tree |
| cacao | cocoa (bean, powder) |
| caçar | obsolete spelling of cazar |
| cacho | piece |
| cacho | annoying duty or work |
| cacho | shit, lemon, bomb (defective or inadequate or useless item or person) |
| cacho | horn |
| cacle | A type of leather sandal traditionally worn in Mexico |
| cacle | shoe (any kind of footwear) |
| cacto | cactus |
| Cádiz | Cadiz |
| cagar | to tell someone off, exclamation of rejection |
| cagar | to bust |
| cagar | to get busted |
| cagar | to fail |
| cagar | to cheat someone |
| cagón | coward, fearful |
| caída | fall (act of falling) |
| caído | fallen |
| cajón | drawer |
| calar | of or pertaining to limestone or lime |
| calar | limestone quarry |
| calar | to pierce with a sharp instrument |
| calar | to ruble, see through (to discover deceitful or underhanded behavior, hidden true motives or mindset) |
| calar | to soak |
| calco | copy |
| calco | imitation, reproduction |
| calco | The action of copying or reproducing something |
| calco | shoe |
| calco | A calque |
| caldo | a clear soup, broth, bouillon |
| caldo | sludge |
| caldo | (soup) stock |
| caldo | swill |
| cáliz | chalice, goblet |
| cáliz | calyx |
| cáliz | cup, glass |
| calle | a lane in a pool or racetrack (but not a highway) |
| calle | street |
| callo | callus |
| callo | corn (on the feet) |
| callo | tripe |
| calma | calm, stillness, peacefulness |
| calma | tranquility, peace and quiet |
| calmo | calm (at rest) |
| calor | heat |
| calva | An area on a hide or fabric from which the hair or pill has worn out |
| calva | A traditional shepherds’ sport played in parts of Spain, the object of which is to knock down a partially supported horn or piece of wood (the calva) by throwing stones at it. In a modern version the stones have been substituted with metal cylinders (the marro) and horns are no more used as targets |
| calva | bald patch (area of baldness) |
| calva | clearing (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees) |
| calva | The wooden target used in the game of calva |
| calvo | bald |
| calvo | a bald man |
| calza | stocking, sock |
| campo | countryside, country |
| campo | camp (loan translation of English) |
| canal | channel (of television) |
| canal | cleavage |
| canal | channel |
| canal | channel |
| canal | (waterway) |
| cañar | a fish garth made of reeds |
| cañar | a group of reeds |
| canje | swap, exchange |
| canoa | canoe |
| canon | canon (principle, literary works, prayer, religious law, music piece) |
| cañón | barrel (of a gun), pipe, tube |
| cañón | cannon |
| cañón | canyon |
| canto | chant |
| canto | edge |
| canto | side |
| canto | singing |
| canto | song |
| canto | thickness |
| caoba | mahogany (color) |
| caoba | mahogany (color, tree, wood) |
| capaz | able, capable |
| capón | castrated |
| capón | capon (castrated cockerel) |
| cappa | kappa; the Greek letter Κ, κ |
| caqui | (fruit) persimmon |
| caqui | (tree) persimmon |
| carau | limpkin, Aramus guarauna |
| caráu | limpkin, Aramus guarauna |
| caray | "good heavens!" Expresses disgust, surprise, astonishment |
| carca | narrow-minded |
| carca | reactionary |
| carca | narrow-minded person |
| çarça | obsolete spelling of zarza |
| cardo | cardoon |
| cardo | thistle |
| carey | A hawksbill turtle |
| carey | Tortoiseshell |
| carga | burden |
| carga | cargo |
| carga | charge |
| carga | load |
| cargo | charge, burden |
| cargo | position (work) |
| cariz | appearance |
| cariz | aspect, condition |
| Carla | female given name, feminine form of Carlos |
| carne | an animal’s meat, or by extension the edible “fleshy” part of a fruit or vegetable |
| carne | flesh, the soft part of a body which covers the bones |
| carné | identity card |
| carné | driver's licence |
| carpa | carp (fish) |
| carpa | tent (mainly that of a circus) |
| carpa | a kind of humoristic and musical theatre, under a tent |
| carpo | carpus |
| carro | A cart |
| carro | An automobile |
| carro | A train car |
| carro | The Big Dipper constellation |
| carta | document |
| carta | letter (document) |
| carta | map |
| carta | menu |
| carta | playing card |
| carvi | caraway (seed/fruit) |
| casal | country house |
| casal | mating pair (of animals) |
| casar | to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock) |
| casco | crown (top part of a hat) |
| casco | empty container, e.g. bottle or barrel |
| casco | head (of an alcoholic beverage) |
| casco | helmet |
| casco | hull of a vegetable |
| casco | potsherd |
| casco | saddle tree |
| casco | shard |
| casco | the city center |
| casco | the foot of a horse; a hoof |
| casco | vat, barrel |
| casco | hulk (unused ship) |
| casco | the bottom of a boat; the hull |
| caspa | dandruff |
| casta | breed |
| casta | caste |
| casta | lineage |
| casto | chaste |
| Catar | Qatar |
| catar | to examine, to look at |
| catar | to taste |
| catre | cot (bed frame) |
| cauce | riverbed |
| causa | cause |
| causa | lawsuit |
| cauto | cautious |
| cavar | To penetrate into |
| cavar | To excavate, to dig |
| cazar | To hunt |
| cazar | To catch (a ball, said especially of the goalie) |
| cazón | dogfish, tope |
| Cdad. | abbreviation of ciudad (city) |
| cebar | to bait |
| cebar | to fatten |
| cebra | zebra (african animal) |
| ceceo | lisp, lisping |
| ceder | to cede, to hand over, to convey |
| ceder | to decrease, to lessen, to diminish |
| ceder | to relinquish, to abandon, to leave |
| ceder | to transfer, to yield |
| cedro | cedar (tree, wood) |
| cegar | to blind, to go blind |
| ceiba | The silk-cotton tree |
| cejar | to give in; to forfeit |
| celar | to be jealous |
| celar | to conceal |
| celar | to watch over |
| celda | cell |
| Celia | female given name, equivalent to English Celia though sometimes pronounced with a spanish accent. |
| celta | A Celt |
| cenar | to dine; to have supper; to have a lavish meal |
| ceñir | to adjust (clothing) |
| ceñir | to encircle, gird |
| cenit | zenith |
| cénit | zenith |
| censo | census |
| cerca | close; near; around |
| cerca | fence, wall |
| cerda | bristle |
| cerda | sow, female pig |
| cerdo | dirty |
| cerdo | pig |
| cerdo | pork |
| cerio | cerium |
| cerro | hill |
| cesar | to cease |
| césar | caesar (roman emperor) |
| César | Caesar |
| César | male given name |
| cesio | caesium |
| cesta | basket |
| cesto | basket |
| cetro | scepter |
| Ceuta | Ceuta |
| chaco | farm |
| chafa | cheap, low quality; lame |
| chajá | A crested screamer |
| chala | sandal |
| chale | "No" intensified. |
| chalé | cottage, chalet |
| chamo | kid, child |
| chana | Term applied to a lower‐class woman not desired for a longer relationship |
| chapa | badge |
| chapa | license plate |
| chapa | lock |
| chapa | veneer |
| chapa | nickname |
| chapa | earring |
| chape | tress, braid |
| chato | flat |
| chato | pug-nosed |
| checa | feminine form of checo |
| checa | The former Russian secret police (1917–1922) |
| checo | Czech (from, native to, or pertaining to, the Czech Republic) |
| checo | Czechoslovakian |
| checo | a Czech |
| checo | the Czech language |
| chela | feminine form of chelo; blonde, fair-skinned, blue-eyed |
| chela | beer |
| chele | cent (currency) |
| chele | sleep (in the corner of the eye) |
| chele | whitey (racial slur) |
| chelo | blonde, fair-skinned, blue-eyed |
| chelo | A blonde, fair-skinned, blue-eyed man |
| chica | feminine form of chico, girl |
| chico | small |
| chico | boy; kid |
| CHICO | Cámara Hondureña de la Industria de la Construcción |
| chido | cool, acceptable, easy |
| chile | chili, chilli, chile |
| Chile | Chile |
| china | A Chinese woman |
| china | A female servant in a hacienda |
| china | Pebble, small stone usually rounded (etymology not related with "china" demonym) |
| China | China (country) |
| chino | Chinese |
| chino | curly |
| chino | Any Oriental person in general: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Mongolian, etc |
| chino | A curly haired man |
| chino | Chinese person |
| chino | chickenpox |
| chino | a market owned by a Chinese immigrant |
| chino | An incomprehensible language |
| chino | Chinese (language) |
| chito | shh, hush, silence |
| chiva | blanket, coverlet |
| chiva | feminine form of chivo |
| chiva | goatee, beard |
| chiva | shutout in a game of dominoes |
| chiva | young female goat, kid |
| chiva | (false) pretence, lame excuse |
| chivo | cool, awesome |
| chivo | goat (animal) |
| chivo | informer, traitor |
| choco | with unclothed arms |
| choco | cuttlefish |
| chola | feminine form of cholo |
| cholo | mestizo; person of mixed caucasoid and various degrees of Amerindian descent |
| cholo | Informally used to describe a person belonging to a street gang |
| cholo | Poor mexican, often living in California during 19th century |
| cholo | A person born in Peru of peruvian parents whose physiognomy is not identifiable as caucasoid, negroid, or asian but more toward the amerindian side |
| cholo | Native Amerindian with with very little caucasoid racial admixture |
| chopo | black poplar (Populus nigra) |
| chora | rude person |
| choro | brave and/or aggressive person |
| choro | cool |
| choro | vulva |
| choro | lip service, empty talk |
| choro | thief |
| choro | mussel |
| choza | hut |
| chufa | chufa |
| chufa | Edible tuber of that plant |
| chulo | cute, pretty, lovely |
| chulo | ordinary, common, vulgar, rascal |
| chulo | pimp |
| chuño | (South America) freeze-dried potato; potato starch |
| chupe | soup, made generally of potatoes, meat or fish and different vegetables |
| chupi | fab, awesome |
| ciclo | cycle |
| ciclo | period |
| ciclo | series |
| cidro | citron (tree) |
| ciego | blind |
| ciego | A blind person |
| ciego | The cecum |
| cielo | heaven |
| cielo | sky |
| cieno | silt |
| cifra | amount |
| cifra | cipher; code |
| cifra | digit |
| cifra | number |
| cilio | cilium |
| cimar | to crop; to cut shorter (removing the top) |
| cinco | five |
| cinta | ribbon, worn by girls in the hair |
| cinta | tape |
| cinto | belt |
| circo | circus |
| cirio | A long, thick wax candle, often used in religious ceremonies |
| cisma | schism |
| cisne | swan |
| citar | to cite |
| citar | to summon |
| cito- | cyto- |
| civil | civil (all senses) |
| clara | The white (of an egg) |
| clara | shandy |
| Clara | female given name, equivalent to English Clara |
| claro | clear |
| claro | light, bright |
| claro | certainly, naturally, of course |
| clase | class |
| clase | kind |
| clava | club (weapon) |
| clave | clef |
| clave | key (to a problem or puzzle) |
| clave | password |
| clave | clave |
| clavo | clove |
| clavo | corn (callus) |
| clavo | headache |
| clavo | nail, spike |
| clavo | scab |
| clero | clergy |
| clica | (Chicano, slang) Clique, group, gang |
| clima | climate, weather |
| cloro | chlorine |
| clown | clown (circus performance artist) |
| coala | koala |
| coatí | coati |
| cobra | cobra |
| cobre | copper |
| cocer | to boil |
| cocer | to brew |
| coche | car |
| codón | codon |
| cofia | cap (head covering of a nurse or waitress) |
| cofre | bonnet, hood (engine compartment of a car) |
| cofre | safe |
| cofre | trunk, chest |
| coger | to pick, to harvest; to fish |
| coger | to seize, to arrest; to overtake |
| coger | to take, to catch, to hold, to get |
| coger | to board (means of transportation) |
| coger | to choose (a direction, route, when driving or walking) |
| coger | to turn to (when driving or walking) |
| coger | to imitate, to learn |
| coima | bribe |
| coipo | coypu |
| coito | sexual intercourse |
| cojín | cushion |
| colar | to sift |
| colar | to prepare coffee |
| colmo | height |
| colmo | summit, top |
| colon | colon |
| colón | colón (currency) |
| color | character |
| color | color, colour, hue |
| color | (poker) flush |
| color | pretext, motive, reason |
| color | race, ethnicity |
| color | rouge (cosmetics) |
| color | side, party, faction |
| colza | colza |
| comal | A flat, pan-like metal griddle used to cook tortillas or other foods |
| combo | punch |
| combo | gavel, wooden hammer |
| comer | eating, food |
| comer | to eat |
| comer | to eat away, corrode |
| comer | to capture a piece |
| cómic | comic (cartoon story) |
| compa | buddy |
| común | common, joint |
| común | common, ordinary |
| común | usual |
| coñac | cognac |
| conde | count (nobility); countess in the feminine sense |
| copal | Any of several trees from which copal is extracted |
| copal | copal |
| copar | to take |
| copas | crowns (of a tree, of a hat) |
| copas | cups, goblets, stemmed glasses (plural of copa) |
| copas | cups (sports competition) |
| copas | hearts (on Spanish cards, the symbol is of a goblet) |
| copas | cocktails, drinks |
| copia | abundance |
| copia | copy |
| copla | couplet; stanza |
| copla | popular song |
| coque | coke (solid fuel from coal) |
| coral | choral |
| coral | chorale |
| coral | coral vine (Kennedia coccinea) |
| coral | coral |
| Corán | Qur'an (the Islamic holy book) |
| corda | rope |
| Corea | Korea |
| cormo | corm |
| corno | cornel |
| corno | The horn (musical instrument) |
| corro | ring, circle (of people, held hand to hand) |
| corsé | corset (woman's garment) |
| corte | court |
| corte | cut, haircut |
| corto | short (length or time) |
| corto | a glass of pure liquor |
| corzo | roe deer |
| coser | to sew |
| costa | coast, shore |
| costa | expense, costs in certain expressions |
| coste | cost |
| costo | cost |
| coxal | hip bone, innominate bone |
| crack | excellent sportsman |
| craso | crass |
| craso | thick |
| craso | unpardonable |
| crear | to create |
| credo | Creed |
| credo | creed |
| creer | To believe |
| creer | To think, believe, be of the opinion |
| crema | creme (cosmetic product) |
| crema | creme soup |
| crema | mess (disorder) |
| crema | creme (dairy product) |
| crema | dieresis |
| crepa | crêpe |
| criar | to rear (e.g., a child) |
| criba | sieve |
| crio- | cryo- |
| croac | ribbit |
| croar | to ribbit or croak |
| cromo | chromium |
| Crta. | abbreviation of carretera (highway) |
| cruce | action, effect or product of crossbreeding |
| cruce | action of cross or traverse (a room, street, sea, etc.), or time elapsed for it |
| cruce | crossroads |
| cruce | crosswalk |
| crudo | raw (uncooked) |
| crudo | undercooked, rare, underdone |
| crudo | crude oil |
| crudo | dish made of raw meat or fish |
| cruel | cruel |
| cuajo | curd |
| cuajo | rennet |
| cuasi | quasi, almost |
| cuate | buddy, friend |
| cuate | twin |
| cubil | A lair or den |
| cuero | animal skin, hide |
| cuero | leather |
| cueva | cave |
| cuica | feminine form of: cuico |
| cuico | A rich person, a snob, a social climber |
| cuita | worry, trouble, grief |
| culón | augmentative form of culo: A person that is ass-heavy, a bubble butt, a rotund individual |
| culpa | fault |
| culpa | guilt |
| culto | educated |
| culto | cult |
| culto | worship |
| cuota | installment (portion of debt) |
| cuota | quota |
| cupón | coupon, voucher |
| cural | parochial (pertaining to a parish) |
| curar | to bleach (linen) |
| curar | to cure |
| curar | to cure, to salt, to smoke |
| curar | to dress (a wound) |
| curar | to dress, to tan (animal hides) |
| curar | to heal |
| curar | to intoxicate, make drunk |
| curar | to nurse, to treat |
| curar | to prepare |
| curar | to get drunk |
| curar | to remedy (an evil) |
| curar | to restore, to heal (the soul) |
| curar | to ripen |
| curar | to season, to dry (wood) |
| curda | Drunkenness; drinking session |
| curda | Kurdish women |
| curdo | Kurdish |
| curdo | Kurd (person) |
| curdo | Kurdish language |
| curio | curie |
| curio | curium |
| curro | handsome, good looking |
| curro | work |
| curro | Andalusian immigrant living in America |
| curry | curry |
| cursi | corny, kitschy, chintzy |
| curso | course |
| curva | curve |
| curvo | curved; bent |
| cuyas | feminine plural of cuyo, whose |
| dable | feasible |
| dable | possible |
| dálet | dalet; the Hebrew letter ד |
| dalia | dahlia |
| damán | hyrax |
| dañar | to damage, hurt |
| dañar | to condemn |
| dança | obsolete spelling of danza |
| dandi | dandy (man concerned with his appearance) |
| danés | Danish (from or native to Denmark) |
| danés | Danish (pertaining to Denmark) |
| danés | a Dane |
| danés | the Danish language |
| danza | dance |
| dardo | dart |
| datar | to date, to assign a date to |
| dátil | date (fruit of the date palm) |
| David | David |
| David | male given name |
| deber | homework (usually used in plural) |
| deber | obligation, duty |
| deber | must |
| deber | ought to |
| deber | to owe |
| débil | weak |
| debut | debut |
| decir | to call; to name |
| decir | to say |
| decir | to show; to demonstrate |
| decir | to speak |
| decir | to tell |
| dedal | thimble |
| dejar | to allow oneself to be |
| dejar | to grow |
| dejar | to leave behind; to forget |
| dejar | to let oneself go |
| dejar | to abandon |
| dejar | to allow |
| dejar | to cease, stop (doing something) |
| dejar | to leave |
| dejar | to let |
| dejar | to let go |
| Delia | female given name |
| della | (contraction of de and ella) of the |
| dello | (contraction of de and ello) of the |
| delta | Greek letter delta |
| delta | A river delta |
| demás | other, remaining |
| demás | besides |
| demás | others, the other ones |
| denso | dense, thick |
| desde | from (a location) |
| desde | since |
| desde | starting at (a quantity, such as a price) |
| deseo | desire |
| deseo | wish |
| deuda | debt |
| dezir | obsolete spelling of decir |
| diana | archery target |
| diana | bullseye (of an archery target) |
| diana | first call (military wakening call) |
| Diana | female given name |
| Diana | |
| dicha | bliss |
| dicha | luck |
| dicho | mentioned, said |
| dicho | marriage vow |
| dicho | proverb |
| dicho | remark |
| dicho | saying, expression |
| Diego | male given name, thought to be a diminutive of Santiago. |
| dieno | diene |
| dieta | diet |
| dieta | diet (a council or assembly of leaders) |
| digno | dignified, respectful |
| digno | honourable |
| digno | worthy |
| diodo | diode |
| dique | dam, dike |
| dique | dock |
| disco | club, discotheque |
| disco | disc |
| disco | phonograph record or disc |
| disco | rotary dial |
| disco | discus |
| doble | double |
| dócil | docile |
| docto | learned, erudite |
| dogma | dogma |
| dolar | to plane (smooth wood with a plane) |
| dólar | dollar |
| doler | to grieve |
| doler | to hurt; to ache |
| dolor | pain |
| domar | to tame |
| donar | to donate |
| donde | where, in what place |
| donde | because |
| donde | if |
| donde | where, in what place |
| dónde | where?; in what place? |
| dónut | doughnut |
| dopar | To dope; do doping |
| dorar | to brown |
| dorar | to gild |
| dorso | backstroke |
| dorso | back |
| dosis | dose |
| dotar | to endow |
| doula | doula |
| drago | the dragon tree |
| drama | drama |
| droga | drug |
| droga | indebtedness, debt (also means drug) |
| drupa | drupe |
| dseda | zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ |
| dseta | zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ |
| Dubái | Dubai |
| ducha | shower |
| ducho | experienced, skilled |
| dudar | to doubt |
| duelo | duel |
| duelo | sorrow |
| dueña | Feminine form of dueño- owner |
| dueña | mistress |
| dueño | master |
| dueño | owner, proprietor, landlord |
| dulce | sweet |
| dulce | candy |
| dulce | sweet food; dessert |
| duque | duke |
| durar | to last |
| ébano | ebony |
| ebrio | drunk |
| echar | to let out |
| echar | to pour |
| echar | to throw |
| echar | to dump |
| echar | to emit |
| echar | to kick out |
| edema | edema |
| Éfeso | Ephesus (city) |
| égida | aegis |
| égida | aegis, protection, backing |
| égida | shield |
| ejido | a common; common land |
| ejido | a cooperative farm |
| ejote | green bean |
| Elena | female given name, cognate to English Helen |
| Elías | Elijah (Biblical figure) |
| Elías | male given name of biblical origin |
| Elisa | female given name |
| Elisa | Elissa |
| elite | elite |
| élite | elite |
| ellas | they |
| ellos | they {m} |
| elote | fresh ear of corn |
| enana | feminine form of enano; female dwarf |
| enano | dwarf, midget, pygmy |
| encía | gum |
| enema | enema (all senses) |
| enero | January |
| enojo | anger |
| entre | among, amongst |
| entre | between |
| envés | back (the reverse side of a leaf, fabric etc.) |
| envío | shipment, sending |
| Epaña | eye dialect of España |
| épica | The epic genre, epic poetry |
| épico | epic |
| Épila | A municipality of the province of Zaragoza, Spain |
| época | epoch, era, age |
| época | period (of time) |
| época | season, time |
| epodo | epode |
| equi- | Meaning equal |
| equis | Name of the letter x |
| erbio | erbium |
| erizo | hedgehog |
| erizo | sea urchin |
| errar | to be wrong |
| errar | to miss |
| errar | to wander around |
| error | error |
| esmog | smog |
| esnob | snob |
| Esopo | Aesop |
| espía | spy |
| espín | spin (physics) |
| esquí | ski |
| estar | Auxiliary verb for the progressive aspect; precedes the gerund of the verb |
| estar | Denotes a copula, in a transient fashion. Compare ser |
| estar | To have a (transient) location in space. Compare ser, quedar |
| estas | feminine plural of este those |
| estas | alternative spelling of éstas Those ones |
| éstas | feminine plural of éste those ones |
| Ester | female given name |
| Ester | Esther |
| estío | summer |
| estos | alternative spelling of éstos These ones. |
| estos | These ones |
| estro | estrus |
| estro | gadfly |
| estro | inspiration |
| etano | ethane |
| etapa | stage, stops (on a journey) |
| ética | ethic |
| ético | ethical |
| étimo | etymon |
| etnia | ethnic group |
| Evita | female given name |
| éxito | hit; something popular or well received |
| éxito | success |
| éxodo | exodus |
| extra | additional, extra |
| extra | extraordinary |
| extra | superior |
| extro | extra |
| Fabio | male given name |
| facha | clothing in good condition but too informal for a specific occasion |
| facha | clothing in poor condition because of overuse. |
| facha | fascist |
| fácil | easy |
| faena | a dirty trick |
| faena | a task or job; a duty |
| faena | a series of passes performed by a matador with cape or sword before the kill |
| faena | compulsory labour or work |
| fajar | to wrap |
| falda | skirt |
| falda | bit of skirt, bird |
| falla | A failure |
| falla | A flaw |
| falla | An outage, such as a blackout |
| falla | A fault |
| fallo | failure |
| fallo | ruling |
| fallo | verdict, decision |
| falso | fake; counterfeit |
| falso | false; untrue |
| falta | fault |
| falta | lack, shortage |
| falto | lacking, short |
| fango | mud (soil and water) |
| farol | lantern |
| farol | lighthouse |
| farra | party, carousal |
| farsa | farce (all senses) |
| fatal | fatal |
| fatal | terrible, very bad |
| fatal | very badly, terribly |
| fatua | fatwa (legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti) |
| fatuo | fatuous, vain |
| fauna | fauna |
| favor | favor |
| fecal | fecal |
| fecha | date (time) |
| Fedón | Phaedo |
| feliz | happy |
| feliz | innocent |
| feliz | pleased |
| felpa | (textile) felt |
| felpa | (textile) plush, fleece |
| fémur | femur |
| fénix | Something or someone unique of its kind |
| fénix | phoenix |
| Fénix | Phoenix (mythical firebird) |
| fenol | compound derived from phenol |
| fenol | phenol (organic compound) |
| feria | fair (celebration) |
| feroz | fierce, ferocious, wild |
| ferri | ferry |
| fetal | fetal |
| fetén | brilliant, awesome |
| fetén | great, brilliantly |
| fetua | fatwa |
| fiado | credit (receiving goods and services without paying) |
| fibra | fiber |
| ficar | to stay |
| ficha | chip |
| ficha | headshot |
| ficha | index card |
| ficha | leaflet, sheet (sheet of paper containing information) |
| ficha | voucher |
| Fidel | male given name |
| fideo | noodle |
| fiera | wild animal |
| fijar | to fix, to fasten, to set, to establish, to determine |
| filar | to cotton on, be onto |
| filme | film, motion picture |
| filón | lode, vein |
| final | final |
| final | A final (sports) |
| final | An end |
| finca | estate |
| finca | farm |
| finés | Finnish (from or native to Finland) |
| finés | Finnish (pertaining to Finland) |
| finés | the Finnish language |
| finir | to end |
| finir | to end |
| fique | fique, the fiber of the fique plant, Furcraea andina [fique is often confused with agave] |
| firma | (business) company |
| firma | signature |
| firme | firm |
| fito- | phyto- |
| flaca | a skinny woman, my sweetheart, my skinny one, my fair one |
| flaco | thin, skinny |
| flaco | A (or the) thin man |
| flaco | Urine; urination; number one |
| flato | flatulence, flatus (gas generated in the digestive tract) |
| flema | phlegm |
| flete | charter (temporary hiring of a vehicle for transportation of freight) |
| flete | freight, cargo |
| flirt | An episode of (or the act of) flirting |
| flojo | lazy |
| flojo | loose |
| flora | flora |
| Flora | female given name |
| Flora | Flora |
| Floro | male given name |
| flota | fleet |
| flote | afloat |
| fluir | to flow |
| flujo | Discharge |
| flujo | Flow |
| flujo | Flux |
| flúor | fluorine |
| fobia | phobia |
| fogón | fireplace |
| fogón | stove |
| folio | folio |
| fondo | back |
| fondo | bottom |
| fondo | fund, funding |
| fondo | opposite side or extreme (of a house, store, room, corridor, street, tubing, piping, etc.), respect to the talker, the entrance or beginning |
| foque | jib |
| foral | Of or relating to the local government, or fueros |
| forja | forge |
| forja | foundry |
| forma | shape; form |
| forro | dust jacket |
| forro | lining |
| forro | (condom) raincoat, glove |
| forro | said to refer to people that are obnoxious, sometimes treacherous. Full expression "Forro pinchado" ("Perforated condom") - as being the result of, hence the treacherous/obnoxious meaning |
| fósil | fossil |
| foto- | photo- |
| fotón | photon |
| frase | phrase |
| frase | sentence |
| freír | to fry |
| freno | brake, of a vehicle etc |
| freón | Freon |
| fresa | endmill |
| fresa | strawberry |
| fresa | snob |
| Frida | female given name |
| friki | freaky |
| friki | nerdy; geeky |
| friki | geek; freak (a person very interested and/or versed in a particular topic) |
| friki | nerd (a person, often very studious, with poor social skills) |
| frito | broken, busted |
| frito | fried |
| froga | brickworks, masonry factory |
| fruta | An edible fruit |
| fruta | a dish or serving of fruit, ready for eating |
| fruto | any vegetable or produce that is grown |
| fruto | result of an action, omission, attitude, etc |
| fruto | any fruit from a plant, whether sweet or not (like avocado or tomato), edible or not |
| fruto | profit from an activity |
| fruto | offspring |
| fuego | fire |
| fuera | outside |
| fufar | To make a hissing noise like an angry cat, to hiss |
| fugar | to escape |
| fugar | to flee |
| fugaz | fleeting |
| fular | foulard |
| Fulca | female given name |
| Fulco | male given name |
| fumar | To smoke (a cigarette) |
| funda | wrapping |
| funda | small bag |
| fundo | country estate, farm |
| fuñir | to get oneself in a mess |
| furia | fury |
| furia | Fury |
| furia | rage |
| fusca | A gun |
| fusil | rifle |
| fusta | whip, crop |
| fútil | insignificant |
| gabán | overcoat |
| Gabón | Gabon (Gabonese Republic) |
| gacho | bent, crooked downwards |
| gacho | bad, mean, nasty, sleazy, raunchy, gross |
| gafar | to jinx |
| gafas | glasses,eyeglasses |
| gaita | bagpipes |
| galán | gallant |
| galán | an attractive young man, gallant |
| galán | beau |
| Gales | Wales (country) |
| galés | Welsh (from or native to Wales) |
| galés | Welsh (pertaining to Wales) |
| galés | a Welshman |
| galés | the Welsh language |
| galgo | greyhound |
| galio | gallium |
| gallo | John Dory (Zeus faber, a kind of fish) |
| gallo | rooster |
| gallo | bantamweight (boxing class) |
| gallo | guy, dude |
| galón | braid |
| galón | gallon |
| galón | stripe, chevron |
| gamba | leg |
| gamba | shrimp |
| gamma | gamma; the Greek letter Γ, γ |
| ganar | to win |
| ganar | to position oneself, to situate oneself |
| ganar | to defeat, to beat |
| ganar | to earn |
| ganar | to gain |
| ganar | to reach; to attain |
| ganga | bargain (advantageous purchase) |
| ganga | gangue |
| ganga | sandgrouse (bird of the family Pteroclididae) |
| ganga | gang |
| gañir | to caw |
| gañir | to yelp |
| ganso | stupid, slow-witted |
| ganso | gander |
| ganso | goose |
| ganso | idiot, fool (stupid or slow-witted person) |
| Gante | Ghent (capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium) |
| garbo | grace |
| garbo | style |
| garra | claw, talon |
| garra | clutches |
| garza | heron |
| Garza | Spanish surname |
| gasto | cost |
| gemir | to groan |
| genio | genius |
| genol | futtock |
| gente | people |
| geoda | geode |
| gesto | expression |
| gesto | gesture |
| Ghana | Ghana |
| Ginés | male given name |
| girar | to turn |
| glial | glial |
| glifo | glyph |
| globo | balloon |
| globo | globe |
| gluón | gluon |
| gnomo | gnome |
| gobio | gudgeon |
| gofre | waffle (flat pastry) |
| golfo | dishonest |
| golfo | nasty |
| golfo | promiscuous |
| golfo | gulf |
| golfo | sluggard |
| golpe | hit |
| golpe | knock |
| gomas | women’s breast |
| Gómez | Spanish surname |
| gorda | A (or the) fat woman |
| gordo | fat |
| gordo | fat man |
| gordo | The grand prize in a lottery |
| gordo | Honey |
| gordo | feces, the act of defecation, number two |
| gorra | cap, baseball cap |
| gorro | cap |
| gorro | hat |
| gozar | to enjoy oneself |
| grada | step (of a staircase) |
| grado | degree |
| grado | grade |
| grado | liking, preference |
| grado | step |
| grado | will, wish |
| grafo | graph |
| grama | grass |
| gramo | gram |
| grano | closed comedo, blackhead |
| grano | corn |
| grano | grain |
| grano | kernel |
| grano | pimple |
| grano | seed |
| grapa | clamp |
| grapa | staple (fastener) |
| grapa | stitch (medical) |
| grapo | A member of GRAPO,a Spanish clandestine Maoist group aiming for the formation of a Spanish Marxist-Leninist Republican state, based on the model of Maoist China |
| grasa | fat or grease used in cooking |
| grasa | nutritional fat |
| graso | greasy, fatty |
| grato | grateful |
| grato | pleasing |
| grava | gravel |
| grave | low [sound] |
| grave | serious, grave |
| grave | solemn |
| grave | stressed in the penultimate syllable: paroxytone |
| greda | fuller's earth |
| grelo | turnip greens |
| greña | entanglement |
| greña | tangled mess of hair |
| grial | grail |
| grifo | griffin |
| grifo | tap, faucet (device used to dispense liquids) |
| gripa | The flu, influenza |
| gripe | The flu, influenza |
| grisú | firedamp |
| grito | a cry, a yell, a scream |
| grumo | lump |
| grupo | group |
| grupo | guile, lie |
| gruta | grotto |
| guaje | foolish, stupid |
| guaje | bottle gourd |
| guaje | fool, useless person, good-for-nothing |
| guaje | kid, child, kiddy |
| guaje | Leucaena esculenta |
| guapo | good-looking or handsome (unisex) |
| guapo | smart or elegant |
| guapo | arrowroot |
| guasa | dullness |
| guasa | joking |
| guata | padding, cotton padding |
| guata | belly, paunch |
| guayo | grater |
| güeno | good, alright |
| güero | having light skin and/or blond hair |
| güero | a person with light skin and/or blond hair |
| gueto | ghetto |
| gúgol | A googol |
| guiar | to advise, to counsel, to guide |
| guiar | to drive, to steer |
| guiar | to guide |
| guiar | to lead, to conduct |
| guiar | to show the way |
| guiar | to sprout (of plants) |
| guiar | to train (plants) |
| guija | pebble |
| güija | Ouija |
| güija | Ouija board |
| guiño | wink, blink |
| guion | hyphen, dash |
| guion | script, scenario |
| guión | alternative spelling of guion |
| güira | feminine form of güiro, female kid, girl |
| güira | Guira tree, a tropical tree of the family bignoniáceas, e.g. (Crescentia cujete) |
| güira | the fruit of the Guira tree |
| güira | güira (percussion instrument) |
| guiri | A type of plant |
| guiri | A Carlist |
| guiri | A foreign tourist, normally referring to fair-skinned tourist on package holidays on the Spanish Mediterranean coast from the mid-twentieth century. |
| guiri | police agent from la Guardia Civil |
| güiro | kid |
| güiro | guiro |
| güiro | gourd |
| guisa | manner, habit |
| guiso | stew |
| guita | money |
| gusto | fancy, whim |
| gusto | liking, preference, aesthetic preference |
| gusto | pleasure, enthusiasm |
| gusto | taste (flavour) |
| gusto | taste (sense) |
| habar | bean patch |
| haber | to have |
| haber | to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había) |
| haber | to hold; to possess |
| haber | to have to do |
| había | There was X |
| había | There were X |
| hábil | deft |
| hábil | suitable, able |
| habla | speaking (action) |
| habla | speech (faculty of speech) |
| hacer | do, make |
| hacer | to become |
| hacer | to get |
| hacha | axe |
| hache | Name of the letter h |
| hacia | toward, towards |
| haiku | haiku |
| haikú | alternative form of haiku |
| Haití | Haiti |
| halar | to haul, to pull |
| hampa | underworld (part of society that is engaged in crime or vice) |
| hanzo | happy |
| harén | harem |
| harto | having the appetite satisfied; stuffed, sated |
| harto | tired, fed up |
| hasta | even |
| hasta | until |
| hasta | up to, to the point of, as much as |
| Hawái | Hawaii |
| hebra | fiber |
| hebra | filament |
| hebra | thread |
| heces | feces |
| hecho | done or completed |
| hecho | made |
| hecho | fact |
| heder | to reek |
| heder | to stink |
| hedor | stench, malodor, fetidness (bad smell) |
| helar | to freeze |
| helar | to freeze |
| helio | helium |
| hemi- | hemi-, half |
| henar | hayfield |
| heñir | to knead |
| herir | to hurt |
| herir | to wound |
| héroe | hero |
| hertz | hertz |
| hertz | plural of hertz |
| hevea | rubber tree |
| hiato | hiatus (a syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant) |
| hidra | hydra (mythical creature) |
| hielo | ice |
| hiena | hyena |
| hilar | to spin (as with thread) |
| Hilda | female given name, cognate to English Hilda |
| himen | hymen |
| himno | anthem |
| himno | hymn |
| hindi | Hindi; one of the official languages of India |
| hindú | Hindu, Hindustani |
| hindú | Indian (of or relating to India or its people) |
| hindú | Hindu, Hindustani |
| hindú | Indian (person form India) |
| hipar | to hiccup |
| hipo- | hypo- |
| hobby | hobby (activity) |
| hogar | hearth |
| hogar | home |
| hogar | housekeeping |
| holán | frill, ruffle (strip of pleated material used as decoration) |
| holo- | holo- |
| homo- | homo- |
| honda | sling |
| hondo | deep |
| hondo | profound |
| hondo | deeply |
| hongo | bowler hat, or (US) derby |
| hongo | fungus |
| hongo | mushroom |
| honor | honor |
| horca | gallows |
| horca | pitchfork |
| horda | horde |
| horma | form, mold |
| horma | hat block |
| horma | shoe tree |
| horno | a very hot place |
| horno | furnace |
| horno | oven |
| horro | A poor quality cigarette or snuff |
| horro | Cattle that are given to dignitaries of the region, maintained at the expense of the owners or ranchers |
| horro | free (from slavery, etc.) |
| hosco | sullen, surly |
| hotel | hotel |
| house | house music, house |
| hozar | to root, to dig with the snout |
| huaso | of or relating to huasos |
| huaso | astute person characteristic of a Chilean countryman |
| huaso | awkward rural person who cannot adapt to urban areas |
| huaso | Chilean cowboy, horseman |
| huaso | countryman, or Chilean rural laborer |
| hucha | piggy bank |
| hueco | hollow |
| hueco | hole, gap |
| hueco | hollow |
| huego | obsolete spelling of fuego |
| hueón | alternative spelling of huevón |
| hueso | bone |
| hueso | A stone; the central part of some fruits, consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer (like those of peach, olive, avocado or mango) |
| hueso | a political position (designated or elected) |
| hueva | roe (mass of eggs) |
| hueva | spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism) |
| hueva | sloth, laziness |
| huevo | egg |
| huevo | spawn |
| huevo | ovule |
| huevo | zygote |
| huida | flight (act of fleeing) |
| huilo | crippled |
| huilo | a crippled person |
| hulla | bituminous coal |
| humor | humor |
| humor | mood |
| hurón | ferret |
| hurto | theft |
| húsar | hussar (light cavalry of European armies) |
| íbice | ibex (type of wild mountain goat) |
| Ibiza | Ibiza |
| icono | icon (all senses) |
| ícono | icon |
| Idaho | Idaho |
| ideal | ideal |
| ideal | ideal |
| idear | to devise |
| ideo- | ideo- |
| ídolo | idol |
| idosa | idose |
| ígneo | igneous |
| igual | equal |
| igual | equals sign |
| igual | equal |
| íleon | The ileum |
| ileso | unharmed |
| ilota | helot |
| impar | odd |
| impar | odd number |
| Iñaki | male given name |
| inane | inane; pointless |
| incha | a soccer fan or sometimes a hooligan |
| india | feminine form of indio |
| India | India |
| indio | Indian (India) |
| indio | Indian (native Americans) |
| indio | A native of India |
| indio | An indigenous person of the Americas |
| indio | indium |
| indol | indole |
| ingle | groin |
| Íñigo | male given name |
| inuit | Inuit |
| inuit | Inuit |
| iraní | Iranian |
| iraní | Iranian |
| Irene | female given name |
| Isaac | Isaac (Biblical figure) |
| Isaac | male given name |
| islam | Islam |
| istmo | isthmus |
| itrio | yttrium |
| izote | A species of yucca, Yucca aloifolia, native to Mexico and Central America |
| jabón | soap |
| jacal | hut, hovel, shack |
| jacal | jacal |
| Jacob | Jacob |
| jadeo | a pant; a gasp |
| jadeo | labored breathing |
| jadeo | panting; gasping |
| Jafet | Japheth |
| jaiba | crab |
| Jaime | male given name, equivalent to James |
| jalao | sweet made from coconuts |
| jalar | to pull (together) |
| jalar | to hurry along; to get along |
| jalar | to function properly; to be in working order |
| jalar | to pull |
| jalar | to draw (in); to attract |
| jalea | jelly, gelatine (substance) |
| jalea | jelly, jello (dessert) |
| jaleo | applause; cheering |
| jaleo | confusion; hassle |
| jaleo | ruckus; uproar |
| jalón | landmark |
| jalón | milestone |
| jalón | tug; pull; jerk |
| jamás | ever |
| jamás | never |
| jamba | jamb |
| jamón | ham (meat) |
| japón | Japanese |
| Japón | Japan |
| jaque | check |
| jarra | jug, pitcher |
| jarra | stein, mug |
| jarro | jug; pitcher |
| jarro | stein; mug |
| jaspe | jasper |
| jaula | cage |
| jaula | crate |
| jeans | jeans (trousers) |
| jején | gnat |
| jeque | sheik |
| jerbo | gerbil |
| jerez | sherry |
| Jerez | A city in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain |
| Jerez | A city in Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain |
| jerga | jargon; slang |
| jerga | straw pallet, coarse cotton fringe, (in New Mexican Spanish) any floor covering or mat |
| Jesús | bless you, gesundheit (said after a sneeze) |
| Jesús | male given name, traditionally popular in Spanish-speaking countries |
| Jesús | Jesus |
| jibia | cuttlefish |
| jiote | rash |
| jirón | rag; shred |
| joder | to annoy, bug, bother |
| joder | to damage, break |
| joder | to put in a difficult situation |
| joder | to suck; to blow |
| jolín | Expresses surprise. cor! |
| jolín | Expresses anger, upset, or annoyance. Euphemism for joder. |
| Jonia | Ionia |
| jorge | cockchafer |
| Jorge | male given name, equivalent to the English George |
| Josué | male given name |
| Josué | Joshua |
| joven | young, youthful |
| joven | youth, young person |
| joyel | Small jewel |
| Juana | female given name; equivalent to Jane |
| Juana | Joanna (Biblical figure) |
| Juano | male given name |
| jubón | doublet (article of men's clothing) |
| judía | bean |
| judía | feminine form of judío |
| judío | Jewish |
| judío | Jew; Jewish person |
| juego | game; sport |
| juego | gaming |
| juego | kit |
| juego | parlor trick; sleight of hand |
| juego | play |
| juego | set |
| juego | to match |
| jueza | female judge |
| jugar | to play |
| Julia | female given name |
| julio | July |
| Julio | male given name, cognate to Julius |
| junco | junk (a Chinese boat) |
| junco | reed; rush |
| junio | June |
| junta | contact, acquaintances |
| junta | council |
| junta | joint, gasket |
| junta | meeting (A gathering for a purpose) |
| junto | joined |
| junto | near |
| junto | together |
| junto | altogether, totally |
| junto | near |
| junto | together |
| jurar | to curse or swear |
| jurar | to swear; to take an oath |
| jurel | jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus) |
| justa | joust |
| justa | tournament |
| justo | just |
| justo | exactly |
| justo | right |
| justo | tightly |
| Justo | male given name, cognate to English Justus |
| Kabul | Kabul |
| kappa | kappa; the Greek letter Κ, κ |
| karma | karma |
| karst | karst |
| kéfir | kefir (fermented milk) |
| Kenia | Kenya (country in Eastern Africa) |
| Kioto | Kyoto (a city in Japan) |
| koala | koala |
| kurdo | (of a person) Kurdish |
| kurdo | Kurdish (language of Kurdistan) |
| Labán | Laban (Biblical character) |
| labio | lip |
| labor | job |
| labor | labor |
| labor | work |
| labra | working |
| lacha | female lover |
| lacha | shame |
| lacho | womanizer |
| lacho | lover |
| lacio | languid |
| lacio | limp, flaccid, flabby |
| lacio | limp (lacking stiffness) |
| lacio | straight (of hair) |
| Lacio | Latium |
| lacón | pork shoulder |
| lacra | fault, defect |
| ladro | woof, bark |
| lamer | to lick |
| landa | plain (a sandy plain) |
| lanza | lance, spear, glaive |
| lápiz | pencil |
| lapso | A lapse |
| largo | long |
| lasca | stone chip, lithic flake |
| lasca | thin slice |
| láser | laser |
| látex | latex |
| latín | Latin; the language of the ancient Romans |
| latir | to beat, to throb |
| latir | to bark |
| latón | brass |
| latón | hackberry |
| Laura | female given name |
| lavar | to wash |
| lavar | to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt etc) |
| laxar | to ease, to loosen |
| lazar | To lasso something |
| lecha | milt |
| leche | milk |
| lecho | bed |
| lecho | riverbed |
| legal | legal |
| legar | to hand down |
| legua | league (distance) |
| leído | read |
| leído | well read |
| Leire | female given name |
| lejía | lye |
| lejos | far |
| lémur | lemur |
| lente | lens |
| lento | slow |
| leona | feminine form of león, a female lion; lioness |
| lepra | leprosy |
| lesna | awl |
| letal | lethal |
| letón | Latvian (from or native to Latvia) |
| letón | Latvian (pertaining to Latvia) |
| letón | a Latvian |
| letón | the Latvian language |
| letra | A letter (symbol) |
| letra | handwriting |
| letra | lyrics |
| lezna | awl |
| liana | liana |
| liasa | lyase |
| libar | To swig or sip a beverage (usually implies an alcoholic beverage) |
| Libia | Libya (country in Northern Africa) |
| libio | Libyan |
| libio | Libyan |
| libra | pound (unit of currency of the United Kingdom and its dependencies) |
| libra | pound (unit of mass or force/weight) |
| Libra | Libra (astrological sign) |
| Libra | Libra (constellation) |
| libre | free, clear, at liberty |
| LIBRE | Liberalismo Renovador |
| libro | book |
| liceo | secondary school, high school (in some countries) |
| lichi | alternative form of lychee |
| licor | liqueur |
| líder | leader |
| Lidia | female given name |
| Lidia | Lydia. |
| ligar | To flirt |
| ligar | To link, to join |
| ligar | To tie |
| light | [by extension] Lacking substance or seriousness; lite |
| light | light (low in fat, calories, salt, alcohol, etc.) |
| light | [of cigarettes] light (low in tar, nicotine and other noxious chemicals) |
| ligre | liger; a species crossbred between a male lion and a female tiger |
| lijar | to sand |
| Lilia | female given name, equivalent to the English Lilia |
| limar | to file (with a file or rasp) |
| limbo | limb |
| limbo | blade, edge |
| limbo | limbo |
| limen | threshold, doorstep |
| limón | lemon |
| linar | flax field |
| lince | lynx |
| lindo | pretty |
| línea | a thin, long dose of cacaine (slang) |
| línea | command, order (government and enterprises) |
| línea | government policy, government action (e.g. línea dura = hard or strict government policy) |
| línea | individual script, dialogue for each actor (theatre and TV) |
| línea | line (mathematics, art, electricity or telephone) |
| linfa | lymph |
| linfa | water |
| lirio | flag (plant) |
| lirio | iris (plant) |
| lirón | dormouse |
| lisis | lysis |
| lista | a list, roll |
| lista | a stripe |
| listo | alert |
| listo | clever (with ser) |
| listo | ready (with estar) |
| litar | to make a sacrifice in order to please the gods |
| litio | lithium |
| lito- | litho- |
| litro | litre |
| livor | a bluish color |
| livor | malice, malignity |
| livor | bruise |
| llaga | sore |
| llaga | ulcer |
| llaga | wound |
| llama | flame |
| llama | llama (mammal) |
| llana | trowel |
| llano | even; flat; level |
| llano | plain |
| llano | straightforward |
| llano | a plain (an open, grassy, mostly treeless land) |
| llave | curly bracket |
| llave | key |
| llave | spanner, wrench |
| llave | valve, faucet |
| lleno | full |
| local | local |
| local | premises, rooms |
| locus | locus |
| logar | place |
| logar | to rent |
| logia | lodge (Freemasons) |
| logro | attainment, success |
| Lolol | Lolol |
| lonco | lonco |
| longa | longa |
| López | Spanish surname |
| Lucas | male given name |
| Lucas | Luke |
| lucha | fight |
| lucha | struggle |
| Lucha | female given name, Luz María or María de la Luz |
| Lucho | Nickname for Luis |
| Lucía | female given name; Spanish equivalent of Lucy or Lucia |
| lucio | bright, luminous |
| lucio | shiny |
| lucio | pike (any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox) |
| lucio | slowworm |
| lucir | to shine |
| lucir | to show off, to display |
| lucro | profit, gain, lucre |
| luego | later |
| luego | soon |
| luego | then |
| luego | therefore |
| lugar | place |
| Luisa | female given name, cognate to Louise |
| lunar | lunar |
| lunar | mole, birthmark |
| lunes | Monday |
| macha | Chilean razor clam (edible mollusk) |
| macho | male |
| macho | strong, brave |
| macho | anvil |
| macho | large hammer used to forge |
| macho | male |
| macis | mace (spice) |
| madre | mother |
| maese | master |
| maeso | (disuse) master |
| mafia | Mafia (any criminal organisation) |
| mafia | Mafia (Italian Mafia) |
| magia | magic |
| magia | spell, charm, conjuration |
| magno | great |
| magro | lean, without fat |
| magro | loin of pork |
| Maine | Maine |
| Maite | female given name |
| majar | to crush |
| majar | to grind |
| majar | to pound |
| malla | mesh (cloth) |
| malla | strap handle |
| mallo | a kind of game |
| mallo | mallet |
| malta | malt |
| malta | malta |
| Malta | Malta |
| malva | mauve |
| malva | mallow |
| malva | mauve |
| mamar | to suck |
| mamar | to suckle |
| mamba | mamba |
| mambo | mambo (dance) |
| mambo | mambo (music) |
| mamey | The mamey or mammee apple, Mammea americana |
| mamón | sucking |
| mamón | mamoncillo (tree and fruit), scientific name Melicoccus bijugatus |
| mamón | suckling |
| mamón | shoot (of a plant) |
| mamón | mama's boy, mommy's darling (person clinging to his mother) |
| mamón | stupid person, dumbass, sucker |
| mamut | mammoth (animal) |
| manar | gush forth |
| manco | defective, faulty |
| manco | one-handed, one-armed, maimed |
| manco | oarless, without oars |
| manco | horse |
| manda | vow |
| mando | command |
| mando | remote control |
| manés | Manx |
| manga | sleeve |
| manga | manga |
| mango | handle |
| mango | mango |
| mangú | food dish consisting of mashed, cooked plantains |
| manía | dislike |
| manía | mania, bad habit, obsession |
| manía | mania (craze, something popular at the time) |
| manía | mania (violent derangement) |
| manso | tame, meek, not threatening |
| manta | blanket |
| manta | manta ray |
| manta | poncho |
| manto | layer, surface, blanket, carpet |
| manto | shroud, cloak |
| marca | brand |
| marca | mark |
| marco | frame |
| marco | mark (money) |
| marea | tide |
| mareo | vertigo, dizziness |
| María | female given name. Spanish and Galician equivalent of Mary |
| María | Mary; Miriam |
| Marín | Spanish surname, meaning marine or sailor |
| Mario | male given name, cognate to Marius |
| marta | marten |
| Marta | female given name, cognate to Martha |
| Marta | Martha |
| Marte | Mars |
| marzo | March |
| masar | to knead |
| matar | to butcher |
| matar | to dull |
| matar | to kill |
| matar | to put out |
| matar | to round off |
| matar | to ruin |
| mateo | geeky |
| mateo | swot, geek, nerd |
| Mateo | male given name |
| Mateo | Matthew, the apostle. |
| Mateo | One of the Gospel books of the New Testament |
| mates | maths (study) |
| matiz | hue |
| matiz | nuance |
| matón | thug, bully, hoodlum |
| mayor | bigger; comparative form of grande |
| mayor | older; in this sense, comparative form of viejo, vieja |
| mayor | Superlative forms of (1) and (2). The biggest, the oldest |
| mayor | wholesale |
| mayor | major (military rank) |
| Mayte | female given name. A less common spelling of Maite |
| mecer | to rock (movement), to cradle |
| mecer | to milk |
| mecha | lock (length of hair) |
| mecha | wick, fuse |
| media | half an hour |
| media | pantyhose |
| media | sock, stocking |
| media | mean, average |
| medio | a bit of a, somewhat of a |
| medio | half, half a/an |
| medio | mean, average |
| medio | middle, mid |
| medio | mid, in the middle of |
| medio | half, partly |
| medio | channel, vehicle, medium |
| medio | environment, surroundings, medium, milieu |
| medio | habitat |
| medio | half |
| medio | medium (spiritualism) |
| medio | method, way |
| medio | middle, center |
| medio | middle course |
| medio | society |
| medio | halfback |
| medio | medio (an ancient coin) |
| medio | five cents |
| medio | means |
| medio | media |
| medio | resources, funds, means |
| medir | To measure |
| meigo | A person who is believed to have made a pact with the devil |
| mejor | better |
| mejor | better |
| mella | nick, dent, scratch |
| melón | melon |
| menor | smaller |
| menor | younger |
| menos | less |
| menos | minus |
| menso | distracted, absent-minded |
| menso | foolish, dull |
| menso | ignorant |
| menso | inexpert |
| menso | ingenuous, naive |
| menso | timid, shy |
| menta | mint (plant) |
| mente | mind, intellect |
| mesón | meson |
| mesón | inn, tavern |
| meta- | meta- |
| metal | metal |
| meter | to put, to insert |
| meter | to meddle, interfere |
| metro | meter |
| metro | metro |
| micro | public bus |
| micro | minibus |
| miedo | fear |
| Milán | Milan, city and province of Italy |
| mili- | milli- |
| milla | Mile |
| milpa | cornfield |
| mimar | to look after |
| mimar | to pamper |
| minar | to mine |
| miope | myopic |
| miope | short-sighted |
| miope | A myopic or short-sighted person |
| mirar | to face a certain direction |
| mirar | to look at (something) |
| mirar | to watch |
| mirlo | blackbird |
| mirón | nosy |
| mirón | busybody |
| mirón | rubbernecker |
| mirón | voyeur, peeping tom |
| mirra | myrrh |
| misil | missile |
| mísil | missile |
| mismo | same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing |
| mismo | similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities |
| mismo | self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase |
| mismo | own; emaphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun |
| mitad | half |
| mitin | meeting; discussion |
| mitra | mitre |
| mixto | compound |
| mixto | mixed |
| mixto | match (stick) |
| mocho | hornless (when should have) |
| mocho | mutilated, incomplete |
| mocho | having a hypocritical and ostentatious faith |
| modal | modal |
| módem | modem |
| mofar | taunt (to make fun of someone) |
| mojar | to make wet, to wet |
| mojar | to moisten |
| mojar | to toast |
| mojón | landmark |
| mojón | milestone |
| mojón | pile |
| molar | molar |
| molar | to rule, to rock (be pleasing) |
| molde | mold, cast |
| molde | pan, tin (for baking) |
| moler | to grind |
| molla | the soft flesh of a fruit |
| momia | mummy |
| mondo | net, pure |
| mondo | world |
| mongo | idiotic |
| mongo | idiot |
| monja | nun |
| monje | monk |
| mono- | mono- |
| monte | mountain, mount |
| monte | underbrush |
| monto | amount |
| moral | moral |
| moral | moral |
| moral | (tree) mulberry |
| morar | to reside |
| morbo | attraction for unwholesome things. morbidity |
| morbo | morbid interest in other people or things |
| morbo | disease |
| móreo | moraceous |
| morir | to die |
| morro | hill |
| morro | snout |
| morro | mouth |
| morsa | walrus |
| mosca | fly |
| mosca | fly (boxing class) |
| mosco | mosquito |
| Moscú | Moscow |
| mosto | must (fruit juice) |
| motel | motel |
| motín | mutiny |
| motor | engine |
| mover | to move |
| móvil | mobile |
| móvil | cell phone |
| mucho | a lot of; many; much |
| mucho | long, a long time |
| mucho | much, a lot |
| mucho | a lot, many |
| mudar | crown flower (Calotropis gigantea) |
| mudar | to change clothes |
| mudar | to change, to alter, to vary |
| mudar | to convert |
| mudar | to move, to relocate, to move to a new house |
| mudar | to shed, to molt |
| mueca | grimace |
| muela | molar |
| mufla | muffle (a kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames) |
| muger | obsolete spelling of mujer |
| mugir | to moo |
| mugre | dirt, filth, grease |
| mujer | wife |
| mujer | woman |
| mújol | mullet |
| multa | fine (fee issued as punishment for breaking the law) |
| mundo | society |
| mundo | world |
| muñir | to arrange or dispose of a matter of business |
| muñón | A part of the body which was incomplete at birth |
| muñón | The stump of a limb which has been lost |
| Muñoz | Spanish surname |
| mural | mural |
| mural | mural |
| murar | to surround with a wall |
| museo | museum |
| musgo | moss |
| muslo | thigh |
| mutar | to mutate |
| mutuo | mutual |
| nabal | Of, or pertaining to turnips |
| nabar | Of or pertaining to turnips |
| nabar | Place where turnips are grown |
| nácar | nacre, mother of pearl |
| nacer | to be born |
| Nacho | Nickname for Ignacio |
| nadal | Christmas day, Nativity day |
| nadar | to be swimming in |
| nadar | to swim |
| nadar | to swim |
| nadie | no one, nobody; anyone, anybody |
| nafta | petrol, gasoline, gas |
| nagua | skirt |
| naipe | [in plural, naipes] deck of cards |
| naipe | playing card |
| nalga | buttock |
| ñandú | American ostrich, rhea |
| ñango | alternative form of ñengo |
| nano- | nano- |
| nansú | nainsook |
| narco | drug dealer |
| nariz | nose (organ on face) |
| nariz | nose; smell (sense of smell) |
| nariz | the heck; on earth |
| nasal | nasal |
| nasal | nasal consonant |
| natal | home |
| natal | natal |
| natal | native |
| natío | native, natural |
| natío | birth |
| natío | nature (inherent features of something) |
| Nauru | Nauru |
| naval | naval |
| navío | large ship |
| necio | stupid |
| necio | fool |
| negar | to deny |
| negar | to refuse |
| negra | bad luck |
| negra | black woman, negress |
| negra | black piece |
| negra | crotchet |
| negro | black (color) |
| negro | clandestine |
| negro | dirty |
| negro | sad |
| negro | angry |
| negro | the black colour |
| negro | the black ethnicity |
| ñengo | sickly, stunted, weak |
| Nepal | Nepal |
| nerdo | nerd |
| nesga | gore |
| nevar | to snow |
| nicho | burial niche |
| nicho | niche |
| nieta | granddaughter |
| nieto | grandchild; grandson |
| nieve | snow |
| Níger | Niger (country) |
| Nilda | female given name |
| niñez | childhood |
| ninfa | nymph |
| nipón | Nipponese |
| nipón | Nipponese |
| nivel | level (degree or amount) |
| nivel | level, height (distance relative to a given reference elevation) |
| nivel | level (tool for finding whether a surface is level) |
| níveo | niveous, snowy (of or resembling snow) |
| nobel | Nobel Prize |
| noble | noble |
| noche | night (time) |
| Noemí | female given name |
| Noemí | Naomi (Biblical figure) |
| nogal | walnut tree |
| nogal | walnut wood |
| nomás | only, just |
| nopal | nopal |
| noria | Ferris wheel |
| noria | noria |
| norma | rule, norm, standard, touchstone |
| norte | north; northern |
| norte | clue |
| norte | goal; objective |
| norte | north |
| norte | norther |
| notar | To note (something down etc) |
| novel | novel, new |
| novia | feminine form of novio, girlfriend, fiancée |
| novia | feminine form of novio, bride |
| novio | boyfriend; fiancé; romantic partner |
| novio | groom |
| nuera | daughter-in-law |
| nueva | news, novelty |
| nueve | nine |
| nueve | The digit or figure 9 |
| nuevo | new |
| numen | muse (source of inspiration) |
| numen | numen |
| nunca | ever |
| nunca | never |
| Núñez | Spanish surname |
| Ñuñoa | city in central Chile |
| Nuria | female given name |
| obesa | An obese woman |
| obeso | obese |
| obeso | An obese person |
| oblea | wafer (biscuit or in electronics) |
| obrar | to produce |
| obvio | obvious, clear |
| ocaso | sunset |
| ocaso | west |
| ocaso | decline |
| Ochoa | Spanish surname |
| ocote | Any of several aromatic, resinous pine species native to Mexico and Central America, especially the Montezuma pine (Pinus montezumae) |
| odiar | to hate |
| oeste | west |
| ohmio | ohm |
| oíble | audible |
| oidor | hearer |
| oidor | judge, magistrate for a royal audiency |
| ojalá | hopefully (I hope that) |
| ojalá | God grant (that) (followed by present subjunctive) |
| ojalá | God willing |
| ojalá | I hope so; let’s hope so |
| ojalá | I hope (that); let’s hope (that) (followed by present subjunctive) |
| ojalá | I wish (when used to refer to past events) |
| ojalá | Let's hope that |
| ojear | to ogle |
| ojear | to put the evil eye (on somebody), to curse by looking with malicious intents |
| ojera | coon eyes |
| ojete | eye hole |
| ojete | eyelet |
| ojete | anal orifice |
| ojete | wicked, mean, bad person |
| ojito | diminutive form of ojo |
| ojiva | ogive |
| ojiva | warhead |
| ojota | flip-flop (artisanal type) |
| okupa | squatter; squat |
| oliva | olive (fruit) |
| olivo | olive tree |
| olote | corncob |
| omaní | Omani |
| omaní | Omani |
| ombre | obsolete spelling of hombre |
| omega | omega; the Greek letter Ω, ω |
| omiso | neglectful, careless |
| ópalo | opal |
| ópera | opera |
| opimo | rich, fertile, lush |
| optar | to opt |
| órale | let's go, come on, hurry (used to exhort) |
| órale | oh my God, wow (indicates amazement, astonishment, excitement, surprise, shock, fear) |
| órale | yes, ok (indicates approbation) |
| orate | A crazy person |
| orden | order (command) |
| orden | order (request, purchase, or food) |
| orden | order |
| orden | good behavior |
| orden | order (arrangement, sequence, organization) |
| orden | orderliness |
| orden | order |
| orden | order (highest exponent) |
| orear | to air |
| oreja | ear |
| orgía | orgy |
| orina | urine |
| Oriol | male given name |
| Orión | Orion (constellation) |
| Orión | Orion (in mythology) |
| orlar | to add a border to |
| orlar | to trim |
| ornar | to adorn |
| Ortiz | Spanish surname |
| orto- | ortho- |
| oruga | arugula (plant) |
| oruga | caterpillar (insect or vehicle) |
| osado | daring, bold |
| Óscar | male given name |
| osito | (a lovable man) teddy bear |
| osito | diminutive form of oso, little bear |
| osmio | osmium |
| ostia | oyster |
| ostra | oyster |
| otear | to survey |
| otero | knoll |
| otomí | Of or pertaining to the Otomi people and their language |
| otomí | A member of the Otomi people |
| otomí | the Otomi language |
| otoño | autumn, fall |
| otras | feminine plural of otro; other |
| óvalo | oval |
| oveja | sheep |
| óvulo | ovum, egg |
| óxido | oxide |
| óxido | rust |
| ozono | ozone |
| Pablo | male given name of biblical origin |
| Pablo | Paul. |
| pacer | to eat away, to nibble, to gnaw |
| pacer | to graze, to pasture |
| pacer | to put out to pasture |
| pacos | the police |
| pacto | pact |
| padre | cool, acceptable, easy |
| padre | father |
| Padre | Father (a title for a priest) |
| pagar | to pay |
| pagar | to pay for |
| pagro | porgy |
| paico | epazote |
| pajar | haystack |
| palco | bench |
| palco | (theater) box |
| palma | palm (hand) |
| palma | palm (tree) |
| palta | avocado (fruit) |
| palto | avocado (tree) |
| pampa | pampa |
| panal | honeycomb |
| pañal | A diaper, a nappy |
| panda | panda |
| pando | crooked, bent |
| pando | shallow (water) |
| pando | sluggish, slow (moving slowly) |
| pando | unlucky (having bad luck) |
| pando | plane (open flat land between mountains) |
| panel | panel |
| panty | pantyhose |
| panza | belly, stomach, paunch |
| papel | paper |
| papel | role |
| Paqui | female given name |
| parar | to lift, raise |
| parar | to put up, stand up |
| parar | to stop, halt |
| parar | to notice or divine something |
| parar | see pararse |
| pardo | Having the color brown |
| pardo | [of a voice] gruff, hoarse |
| pardo | [of weather] dull, overcast |
| pardo | leopard |
| pared | A wall |
| pargo | porgy |
| París | Paris (capital of France) |
| París | The letter P in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| parón | break, stop |
| parra | grapevine (the plant on which grapes grow) |
| parte | part, section, portion |
| parte | place |
| parte | side |
| parte | message, report, dispatch |
| parte | traffic ticket, sticker |
| parto | Parthian |
| parto | childbirth |
| parto | offspring |
| parto | Parthian |
| pasar | to pass |
| pasar | to enter a room |
| pasar | to happen |
| pasar | to go too far, to exaggerate |
| pasar | to ripen too much, to become rotten, off (food) |
| pasar | to break the law, rule, order |
| pasar | to pass (filter) |
| pasar | to spend time |
| pasar | to trespass (enter on someone's property without permission) |
| paseo | A promenade (place where one takes a walk for leisure) |
| paseo | A road |
| paseo | A thoroughfare, especially one designed for walking |
| paseo | A trip, an outing, an excursion |
| paseo | A walk, a stroll |
| paseo | A vacation, a holiday |
| pasta | pasta |
| pasta | paste, dough |
| pasta | money, dough |
| paste | pasty, pastie (a type of pie or turnover) |
| pasto | grass |
| pasto | lawn |
| pasto | pasture |
| patán | boor (rude person) |
| patín | skate, roller skate |
| patio | yard, patio |
| Paula | female given name. Variant: Paulina |
| pausa | break, pause |
| pauta | guideline |
| Pavía | Pavia (province, city) |
| pavón | moth of the genus Saturnia (so called because of the spots in its wings resemble those of the peacock) |
| pavón | peacock |
| pavor | fright, fear |
| peaje | toll (fee for using roads or bridges) |
| pebre | A Chilean condiment containing coriander, vinegar, garlic and pepper |
| pebre | pepper (powdered condiment) |
| pecar | to sin |
| Peces | Pisces |
| pecho | breast (of a woman) |
| pecho | chest; the front of the thorax |
| pecho | thorax |
| pecho | breast, heart; seat of the emotions, feelings, etc |
| pecho | valor, strength, fortitude |
| pecio | shipwreck, wreck |
| pedal | pedal |
| pedir | to ask for something |
| pedir | to order something |
| pedir | to request someone else to do something |
| Pedro | male given name of biblical origin |
| Pedro | Peter. |
| pegar | to glue |
| pegar | to hit |
| pegar | to stick |
| peine | comb |
| Pekín | Beijing (capital of China) |
| pelar | to cut the hair of |
| pelar | to exfoliate |
| pelar | to peel (fruits, vegetables) |
| pelar | to pluck (a bird) |
| pelar | to shell (nuts, shellfish) |
| pelar | to skin (an animal) |
| pelar | to steal |
| pelar | to unwrap |
| pelar | to spread negative gossip, run down, criticise somebody |
| pelea | fight, struggle |
| pelín | bit |
| pelón | bald or balding |
| pelón | with little or no hair |
| pelón | with short hair |
| penal | penal |
| penal | a kind of prison |
| penal | penalty |
| penar | to punish |
| penca | bad, lousy, bum (of poor quality) |
| penca | fleshy stalk, leafstalk or leaf of certain plats e.g. celery leafstalks or nopal leaves |
| penca | main rib or vein of a leaf |
| penca | radish (large oblong variety) |
| penol | yardarm |
| peral | pear tree |
| perca | bass |
| Pérez | Spanish surname |
| peri- | peri- |
| perla | bead |
| perla | pearl |
| perno | bolt |
| perno | large spike |
| perra | (female) dog |
| perro | awful |
| perro | doggy, doggish |
| perro | wicked, mean |
| perro | dog |
| persa | Persian (Of, from, or pertaining to Persia) |
| persa | Persian (person from Persia) |
| persa | Persian (Persian language) |
| pesar | regret |
| pesar | To have seriousness. To be grave |
| pesar | To have weight |
| pesar | To ponder |
| pesar | To weigh |
| pesas | dumbbell |
| pesas | weights |
| pesca | fishing |
| peste | contagious disease |
| peste | plague |
| peste | reek, unpleasant or repulsive smell |
| petar | to please, gratify, content (transitive) |
| Petén | A department of Guatemala |
| peuca | term of contempt for a young woman (due to phonetical similitude with puta) |
| peuca | sweetheart, a girl which is engaged with someone |
| peuco | an American hawk, Harris Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) |
| piada | chirping (action of chirping) |
| piada | Expression of someone similar to the other person usually used. Salvador tiene muchas piadas de su maestro |
| piano | piano |
| piara | herd (of pigs, sheep etc.) |
| pibil | Wrapped in banana or plantain leaves and cooked underground |
| pibón | hottie, cutie (attractive woman) |
| picar | to bite; to sting; to stab; to wound |
| picar | to chop |
| picar | to itch |
| picar | to pique |
| picar | to rot; to decay; to eat away; to rust |
| picar | to sting or be pungent to the lips or tongue, be spicy or hot |
| picar | to get angry, to get annoyed, to take offence |
| picar | to turn sour |
| picar | to get addict, fascinated, enraptured |
| pícea | spruce |
| picle | any pickled food |
| picle | pickle |
| pieza | piece, part |
| pieza | room |
| pifia | mistake, fault, error |
| pifia | small flaw, defect |
| pilar | pillar, pier |
| pilar | The player who is next to the hooker in a scrum |
| Pilar | female given name |
| pilar | to pound |
| pillo | cheeky, impudent |
| pillo | clever |
| pilón | A gift given by a vendor to accompany a transaction |
| pilón | basin, sink |
| pilón | pestle |
| pilón | pylon |
| pinga | prick, cock |
| piñón | pine nut |
| piñón | pine sapling |
| piñón | pinion (outer part of a bird's wing) |
| piñón | pinion (small gear or spindle) |
| pinta | a small spot, dot or stain |
| pinta | look, appearance |
| pinto | clever, cunning |
| pinto | drunk |
| pinto | A meal served for lunch or dinner based on gallo pinto but also with a type of meat and possibly some extras |
| pinto | spotted, pinto, blotchy |
| pinza | clamp (tool) |
| pinza | claw (pincer of a crustacean) |
| pinza | clothes peg |
| pinza | pincers |
| pinza | tweezers |
| piojo | A louse; a kind of parasitic insect; lice |
| piola | agreeable, charming, pleasant, having good countenance |
| piola | a messy ending of old string or wires |
| piola | awesome, astute, cool, quick witted |
| piola | firecracker |
| piola | thin rope |
| pipón | having a protruding belly |
| pipón | having the appetite satisfied; stuffed, sated |
| pique | downward movement |
| pique | grudge match |
| pique | hit, fix (of drugs) |
| pique | rivalry, needle, loggerheads |
| pique | spade |
| pirar | to go away |
| piro- | pyro- |
| pisar | to step; to walk; to tread |
| pisar | to walk on (something); to tread on (something) |
| pisca | a bit |
| pisca | a soupçon |
| pisco | pisco (see "English" above) |
| pisco | turkey (bird) |
| pista | (aviation) runway |
| pista | clue |
| pista | track |
| pitar | to whistle, buzz, beep, honk |
| pitar | to referee |
| pitón | python |
| piure | Edible tunicate (Pyura chilensis) |
| pívot | center |
| pizca | a little bit |
| pizca | pinch |
| pizca | whit |
| pizza | pizza |
| placa | badge |
| placa | choppers (artificial teeth) |
| placa | plate |
| placa | shield, sign |
| plaga | nuisance |
| plaga | plague |
| plano | flat |
| plano | plane, level |
| plano | level |
| plano | plan (of a building) |
| plano | street plan, map of a city |
| plano | shot |
| plano | plane (flat surface extending infinitely in all directions) |
| plata | silver |
| plata | money |
| plato | plate, dish |
| plató | stage, set (at TV or movies) |
| playa | beach |
| plaza | fortified town |
| plaza | plaza, town square |
| plazo | installment, payment |
| plazo | period, term (time limit) |
| plebe | plebeians, common people |
| plebe | plebs |
| plebe | kid, child |
| pleno | broad, full |
| pleno | plenary |
| plomo | (color) grey |
| plomo | lead |
| pluma | feather |
| pluma | pen (for writing) |
| pluot | pluot |
| plúot | pluot |
| pobre | poor |
| pocha | a Mexican American female who speaks poor or broken Spanish, and has become a gringa |
| pocho | sick |
| pocho | rotten |
| pocho | a Mexican American who speaks poor or broken Spanish, and has become a gringo |
| podar | to prune |
| poder | authorization |
| poder | power, reign |
| poder | proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another) |
| poder | to be able, can |
| podio | podium |
| poema | poem |
| poeta | A poet |
| póker | poker (card game) |
| polar | polar |
| polea | pulley |
| polen | pollen |
| poleo | pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) |
| poli- | poly- |
| polir | to polish |
| polis | polis |
| polla | A beverage made with milk, eggs, cinnamon, and, in Mexico, with sherry liquor added |
| polla | Young hen, pullet |
| pollo | chicken |
| pollo | unexperienced |
| polvo | dust |
| polvo | powder |
| pompa | boastfulness, ostentation |
| pompa | bubble |
| pompa | pomp |
| pompa | pump |
| pompa | solemn procession |
| pompa | buttock |
| pompo | blunt, worn down |
| poner | to play |
| poner | (of a heavenly body) to sink beneath the horizon |
| poner | to get |
| poner | to name, to give a nickname |
| poner | to put on (clothing, shoes) |
| poner | to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility) |
| poner | to set |
| poner | to contribute; to bring |
| poner | To turn on, make horny |
| poner | to put |
| pongo | orangutan |
| porfa | please |
| porno | pornographic |
| porno | pornography |
| Porón | Mount Porón, location of the Spanish village of Benarrabá, province of Málaga in southern Spain |
| porra | club, policeman's night stick |
| porra | thick type of churro |
| porro | stupid |
| porro | joint, reefer |
| porro | leek |
| porte | carriage, carrying |
| posar | to pose |
| post- | post- |
| posta | really, truth |
| poste | post (of wood) |
| potra | (young) mare |
| potro | colt |
| potro | (young) stallion |
| potro | vault, vaulting horse |
| potro | rack |
| PPSOE | Contraction from PSOE (Partido Socialista Obrero Español) and PP (Partido Popular) often used by critics to denote their similar positions |
| prado | meadow |
| Praga | Prague (capital of the Czech Republic) |
| presa | capture |
| presa | feminine form of preso, female prisoner |
| presa | piece of meat |
| presa | portion or piece of food |
| presa | reservoir dam |
| presa | sluice (artificial passage of water) |
| presa | stolen good |
| presa | weir |
| preso | imprisoned |
| preso | prisoner |
| prima | bonus |
| prima | feminine form of primo (female) cousin |
| primo | first |
| primo | prime |
| primo | cousin |
| primo | prime number |
| prion | prion |
| prisa | hurry, rush, urgency |
| prosa | prose |
| prota | star (of a film, show etc.) |
| pubis | pubis |
| pucha | expresses pity, disappointment, sympathy |
| pudin | pudding |
| pudín | pudding (sweet or salty) |
| pudor | modesty |
| pudor | shame |
| púgil | boxer, pugilist |
| pujar | to bud |
| pujar | to dither, vacillate |
| pujar | to push |
| pujar | to struggle |
| pujar | to struggle for words |
| pujar | to bid (at an auction) |
| pulga | flea |
| pulir | to polish |
| pulla | a gibe; a burn; a dig |
| pulla | an obscenity |
| pulpo | octopus |
| pulso | arm-wrestle |
| pulso | pulse |
| puñal | Of a fight or dispute |
| puñal | Of the fist. Fitting in one's hands |
| puñal | dagger |
| puñar | to fight, attack |
| punir | to punish |
| punta | end |
| punto | that's it! |
| punto | decimal, point (arithmetic symbol), period |
| punto | point (unit of measurement) |
| punto | [punto de encuentro] point, location, place |
| punto | stitch |
| Putre | Putre (the Chilean city) |
| puzle | puzzle |
| Qatar | alternative spelling of Catar |
| qoppa | koppa; the Greek letter Ϙ, ϙ |
| quark | quark |
| queda | curfew |
| quedo | quiet, still |
| quedo | quietly |
| queja | complaint |
| quema | burning |
| quema | fire; flame |
| queme | burnout (psychology and ergonomics) |
| quena | a type of reed flute from Peru |
| quena | pan flute |
| quepí | kepi |
| queso | cheese |
| quien | anyone; some people |
| quien | whoever; whomever |
| quien | who; whom |
| quién | who?, whom?; [with “de”] whose? |
| quife | kif |
| quino | cinchona |
| quipe | kibbeh |
| quite | A swerve or sidestep |
| quite | The action of removal |
| Quito | Quito |
| quizá | perhaps, maybe |
| rabia | rage, anger |
| rabia | rabies |
| rabón | lacking a tail |
| rabón | short-tailed, bobtailed |
| racha | gust (of wind), squall |
| racha | streak (of luck, bad luck) |
| radar | radar |
| radio | radio |
| radio | radius |
| radio | radium |
| radón | radon |
| rajar | to split |
| ralea | type, sort, kind |
| rallo | grater |
| ramal | branch (of an organization) |
| ramal | exit (of a highway or road) |
| ramal | branch line |
| ramón | hackberry (tree or shrub) |
| Ramón | male given name, cognate to Raymond |
| Ramón | The letter R in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| Ramos | Spanish surname |
| rampa | ramp |
| rango | rank |
| rango | status, prestige |
| rapar | To crop |
| rapar | To shave |
| rapar | to rob, steal |
| rapaz | of prey (birds) |
| rapaz | rapacious |
| rapaz | bird of prey |
| rapel | rappelling |
| rápel | rappelling |
| rapto | abduction; kidnapping |
| rasca | common, vulgar |
| rasgo | act, flourish, stroke |
| rasgo | characteristic, feature, trait |
| ratón | mouse (small rodent) |
| ratón | mouse (input device) |
| rayar | to line, mark |
| rayar | to scratch |
| rayar | to go crazy |
| razón | ratio |
| razón | reason |
| razón | reasoning |
| razón | [with tener] correctness, rectitude |
| reata | A rope; a lasso |
| reata | Single file |
| reata | Prick, cock |
| recio | loud |
| recio | Rhaetian, Raetic |
| recio | robust, strong, vigorous |
| recio | aloud |
| recio | vigorously |
| recta | straight |
| recta | straight line |
| recto | honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair |
| recto | literal (of a meaning) |
| recto | straight (of a line, etc) |
| recto | rectal |
| recto | right (of an angle, etc) |
| recto | rectum |
| recto | rectus |
| redil | sheepfold |
| regar | to irrigate |
| regar | to scatter |
| regar | to water |
| regio | royal |
| regio | stupendous |
| regio | Monterreyan, born in Monterrey, short form of regiomontano |
| regir | To rule, govern, be in charge of, reign |
| regla | menstruation, period |
| regla | rule |
| regla | ruler |
| rehén | hostage |
| reina | queen |
| reina | queen |
| reino | kingdom |
| reloj | clock |
| reloj | watch, wristwatch |
| remar | to paddle |
| renio | rhenium |
| reñir | to fight |
| reñir | to quarrel |
| reñir | to scold |
| renta | income |
| renta | rent |
| reojo | |
| resma | ream (quantity of paper) |
| resta | subtraction |
| resto | rest, remainder |
| retar | to defy, challenge |
| retar | to scold, reprimand |
| reuma | rheumatism |
| reúma | rheumatism |
| revés | back, reverse side |
| revés | wrong side |
| revés | backhand |
| Reyes | Spanish surname |
| rezar | to pray |
| riada | flood |
| riada | (sudden) overflow of a river watercourse |
| riego | irrigation |
| rifar | to raffle off, draw lots |
| rifle | rifle |
| rigor | rigour |
| rigua | food similar to a tortilla often made out of corn |
| rimar | to rhyme |
| rímel | mascara |
| rino- | rhino |
| riñón | kidney |
| riñón | kidney ore, hematite |
| ritmo | rhythm |
| rival | adverse, rival |
| rival | rival |
| Rivas | Rivas |
| rizar | to curl, crinkle, crisp |
| Rizos | Spanish surname from Greek |
| robar | to rob |
| roble | oak |
| roble | strength |
| roble | strong object or person |
| robot | robot |
| robre | obsolete form of roble |
| rocín | (horse) nag |
| rocío | dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc) |
| rocío | quaff, chug |
| rocío | spray |
| rocío | sprinkle, shower (brief, light rain) |
| Rocío | female given name |
| rodar | to film |
| rodar | to roll, rotate |
| Rodas | Rhodes (city) |
| Rodas | Rhodes (island) |
| rodeo | detour |
| rodeo | rodeo |
| rodeo | roundabout |
| rodio | rhodium |
| rogar | to beg |
| Rojas | Spanish surname |
| rollo | affair |
| rollo | boring talk |
| rollo | coil |
| rollo | nonsense, tosh |
| rollo | reel |
| rollo | roll |
| rombo | rhombus |
| ronco | hoarse, croaky |
| ronco | oink, growl, bark, snarl |
| ronda | round |
| roque | rook |
| rosal | rose (shrub) |
| rosca | doughnut, bagel |
| rosca | doughnut-shaped object |
| rosca | screw thread |
| rotar | to spin |
| rozar | to clear or scrape land |
| rozar | to graze |
| Rubén | male given name |
| Rubén | Reuben (Biblical character and tribe) |
| rubia | feminine form of rubio , blonde |
| rubio | blond |
| rubio | a blond (or blonde) person |
| rubio | gurnard (fish) |
| rublo | ruble |
| rueda | wheel |
| ruedo | hem of a garment |
| rugir | to bellow |
| rugir | to roar |
| rugir | to rumble |
| ruido | noise |
| ruido | sound |
| ruina | decline, downfall |
| ruina | (plural) ruins |
| ruina | ruin, decay, wreck (also figurative) |
| rular | to go round |
| rular | to chuck, pass, lob |
| rumba | rumba (Cuban dance) |
| rumbo | course |
| rumbo | heading, bearing |
| rumor | murmur |
| rumor | rumor |
| rupia | rupee |
| rural | rural |
| Rusia | Russia |
| ruso- | Russo- |
| saber | knowledge |
| saber | to know (a fact) |
| saber | to know how to do something |
| saber | to taste |
| sabia | learned person |
| sabia | wise person |
| sabio | learned |
| sabio | prudent; wise |
| sabio | learned person |
| sabio | wise person |
| sable | saber, cutlass |
| sable | saber |
| sabor | flavor; taste |
| sacar | to kick off |
| sacar | to serve |
| sacar | to obtain: |
| sacar | to expel, to eject |
| sacar | to get |
| sacar | to make (as in a copy) |
| sacar | to put out |
| sacar | to remove, to take out |
| sacar | to rescue somebody from a trouble |
| sacar | to send out or move out something or somebody from some place |
| sacar | to stick out |
| sacar | to take (as in a photograph) |
| sacar | to withdraw |
| sacio | sated, satiated, full |
| sacro | sacral |
| sacro | sacred |
| sacro | sacrum |
| saeta | arrow |
| saeta | dart |
| sagaz | acute; astute |
| sagaz | sagacious, prudent, visionary |
| sagaz | proficient at dragging (prey) |
| sagaz | markedly clairvoyant |
| saiga | saiga |
| sajar | to slice open |
| sajón | Saxon |
| salar | a salt pan |
| salar | to salt |
| salaz | salacious |
| saldo | balance |
| salir | to appear, to look (on a painting, photo, movie, play, TV, platform, etc) |
| salir | to go out |
| salir | To go out (be in a relationship) |
| salir | to leave |
| salir | to log out |
| salir | to result, to arise as a consequence |
| salir | to rise (the Sun) |
| salir | To turn out |
| salmo | psalm |
| salón | living room, sitting room, lounge |
| salsa | a type of sauce flavored with chili and tomatoes that is popular in Latin America |
| salsa | salsa (a type of dance) |
| salsa | salsa (a type of music) |
| salsa | sauce |
| salso | salty |
| salto | jump, leap |
| salto | skip |
| salud | health |
| salud | said to somebody who has sneezed, bless you |
| salud | the usual toast when drinking alcohol, cheers |
| salvo | safe |
| salvo | except, apart from |
| Samoa | Samoa |
| sampi | sampi; the Greek letter Ϡ, ϡ |
| sanar | to cure |
| sanar | to heal |
| Santi | male given name, diminutive of Santiago |
| santo | holy, godly |
| santo | saint |
| saque | expulsion, extraction, act of put out |
| saque | act of kick off |
| saque | service |
| Sarai | Sarai |
| sardo | Sardinian (relating to Sardinia) |
| sardo | Sardinian |
| sardo | Sardinian language |
| sarna | scabies |
| sarro | mildew |
| sarro | tartar |
| Satán | Satan (the Devil) |
| sauce | willow |
| saúco | elder (tree) |
| saudí | Saudi |
| saudí | Saudi |
| Saulo | Saul, the original name of Apostle Paul |
| savia | sap |
| sayal | sackcloth |
| sazón | flavor, seasoning |
| sazón | ripeness |
| sazón | season |
| secar | to dry |
| secta | cult |
| secta | sect |
| sedal | thin line, string |
| sedar | to sedate |
| segar | to harvest |
| segar | to mow |
| segar | to reap |
| según | according to |
| según | as, just as, the same way |
| según | depending on |
| sello | postage stamp |
| sello | seal |
| sello | stamp (device for stamping designs) |
| sello | stamp (imprint made by stamping) |
| selva | forest |
| semen | semen, sperm |
| semis | semis |
| señal | landmark |
| señal | reminder |
| señal | representation |
| señal | sign |
| señal | signal |
| senda | footpath |
| senil | senile |
| señor | gentleman |
| señor | master |
| señor | mister (title conferred on an adult male) |
| Señor | Lord, Mister, Mr |
| Señor | The Lord |
| seora | feminine form of seor |
| serie | a series |
| serio | serious |
| serio | true |
| sesgo | slanting, sloping |
| sesgo | skew |
| sesgo | slant, slope |
| sexmo | A Spanish rural administrative division |
| sexto | sixth |
| sexto | sixth |
| sibil | A small recess carved into a cave wall to preserve meat and other provisions |
| sibil | A small underground hollow |
| sidra | cider |
| siete | seven |
| sifón | siphon |
| sigla | acronym (of any type: phonetic acronym or initialism) |
| sigla | initial |
| siglo | a significant period of time; an age |
| siglo | century |
| sigma | sigma; the Greek letter Σ, σ |
| signo | sign |
| Silas | Silas |
| silbo | whistle, whistling (sound) |
| silla | chair |
| silla | saddle |
| símil | similar |
| símil | simile |
| simio | simian |
| simón | yes, affirmation. Commonly used to respond affirmatively to a question |
| simón | hackney cab |
| Simón | male given name of biblical origin |
| Simón | Simon |
| simún | simoom |
| sinpa | the act of not paying for something, especially in a restaurant |
| sioux | Sioux |
| sioux | Sioux |
| sioux | the Sioux language |
| Siria | Syria |
| sirio | Syrian |
| sirio | Syrian (A person from Syria or of Syrian descent) |
| Sirio | Sirius (star) |
| sisar | to filch, to steal in small quantities |
| siseo | sss, hiss |
| sismo | earthquake |
| sitio | place |
| sobar | to fondle; feel up; grope |
| sobar | to hit or strike punishingly |
| sobar | to knead |
| sobra | (plural) leftovers, leavings |
| sobra | rubbish, trash |
| sobra | surplus, excess, extra |
| sobre | envelope |
| sobre | about |
| sobre | over, above, on, upon, atop |
| socio | member |
| socio | partner |
| socio | buddy, mate |
| sodio | sodium |
| Sofía | female given name, cognate to Sophia |
| Sofía | Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria) |
| sogún | shogun |
| solar | solar |
| solar | ground, land |
| solar | house (of a family), noble lineage |
| solar | tenement house |
| solar | to pave |
| solar | to sole a shoe |
| soler | To be accustomed to doing something. To do something on a regular basis. Usually followed with an infinitive, e.g. suele llegar tarde, "he usually arrives late" |
| sonar | to sound, to ring |
| sonar | to ring a bell |
| soñar | to dream |
| sonda | probe |
| Sonia | female given name, cognate to Sonya |
| sopar | to make soup |
| soplo | an exhalation |
| soplo | a sigh, a puff |
| sopor | drowsiness |
| sorbo | sip |
| sordo | deaf |
| sordo | dull, muted |
| sordo | voiceless |
| sordo | deaf person |
| sotol | sotol (all senses) |
| suave | cool, acceptable, easy |
| suave | suave, soft, smooth |
| suazi | Swazi |
| suazi | Swazi |
| subir | to climb |
| subir | to go up or come up |
| subir | to raise |
| subir | to upload |
| sucio | dirty, filthy |
| sucio | obscene, vulgar |
| sucio | sinful, tainted |
| Sudán | Sudan (Republic of Sudan) |
| sudar | to sweat |
| sudor | sweat |
| sueca | feminine form of sueco |
| sueco | Swedish (from or native to Sweden) |
| sueco | Swedish (pertaining to Sweden) |
| sueco | a Swede |
| sueco | the Swedish language |
| suela | sole |
| suelo | ground, floor, soil |
| sueno | sound |
| sueño | dream |
| sueño | sleepiness |
| suero | IV or intravenous line or fluid |
| suero | serum |
| suero | whey |
| suite | suite (rooms, hotel) |
| Suiza | Switzerland |
| suizo | Swiss |
| suizo | A person from Switzerland |
| sumar | to add |
| sumar | To add, to add up |
| sumir | to submerge |
| súper | superb, great |
| súper | supermarket |
| surto | tranquil, calm |
| sushi | sushi |
| susto | fright |
| sutil | subtle |
| suyas | feminine plural of suyo His, hers, its |
| suyas | Theirs, their, to them |
| suyas | Yours, your, to you |
| suyas | feminine plural of suyo His, hers, its |
| suyas | Theirs |
| suyas | Yours |
| suyos | Theirs, their, to them |
| suyos | Yours, your, to you |
| suyos | Theirs |
| suyos | Yours |
| tabla | board, plank |
| tabla | slab |
| tabla | table (grid or matrix, in a book) |
| tabla | table (furniture) |
| tacha | Any cross out sign (/, \, - or X) |
| tacha | An ecstasy pill; MDMA |
| tacón | heel |
| tacto | discretion; tact |
| tacto | touch |
| Tadeo | male given name |
| Tadeo | Thaddeus, the apostle. |
| tahúr | cardsharp |
| tahúr | gambler |
| taíno | Taino (language) |
| taíno | Taino (people) |
| taita | daddy |
| taita | valiant and handsome man |
| tajar | to cut; to slice to chop |
| tajar | to sharpen |
| talar | covering or reaching the heel (cloth, garment or accesories) |
| talar | to cut, cut down (particularly a tree, forest) |
| talco | talcum powder |
| talco | talc |
| talio | thallium |
| talla | carving |
| talla | height |
| talla | size |
| talla | joke |
| tallo | stalk, stem |
| talón | check |
| talón | heel (shoe) |
| talón | heel |
| talud | slope (of a structure, wall or terrain) |
| tamal | bundle, clumsy package |
| tamal | embroilment, imbroglio |
| tamal | tamal, tamale |
| tamil | Of or pertaining to the Tamil script |
| tamil | Tamil; of or pertaining to the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka, their culture, or language |
| tamil | A Tamil person, belonging to the Tamil people |
| tamil | The Tamil language |
| tamiz | sieve |
| tanda | duty, turn |
| tanda | group |
| tanda | series |
| tanda | session |
| tanda | task, work |
| tanda | time, instance |
| tanda | beating, bashing |
| tañer | to play (an instrument) |
| tañer | to ring (a bell) |
| tañer | to strum |
| tanga | G-string, thong |
| tango | a style of music associated with the tango dance (used to accompany and set the beat for the dance) |
| tango | tango (ballroom dance) |
| Tania | female given name, cognate to the English Tania |
| tanto | so much, as much |
| tanto | so much, long, hard, often, etc |
| tanto | copy |
| tanto | point (in a game) |
| tanto | poker chip, counter |
| tanto | portion |
| tanto | so much, so many |
| tapar | to cover |
| tapia | adobe |
| tapia | adobe brick |
| tapia | enclosing wall |
| tapia | wall made of adobe bricks |
| tapiz | carpet |
| tapiz | tapestry |
| tapón | cap, plug |
| tapón | obstruction |
| tapón | traffic jam |
| tarde | late |
| tarde | late |
| tarde | afternoon |
| tarde | evening |
| tardo | slow, sluggish |
| tardo | tardy |
| tarea | homework |
| tarea | task |
| tarja | plate |
| tarja | shield |
| tarja | tally |
| tarro | jar, pot |
| tarso | tarsus (entire ankle) |
| tarso | tarsal (any bone of the ankle) |
| tarta | tart |
| tasar | to appraise |
| tauón | tauon |
| tazón | bowl |
| tazón | mug (large cup) |
| tebeo | comic, graphic novel |
| techo | ceiling |
| techo | roof |
| tecla | A key, button (on a machine or instrument) |
| tecol | The edible larva of the moth Hypopta agavis, used in traditional Mexican cuisine |
| tedio | boredom |
| Tegus | Nickname for Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras |
| Teguz | Nickname for Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras |
| tejar | to tile |
| Tejas | Texas, a state of the USA |
| tejer | to knit |
| tejer | to spin (a web, a tale) |
| tejer | to weave |
| tejón | badger |
| tejón | coati |
| telar | loom |
| telón | curtain |
| telón | fabric (material made of fibers) |
| temer | to fear |
| temor | fear |
| tenar | thenar |
| tenaz | tenacious |
| tener | To be of a measure or age |
| tener | To contain |
| tener | To feel (internally) |
| tener | To have, possess an object |
| tener | To hold, grasp |
| tener | To make to feel |
| tener | To possess a condition or quality |
| tenia | tapeworm |
| teñir | to color, to dye, to stain |
| tenis | tennis |
| tenso | tense |
| tenue | faint, dim, soft |
| tenue | tenuous, thin, weak |
| terco | stubborn, obstinate |
| terno | set of three, trio |
| terno | three-piece suit |
| terno | swearword |
| terso | smooth, polished |
| terso | soft |
| tesis | thesis |
| tetun | Tetum (language) |
| Texas | Texas |
| texto | text |
| theta | theta; the Greek letter Θ, θ |
| tiara | tiara (all senses) |
| tiara | a turban, especially that worn by ancient Persian kings |
| Tiare | female given name |
| tibia | tibia |
| tibio | lukewarm |
| tieso | starched, formal |
| tieso | stiff, rigid |
| tifón | waterspout |
| tifón | typhoon, tropical cyclone |
| Tifón | Typhon |
| tifus | typhus |
| tigre | tiger |
| tilde | accent mark |
| tilde | criticism, censure |
| tilde | tilde |
| tilma | An indigenous outer garment worn by men. Worn on the front like a long apron, or fastened over the shoulders as a cloak |
| timar | to fraud |
| timar | to swindle |
| timol | thymol |
| timón | drawbar |
| timón | rudder |
| timón | steering wheel |
| tinga | A typical Mexican dish made with shredded meat |
| tinge | Eurasian eagle owl |
| tinta | ink |
| tinto | dark red (wine) |
| tiple | soprano, treble (voice, singer) |
| tiple | treble guitar, a small plucked stringed instrument of the guitar family, used in the traditional musics of Spain and various Latin American nations |
| tiple | treble guitar player |
| tiple | single-piece mast |
| tirar | to attract |
| tirar | to be somewhat |
| tirar | to manage; to get by |
| tirar | to pull |
| tirar | to shoot |
| tirar | to throw oneself |
| tirar | to spend time |
| tirar | to knock over; to knock down |
| tirar | to print |
| tirar | to shoot; to launch |
| tirar | to take (a photograph) |
| tirar | to throw |
| tirar | to throw out |
| tirón | skill, string to one's bow |
| tirón | tug, pull, jerk |
| titán | titan |
| titán | very large crane (lifting device) |
| TLCAN | Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte; NAFTA |
| tocar | tocar el timbre (o la campana) — to ring the bell |
| tocar | tocar la bocina (o el claxon) — to honk |
| tocar | tocar la puerta (o ventana) — to knock on the door (or window) |
| tocar | to play (a musical instrument) |
| tocar | to touch |
| tocar | to be someone’s time or turn |
| tocar | to be the next |
| todas | plural of toda; all, all of |
| todos | plural of todo; all, all of |
| Tokio | Tokyo (capital city of Japan) |
| toldo | awning |
| tomar | To drink, have (especially an alcoholic beverage) |
| tomar | To take |
| tomar | To travel by means of |
| Tomás | male given name |
| Tomás | Thomas, the apostle |
| tombo | cop |
| tomín | A Spanish coin equivalent to one third of an adarme or one eighth of a castellano |
| tomín | A type of silver coin used in the Americas in times of Spanish colonialism |
| tonel | barrel |
| tóner | toner (powder) |
| Tonga | Tonga |
| tongo | fraud |
| tonto | silly or foolish |
| tonto | stupid |
| tonto | A fool, a stupid person |
| topar | to come across, encounter |
| topar | to knock against, hit, strike, touch |
| toque | stroke |
| toque | toke |
| toque | touch |
| toque | whiff |
| toqui | toqui |
| tórax | thorax |
| tordo | with skin patterned in white and black patches |
| tordo | thrush (kind of bird); species Turdus musicus |
| toreo | tauromachy, bullfighting |
| torio | thorium |
| torno | a lathe |
| torpe | clumsy |
| torpe | dishonest |
| torpe | ugly |
| torre | skyscraper |
| torre | tower |
| torre | rook |
| torta | A cake |
| torta | A tart |
| torta | A sandwich on a roll |
| torta | slap in the face, cuff on the ear |
| tosco | coarse, rough |
| tosco | crude |
| tosco | uncouth |
| tosco | tartar |
| tosco | tuff |
| toser | to cough |
| total | total, complete |
| tótem | totem |
| tótem | totem pole |
| totol | turkey |
| traer | to attract, to draw, to pull |
| traer | to bring |
| traer | to bring about, to cause, to occasion |
| traer | to bring forward, to advance, to adduce |
| traer | to cause to be, to have in a certain condition |
| traer | to have, to carry (in a publication, in stock) |
| traer | to include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient) |
| traer | to make, to compel, to oblige |
| traer | to persuade |
| traer | to wear (short form of traer puesto) |
| trago | (alcoholic) drink |
| trago | booze |
| trago | gulp |
| traje | suit, dress |
| tramo | section, stretch (segment of a journey or route) |
| trapo | any fabric or paper piece for clean, wash or dry (tea towel, dish towel, dish cloth, dust cloth, car towel, damp cloth) |
| trapo | any piece of cloth |
| trapo | rag |
| tras- | alternative form of trans- |
| trata | trade, slave trade |
| trato | behaviour |
| trato | deal |
| trato | treatment |
| trazo | line (writing) |
| trazo | stroke (writing) |
| trece | thirteen |
| treta | trick |
| tribu | tribe |
| trigo | wheat |
| trino | chirp |
| tripa | belly |
| tripa | inner tube |
| tripa | intestine, gut |
| tripa | tripe |
| triza | fragment |
| troja | A slim bag made of linen cloth |
| troja | garner |
| troja | saddlebag |
| trola | lie |
| troll | alternative spelling of trol |
| trono | throne |
| tropa | troop, crowd |
| tropa | flock, herd |
| tropa | army, troop |
| tropo | trope |
| Troya | Troy |
| trozo | piece |
| truco | trick |
| trufa | truffle (tuber) |
| tucán | A toucan |
| tulio | thulium |
| tumba | grave |
| tumor | tumor |
| túnel | tunnel |
| Túnez | Tunis |
| Túnez | Tunisia (Republic of Tunisia) |
| turba | mob |
| turba | peat |
| turca | Turk |
| turco | Turkish |
| turco | (Central America) it is used infrequently to refer to a Turk, but it is most often used to refer to an Arab or a Jew. In general, it is a non-offensive synonym of Sand-Nigger. i.e. "Los Turcos son los dueños de todas las tiendas de tela". Here, 'Turcos' refers to the Arabs. "Los Turcos son los dueños de todas las casas de empeño". Here it refers to the Jews. |
| turco | Turk |
| turco | the Turkish language |
| turno | duty, guard |
| turno | shift |
| turno | turn |
| turón | polecat, weasel |
| tusar | to shear |
| tuteo | In Spanish dialects, the use of the pronoun tú as opposed to vos |
| tuteo | The use of informal as opposed to polite pronouns |
| tuyas | feminine plural of tuyo Yours, your |
| tuyas | feminine plural of tuyo Yours |
| ufano | proud |
| ufano | smug |
| ulama | A Mesoamerican game played with a rubber ball and racquet |
| uncir | to yoke |
| uñeta | plectrum |
| ungir | anoint |
| único | solitary; alone |
| único | unique; sole; single; only |
| unido | joined, linked |
| unido | united |
| unión | union |
| untar | to anoint |
| untar | to bribe |
| untar | to smear |
| Urano | Uranus |
| urato | urate |
| urdir | to conspire |
| urdir | to scheme |
| urdir | to warp (textiles) |
| urgir | to be urgent, pressing |
| úrico | uric |
| usado | used |
| usado | worn, worn-out |
| usted | second person formal; you (singular) |
| usted | second person informal; you (singular) |
| usual | usual |
| usura | usury |
| útero | uterus; womb |
| úvula | uvula |
| vacío | empty |
| vacío | vacant |
| vacío | empty space; gap |
| vacío | vacuum |
| vacío | void |
| vacuo | empty; vacant |
| vacuo | empty space, gap |
| vagar | to roam, to wander |
| vagón | train car |
| vaina | case, casing |
| vaina | pod |
| vaina | scabbard, sheath |
| vaina | hickey |
| vaina | thing, gadget |
| vaina | green bean |
| vaina | worthless person |
| valer | To be worth |
| valet | a jack in a deck of cards |
| valía | worth |
| valla | barricade; fence |
| valla | hurdle |
| valla | obstacle |
| valle | valley |
| valor | A value (numerical) |
| valor | courage |
| valor | worth |
| valse | waltz |
| vapor | steam, vapor (water vapor) |
| varar | to beach |
| varar | to run aground |
| vario | varied |
| vario | various |
| varón | male person |
| vasca | (female) Basque person |
| vasco | Basque |
| vasco | a Basque person |
| vasco | the Basque language |
| vasto | vast |
| vatio | watt |
| vedar | to ban, prohibit |
| vegan | A vegan or vegano |
| vejar | to harass |
| vejez | old age |
| velar | velar |
| velar | to be vigilant |
| velar | to watch, to guard |
| vello | body hair, androgenic hair, vellus hair |
| veloz | fast, quick, speedy |
| venda | bandage |
| vendo | Wend (Slavic people and its language) |
| venia | consent, permission |
| venia | forgiveness |
| venia | salute |
| venir | to come |
| venta | sale |
| Venus | Venus |
| veras | truth, reality (unusual) |
| veraz | truthful, veracious |
| verbo | verb |
| verde | dirty, coarse |
| verde | green (eco-friendly) |
| verde | green in colour |
| verde | inexperienced; naïve |
| verde | risqué, naughty |
| verde | unripe |
| verde | unwell; sick |
| verde | The colour green |
| verga | steel bow (of a crossbow) |
| verga | a yardarm or yard |
| verga | a thing of bad or undesirable quality |
| verja | railing |
| vermú | vermouth |
| verse | to meet; to see one another |
| verso | versed |
| verso | (artillery): small culverin (kind of cannon) |
| verso | verse, line (of a poem) |
| verso | verse, poem |
| verso | verso, reverse, back, overleaf (of a page) |
| verso | verso, left-hand page |
| vetar | to veto |
| viaje | voyage, journey, trip |
| vibra | vibe (atmosphere or aura of a person or place as communicated to and felt by others) |
| vice- | vice- |
| vicio | vice |
| video | movie that is stored on VHS tape or DVD |
| video | videotape |
| video | video store |
| vídeo | video |
| vieja | Feminine of viejo |
| vieja | wife, (spouse) little woman |
| viejo | old |
| viejo | an old item |
| viejo | an old person |
| viejo | dad |
| viejo | a certain guy or man, specially adult or almost |
| viejo | sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name) |
| Viena | Vienna (capital of Austria) |
| vigía | lookout, watchtower |
| vigía | reef |
| vigor | vigor |
| villa | settlement with a minimum of five thousand inhabitants (bigger than a town but smaller that a city) that has asked for the title officially. Previously, this title was grated by the king |
| villa | small town |
| villa | villa |
| Viola | Spanish surname |
| virar | to veer |
| Virgo | Virgo (constellation) |
| viril | virile, manly |
| virus | virus, computer virus |
| visir | vizir |
| Visnú | Vishnu |
| visón | mink |
| vista | sight |
| vista | view |
| vista | trial |
| visto | seen |
| vital | vital |
| vítor | long live |
| vítor | ovation; ceremony of public appreciation |
| viuda | widow |
| viudo | widowed |
| viudo | widower, widow |
| viudo | Scabiosa atropurpurea (mourning bride, mourning widow, sweet scabious) |
| vivar | to applaud |
| vivaz | animated; lively |
| vivir | life; lifestyle |
| vivir | To live; to be alive |
| vivir | To make a living |
| vivir | To reside; to inhabit |
| vocal | by means of the voice |
| vocal | related to the voice |
| vocal | using the voice |
| vocal | vowel |
| vocal | voter, member with vote rights |
| vodka | vodka |
| volar | to anger, to exasperate, to infuriate |
| volar | to blow up |
| volar | to disappear suddenly |
| volar | to flutter, to hover |
| volar | to fly, to fly away |
| volar | to jut out, to project |
| volar | to make fly out |
| volar | to raise to the top of the line (e.g., a letter or number) |
| volar | to release (a hunting falcon) |
| volar | to rouse |
| volar | to sell like hotcakes |
| volar | to spread like wildfire |
| voraz | destructive |
| voraz | voracious, greedy |
| voseo | In Spanish dialects, the use of the pronoun vos as opposed to tú |
| votar | to vote |
| vuelo | flight |
| vuesa | your |
| vueso | your |
| vulgo | the common people, the masses |
| wafle | waffle |
| wáter | water closet, toilet, rest room |
| weber | weber |
| xeno- | xeno- |
| xenón | xenon |
| xero- | xero- (all senses) |
| xilo- | xylo- |
| yacer | to lie; to recline |
| Yagüe | A neighbourhood in Logroño, Spain |
| Yagüe | Spanish surname |
| Yagüe | The letter Y in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| Yahvé | Yahweh (personal name of God) |
| yambo | iamb |
| yambo | jambul |
| yapar | to add a bit extra to a customer's order for free or in order to complete the ordered amount |
| yarda | yard |
| yedra | ivy |
| yegua | a contemptible fat woman |
| yegua | heifer |
| yegua | mare |
| yegua | The letter Y in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| yelmo | helmet |
| Yemen | Yemen |
| yerba | alternative form of hierba |
| yerba | yerba (Ilex paraguaiensis) |
| yermo | barren; deserted |
| yermo | wasteland |
| yerno | son-in-law |
| yerro | error, blunder |
| yerto | stiff; rigid |
| yesca | tinder |
| yihad | jihad |
| yogui | yogi; yoga practitioner |
| yogur | yogurt |
| yucal | piece of land cultivating yucca |
| yunta | a pair or yoke of oxen |
| yunta | cuff link, cufflink |
| yurta | yurt (large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof) |
| zafar | To come undone; to loosen up |
| zafar | To free oneself of; to get free of |
| zafar | To loosen; to untie |
| zafio | coarse; crude; crass |
| zagal | boy, lad, youth |
| zaida | demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo |
| zaino | chestnut (color) |
| Zaire | Zaire |
| zambo | Sambo |
| zanco | stilt (a pole used for walking) |
| zanja | ditch, trench |
| zapar | to sap |
| zapar | to undermine |
| zapeo | channel hopping |
| zarpa | claw |
| zarpa | paw |
| zarza | blackberry bush |
| zarza | bramble |
| zayin | zayin |
| zebra | alternative spelling of cebra |
| zenit | alternative spelling of cenit |
| zíper | zipper |
| zombi | zombie |
| zonzo | silly; stupid |
| zonzo | idiot; dunce |
| zorra | vixen; female fox |
| zorra | an attractive woman |
| zorro | clever, crafty, sly |
| zorro | fox (carnivore) |
| zorro | jack (device used to raise and temporarily support a heavy object) |
| zorro | beacon |
| zorro | fox (sly or cunning person) |
| zotol | alternative spelling of sotol |
| zuavo | Zouave |
| zueco | clog (shoe) |
| zueco | galosh |
| zulla | French honeysuckle (Hedysarum coronarium) |
| zulla | human excrement, feces |
| Zulma | female given name |
| zumba | bashing, beating |
| zunga | thong (swimwear) |
| zurdo | left-handed |
| zurdo | left-handed person |
| zuzar | to incite |