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6 letter Spanish words
| Spanish 6 letter word | English translation |
|---|---|
| ababol | absentminded or simpleminded person |
| ababol | simpleton |
| Abadán | Abadan |
| abadía | abbey |
| abajar | to descend |
| abajar | to go down |
| abanar | to fan |
| abañar | to sift |
| Abanto | A town in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain |
| Abanto | Spanish surname |
| abarca | sandal |
| abasto | grocery |
| abasto | supply |
| abatir | to demolish |
| abatir | to discourage |
| abatir | to humble |
| Abdías | Obadiah |
| abedul | birch |
| abenuz | ebony |
| abetal | an area planted with firs |
| abetal | fir forest, wood |
| abisal | abyssal (belonging to the ocean depths) |
| abismo | abyss |
| Abiyán | Abidjan (the largest city of Côte d'Ivoire) |
| abocar | to seize or grab with the mouth |
| abogar | to advocate |
| abogar | to defend in court |
| abolir | to abolish |
| abolir | to revoke |
| abonar | To pay a certain amount of money by each term of a loan or sale |
| abonar | To reconcile with someone without going to court |
| abonar | To accredit a sum of money to the account of someone, contributing funds or reducing the balance |
| abonar | To give credit or describe positively |
| abonar | To make an annotation in the salary on an account |
| abonar | To make something better |
| abonar | To pay an amount of money |
| abonar | To provide nutrients to crops using fertilizers. (To fertilize.) |
| abordo | boarding |
| aborto | abortion |
| aborto | a very ugly person |
| aboyar | to set or mark with buoys |
| abrazo | hug |
| ábrego | southwest wind |
| ábrego | African |
| abrigo | overcoat |
| abrigo | shelter |
| abrigo | blanket, quilt |
| abrigo | aid, protection |
| abrigo | haven, harbor |
| ábrigo | desert wind |
| abrojo | thistle; thorn |
| ábsida | apse |
| ábside | apse |
| abuela | grandmother, feminine form of abuelo |
| abuelo | grandfather |
| abuelo | Loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up |
| abuelo | An old person |
| abulón | abalone (edible univalve mollusc) |
| abusar | to abuse |
| abusar | to get clever, to get smart, to wise up |
| abzima | abzyme |
| acabar | to finish; to end |
| acacia | acacia |
| acanto | acanthus |
| acarpo | acarpous |
| acatar | to comply with |
| acaule | acaulous, short-stemmed |
| acceso | access |
| acceso | intercourse |
| acceso | passage |
| acción | action |
| acción | share (financial instrument) |
| aceche | vitriol |
| acecho | an ambush |
| acecho | the act of stalking or spying |
| acedía | heartburn |
| aceite | oil |
| acelga | chard |
| acento | accent |
| acerar | to harden, to steel |
| acerar | to make sharp |
| acerca | about |
| acervo | heap |
| acervo | heritage |
| acetil | acetyl |
| aciago | unlucky, ill-fated, unfortunate |
| aciano | cornflower, Centaurea cyanus |
| acíbar | bitterness, sorrow |
| acíbar | aloe (the plant and its juice) |
| acidez | acidity |
| acidez | heartburn |
| acidez | tang |
| acimut | azimuth |
| acocil | crayfish |
| acoger | to receive |
| acopio | gathering, collecting |
| acorde | in suit (with); matching; in harmony; according (to) |
| acorde | chord (combination of three or more pitches) |
| acosar | to bully |
| acosar | to pursue |
| acotar | To annotate a page |
| acotar | To mark contours on a map |
| acotar | To prune or lop a tree |
| acotar | To survey land, to enclose |
| activo | active |
| activo | Any property or material right of an enterprise or individual |
| actriz | actress |
| actual | factual |
| actual | present, current |
| actual | actual, real |
| actuar | to act, to perform |
| actuar | to actuate |
| acudir | .. |
| acudir | (~ a) go to |
| acullá | yonder |
| acunar | to cradle |
| acuñar | to coin (word or expression) |
| acuñar | to mint (money) |
| acusar | to accuse, to charge, to indict |
| acusar | to arraign |
| acusar | to criminate |
| acusar | to prosecute |
| adagio | adagio |
| adagio | adage (old saying) |
| adagio | adagio |
| adalid | military commander |
| adarga | leather shield |
| adarme | tittle, bit (very small part of something) |
| adarme | A Spanish peso equivalent to three tomín |
| adelfa | oleander |
| Adelia | female given name, a variant of Adela |
| ademán | gesture |
| ademán | posture, position |
| ademán | manners |
| además | in addition; furthermore |
| adenín | adenine |
| adeno- | adeno- |
| adepto | supporter |
| adicta | feminine form of adicto |
| adicto | addicted |
| adicto | addict |
| adnato | adnate |
| adobar | to marinate |
| Adolfo | male given name, the Spanish equivalent of Adolph |
| adonde | where |
| adonde | whereto |
| adónde | to where |
| adorar | adore, worship |
| adorno | adornment |
| adrede | on purpose |
| Adrián | male given name; the Spanish equivalent of Adrian |
| aduana | customs (office that taxes imported goods) |
| aducir | to allege, adduce, cite, give as proof |
| adujar | To coil a rope or cable |
| adular | to flatter |
| adulto | adult |
| adulto | adult |
| afable | affable, friendly |
| afanar | to be busy |
| afanar | to work hard |
| afanar | to steal, pinch |
| afecto | affection |
| afecto | fondness |
| afelio | aphelion |
| afgana | feminine form of afgano |
| afgano | Afghan (of or relating to Afghanistan) |
| afgano | Afghan (person) |
| afgano | Afghan (person from Afghanistan) |
| afiche | poster (advertisement) |
| afilar | to sharpen |
| afimar | to aim |
| afinar | to refine |
| afluir | to flow into |
| África | Africa (continent) |
| África | female given name shortened from María (de) África, an epithet of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Africa |
| áfrico | African |
| afuera | outside |
| agalla | gill |
| agenda | An agenda |
| agente | agent |
| agente | policeman, policewoman, police officer |
| Agirre | Spanish surname |
| agitar | to shake |
| agitar | to wave |
| agonía | agony |
| agorar | To predict or announce something, especially a misfortune |
| agosto | August |
| agotar | to exhaust or deplete |
| agotar | to run out |
| agrado | pleasure |
| agriar | to sour, embitter |
| aguado | boring (a promenade, ride, day, which are masculine is Spanish) |
| aguado | watery |
| aguado | with broth (a stew) |
| Águeda | female given name, cognate to English Agatha |
| agüero | forecast, prediction |
| águila | eagle |
| agüita | a small amount of water |
| agüita | diminutive of agua |
| agujón | needlefish |
| agujón | redstem filaree |
| aguzar | to incite |
| aguzar | to sharpen |
| aguzar | to stare at |
| ahijar | to procreate |
| ahijar | to sprout |
| ahijar | to adopt someone's child |
| ahijar | to misattribute credit or blame |
| ahilar | to line up |
| ahínco | effort, zeal, determination |
| ahitar | to satiate |
| ahitar | to surfeit |
| ahogar | to drown (be suffocated in water) |
| ahogar | to suffocate (suffer or die from severely reduced oxygen) |
| ahogar | to drown (kill by immersion in water) |
| ahogar | to stifle |
| ahorro | saving |
| ahuate | A slender, hairlike thorn (villus) such as that of the cornstalk or sugar cane |
| ahumar | to smoke (apply smoke to, for example food) |
| aimara | Aymara |
| aimara | Aymara (indigenous person of South America) |
| aimara | Aymara (language) |
| aimará | pertaining to the Aymara tribe |
| aimará | the Aymara language |
| aimará | the Aymara tribe |
| Ainhoa | female given name |
| airado | angry, irate |
| airear | to air |
| airear | to get some fresh air |
| airoso | graceful |
| aislar | to isolate, to separate, to quarantine |
| ajenjo | wormwood |
| ajuste | adjustment |
| alabar | to praise |
| alarde | boast, brag |
| alarde | large display |
| alarde | military parade, inspection, display |
| alarde | review |
| alarma | alarm |
| Alaska | |
| alavés | From Álava |
| alazán | sorrel-colored, chestnut-colored, reddish-brown |
| alazán | sorrel-colored horse |
| alazor | safflower |
| albano | Albanian (of a person, from or native to Albania) |
| Albano | male given name. Spanish equivalent to Alban |
| albino | albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism |
| albino | albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism |
| álcali | alkali |
| alcano | alkane |
| alcoba | bedroom |
| alcuza | oil container, oil jar (kitchen utensil) |
| aldaba | doorknocker |
| aldaba | tits, knockers |
| aldosa | aldose |
| alegar | to complain |
| alegar | to cite as a defence or justification for one's actions |
| alegre | happy |
| alegre | joyful |
| alegre | a bit drunk |
| alejar | to remove |
| alemán | German (relating to Germany or to the German language) |
| alemán | German (inhabitant of Germany or person from German descent) |
| alemán | German (language) |
| alerce | Fitzroya cupressoides, a species of cypress tree |
| alerce | larch tree (trees of the genus Larix) |
| alerce | the wood of the larch tree |
| alerón | aileron |
| alesna | awl |
| alevín | fry, alevin (young fish) |
| álgido | algid |
| alguna | feminine form of alguno |
| alguna | someone (someone feminine); feminine form of alguno |
| alguno | some |
| alguno | someone |
| alhaja | jewel; gem |
| alhajú | rare spelling of alajú |
| aliado | allied |
| aliado | ally |
| Alicia | female given name, cognate to English Alice |
| aliina | alliin |
| aliñar | to adorn, decorate |
| aliñar | to condiment |
| aliñar | to prepare |
| alioli | aioli |
| alisar | alder tree plantation |
| alisar | to smooth |
| alivio | relief |
| aljaba | quiver (for arrows) |
| aljibe | well (for water), cistern, tank, reservoir |
| almeja | shellfish, clam, cockle |
| almeza | hackberry (fruit) |
| almiar | haystack |
| alocar | to drive crazy, to madden |
| alocar | to go mad |
| Alodia | female given name |
| aloína | aloin |
| alojar | to house, accommodate |
| alpaca | alpaca |
| alteza | highness |
| altivo | arrogant |
| altivo | haughty |
| altura | altitude |
| altura | height |
| alubia | bean |
| aludir | to allude |
| alumno | pupil or student |
| Álvara | female given name |
| Álvaro | male given name |
| alzado | lifted, raised up |
| amable | charming |
| amable | kind, amiable |
| amagar | to threaten |
| Amalia | female given name |
| amañar | To rig, fix, meddle with |
| Amanda | female given name |
| amante | lover |
| amargo | bitter, sour (having an acrid taste) |
| amargo | bitterness |
| amarra | mooring line |
| amasar | to knead |
| ámbito | scope, field |
| amblar | to amble |
| Amelia | female given name, cognate to English Amelia |
| amento | catkin |
| amonio | ammonium |
| amoral | amoral |
| amores | love affairs |
| amorío | A superficial relationship; a love affair |
| amparo | aid, relief |
| amparo | exemption, pardon |
| amparo | protection |
| amparo | shelter, sanctuary |
| Amparo | female given name |
| ampere | |
| amplio | broad |
| amplio | extensive |
| amplio | large, spacious |
| amuzgo | Amuzgo; An indigenous language of Mexico with about 30,000 speakers, mostly in Oaxaca state |
| Anabel | female given name Isabel or Ana Belén |
| añadir | to add |
| añadir | to augment |
| anafre | (small) stove |
| ananás | pineapple fruit |
| ananás | pineapple plant |
| añares | eon (many years, a long period of time) |
| anchar | to expand |
| anchoa | anchovy (small saltwater fish) |
| anclar | to anchor |
| andino | Andean |
| andino | Andean (person) |
| Andrea | female given name, feminine form of Andrés |
| Andrés | male given name, equivalent to English Andrew |
| Andrés | Andrew |
| anegar | to drown, to inundate |
| añejar | to age |
| anemia | anemia |
| anetol | anethole |
| anexar | to annex, to attach |
| ánfora | amphora |
| Ángela | female given name, equivalent to English Angela |
| angio- | angio- |
| anglo- | Anglo- |
| Angola | |
| Angora | Ankara (capital of Turkey) |
| angula | elver, baby eel |
| ángulo | angle |
| anhelo | wish |
| añicos | shards, smithereens, pieces |
| anidar | to nest |
| anidar | to shelter, to take in |
| anilla | ring |
| anilla | ring-pull |
| anilla | ring |
| anillo | ring |
| anillo | annulus |
| animal | |
| animar | to animate |
| animar | to inspire |
| anoche | last night |
| añorar | to miss or yearn; to pine for |
| anotar | to annotate |
| anotar | to score |
| ansiar | to wish, long for |
| antaño | in the past, in the old days, of yore |
| antena | antenna |
| antera | anther |
| Antero | male given name, equivalent to Latin Anterus |
| antojo | whim, impulse, craving |
| anudar | To join two things together |
| anudar | To tie something; to knot something |
| anular | annular (ring-shaped) |
| anular | ring finger |
| anular | to annul |
| apache | Apache |
| apagar | to fade; to wane |
| apagar | to go out, be extinguished |
| apagar | quench, slake (thirst, etc.) |
| apagar | to extinguish (a flame, fire) |
| apagar | to put out |
| apagar | to shut off, to turn off, to switch off |
| apagar | to satisfy |
| apagón | blackout, power cut |
| apanar | batter, bread (to coat with batter or breadcrumbs) |
| apañar | to fix, to mend |
| apañar | to pick up, to grab with the hand |
| aparte | separately (usually followed by preposition "de") |
| apatía | apathy |
| apelar | to appeal |
| apenar | to embarrass |
| apenar | to sadden |
| apenas | as soon as |
| apenas | hardly, scarcely |
| apenas | recently, just |
| apilar | to pile up |
| aplomo | aplomb |
| apodar | To call someone names |
| apodar | To evaluate, judge |
| apogeo | apogee; climax, peak |
| apogeo | apogee |
| aponer | to appose |
| aponer | to impute, to blame, to assign guilt to |
| aporte | contribution |
| apoyar | to support |
| aprisa | quickly |
| apunte | note |
| apurar | to hurry |
| apurar | to drain, use up completely |
| apurar | to worry, bother |
| Arabia | Arabia |
| arabio | arab |
| Aragón | Aragon |
| arañar | to scratch |
| aranés | Aragonese |
| aranés | Aragonese person |
| aranés | Aragonese language |
| arcada | A series of arches; an arcade |
| arcada | nausea |
| arcano | arcane |
| arcano | mystery |
| archi- | archi-, arch- |
| argüir | to infer, to imagine |
| ariano | Arian 2. one whose star sign is Aries |
| aridez | aridity, dryness |
| ariete | battering ram |
| arista | arête |
| arista | arris |
| arista | edge (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) |
| armada | fleet |
| armada | navy |
| armado | armed |
| armero | armorer |
| armero | gunsmith |
| armiño | ermine |
| árnica | Arnica (arnica) |
| arqui- | arch-, archi- |
| arrear | to harness |
| arrear | to urge |
| arriar | to flood |
| arriba | above, over |
| arriba | upstairs |
| arriba | come on! |
| arriba | hurray for (someone)! |
| arribo | arrival |
| arroba | An ancient unit of measure of weight or volume, still used in some contexts in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. The exact amount varies by country, region and the substance being measured, being e.g. about 11.5 kg in most of Spain but 16.3 kg in Aragon, 13 kg as measure of oranges in Valencia and 16.1 liters as measure of wine |
| arroba | The ‘@’ symbol, used to signify this unit |
| arroyo | stream, brook, creek [whether it flows year-round or only seasonally] |
| Arroyo | Spanish surname |
| arruar | to grunt |
| arruga | wrinkle |
| artejo | knuckle |
| artero | artful |
| ártico | arctic |
| Ártico | the Arctic |
| Arturo | male given name, equivalent to Arthur |
| aruñar | alternative form of arañar |
| arveja | vetch |
| arveja | pea |
| asalto | assault |
| asarse | reflexive form of asar |
| asceta | ascetic |
| aseado | neat |
| asedio | siege |
| asesor | advisor, consultant |
| asiduo | assiduous |
| asilar | to provide asylum |
| asolar | to ravage, destroy |
| asomar | to show |
| áspero | rough |
| astado | horned (having astas |
| astato | astatine |
| astral | astral |
| astro- | |
| astuto | astute, shrewd, smart, clever |
| asumir | to assume, take on |
| asunto | affair |
| asunto | business |
| asunto | issue |
| asunto | matter |
| atacar | to attack |
| atajar | to take a short cut |
| atajar | to catch |
| atajar | to block |
| atajar | to intercept |
| atajar | to stop |
| atañer | to concern |
| atanor | water pipe |
| ataque | attack |
| atasco | jam (blockage) |
| atavío | apparel; clothing |
| ataxia | ataxia |
| Atenas | Athens (capital city of Greece) |
| atener | To maintain, to keep (a tradition, etc.) |
| atento | attentive |
| atento | polite, courteous |
| atento | thoughtful |
| aterir | to numb cold |
| atinar | to be accurate; hit the target; get (something) right |
| atisbo | inkling |
| atizar | to stir, fan, poke, rouse, stoke |
| atleta | a physically fit person |
| atleta | athlete (competitor in a sport) |
| atolón | atoll |
| atonal | atonal |
| atorar | to clog |
| atraco | assault |
| atraco | robbery |
| atraer | to attract, to lure |
| atraso | delay, lateness |
| atufar | to vex |
| aullar | to howl, bay |
| aunque | and though; although; even though |
| aunque | even if, irrespective of (followed by subjunctive verb form) |
| auriga | charioteer |
| aurora | aurora |
| Aurora | female given name |
| Aurora | |
| autora | (female) author |
| auyama | squash |
| avalar | to endorse |
| avance | advance |
| avance | advance payment |
| avance | progress |
| avenir | to happen |
| avenir | to agree, accept |
| avenir | to reconcile |
| avería | breakdown |
| avezar | accustom, inure, familiarize |
| avidez | eagerness |
| avidez | greed, avarice |
| avisar | to notify |
| avispa | crafty person; one who angers easily |
| avispa | wasp (insect) |
| avivar | to enliven |
| avivar | to wake up, get clever (become more aware) |
| axilar | axillary |
| axilar | axil |
| axioma | axiom (all senses) |
| aymara | Aymara (indigenous people of South America) |
| aymara | Aymara (language) |
| ayudar | to help |
| ayunar | to fast |
| azadón | hoe |
| azahar | lemon blossom |
| azahar | orange blossom |
| azalea | azalea |
| azálea | alternative form of azalea |
| azimut | alternative spelling of azimuth |
| azófar | brass |
| azorar | to startle |
| Azores | the Azores |
| azotar | to whip, flog |
| azotea | flat roof, terrace roof |
| azotea | (head) bonce, noggin |
| azteca | Aztec |
| azteca | Aztec |
| azúcar | sugar |
| azuela | adze |
| azufre | sulfur |
| azuzar | to incite |
| babaco | The babaco |
| babear | to drool |
| babero | bib |
| babosa | slug |
| baboso | dribbling |
| baboso | foolish, stupid |
| baboso | immature, callow |
| baboso | mushy |
| baboso | blenny (fish) |
| baboso | dribbler |
| baboso | immature or callow person |
| baboso | moron, fool, stupid person |
| baboso | slimeball, groper (contemptible flatterer) |
| bacará | baccarat (card game) |
| bacilo | bacillus |
| bacina | vessel |
| báculo | staff (long, straight stick, especially one used to assist in walking) |
| badajo | clapper (the tongue of a bell) |
| badana | sheepskin |
| bagaje | baggage, luggage |
| bagaje | cultural knowledge |
| Bagdad | Baghdad |
| bailar | to dance |
| bailar | to dribble (the ball) |
| bajada | declivity |
| bajada | drop, descent |
| bajeza | base act |
| bajeza | baseness |
| bajeza | meanness |
| bajito | diminutive form of bajo, very low |
| baladí | trivial, banal, of no importance, meaningless |
| balata | brake lining |
| balazo | gunshot, shot |
| balboa | balboa |
| balcón | balcony |
| baldar | to cripple |
| baldío | wasteland |
| balear | to shoot |
| balido | The sound of a sheep, lamb, goat, deer; baa, bleat |
| baliza | (aerial): beacon, marker |
| baliza | (nautical): buoy, marker |
| ballet | ballet |
| balota | ballot |
| banana | banana (fruit) |
| banano | banana (fruit) |
| bañera | bathtub |
| baobab | |
| baraja | deck (of cards) |
| baraka | A person of good fortune |
| barata | cockroach |
| barato | cheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price |
| barbar | to beard (to grow hair on the chin and jaw) |
| barión | baryon |
| barman | , bartender |
| barniz | varnish, gloss |
| barrer | to sweep |
| barril | barrel |
| barrio | neighbourhood |
| barrio | any neighbourhood of the original or ancient part of a city (usually excluding new growths after 30's, 40's or 50's, depending on the state or city) |
| barrio | slum |
| básico | basic |
| bastar | to be enough; to suffice |
| bastón | walking stick, staff |
| basura | something trashy or undesirable |
| basura | trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense |
| batata | sweet potato |
| batear | to bat |
| batido | chatoyant, variegated, shot (silk) |
| batido | trodden, beaten (path) |
| batido | beating (of metal, batter, wool, etc.) |
| batido | smoothie (fruit drink), milkshake |
| batido | whipped cocktail |
| batido | batter |
| batuta | baton (stick used by conductors) |
| batuta | rule, sway |
| bebida | drink |
| bebida | soda (soft drink) |
| bebito | diminutive form of bebé, little baby |
| becado | one who has been granted a scholarship |
| Begoña | female given name |
| bejuco | liana (any climbing tropical vine) |
| beldad | belle |
| beldad | feminine beauty |
| beleño | henbane (plant) |
| Belice | Belize (country) |
| Bélice | Belize (country) |
| bélico | bellicose, belligerent |
| Benita | female given name |
| Benito | male given name, equivalent to English Benedict |
| benjuí | benzoin (aromatic balsam, a medicinal plant) |
| berilo | beryl |
| berlín | donut (fried pastry, usually in an ellipsoidal shape and filled with cream) |
| Berlín | Berlin (capital of Germany) |
| besito | diminutive form of beso |
| bestia | animal |
| bestia | a person who acts stupidly |
| besugo | blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo) |
| besugo | booby, dummy, yokel, clumsy (awkward or stupid person) |
| bético | of or from Baetica |
| bético | of or relating to Real Betis, a Spanish football team from Seville |
| bético | A fan, player, coach or person associated with Real Betis |
| bezoar | bezoar |
| biblia | bible |
| Biblia | Bible |
| bíceps | two-headed; having two peaks or extensions |
| bíceps | bicipital |
| bíceps | biceps, especially the biceps brachii |
| bicoca | bargain |
| bicoca | piece of cake, duck soup (task that is pleasant, easy or simple) |
| bienes | property, goods |
| bienio | A period of two years; biennium |
| bígamo | bigamous |
| bígamo | bigamist |
| bigote | moustache, mustache; moustaches, mustaches |
| bigote | whisker, whiskers |
| bikini | |
| Bilbao | Bilbao |
| biliar | biliary |
| billar | An establishment accommodating billiard tables; a billiard room |
| billar | billiards |
| billar | pool (game) |
| billón | 1012; a trillion (short system); a billion (obsolete, long system). |
| biombo | folding screen |
| bípedo | A biped |
| birlar | to swipe, pinch or steal |
| bisoñé | toupee |
| bistec | steak, beefsteak |
| biuora | obsolete spelling of víbora |
| bividí | sleaveless undershirt, singlet |
| Blanca | female given name |
| blanco | white |
| blanco | target |
| blanco | white |
| Blanco | Spanish surname |
| blando | bland |
| blando | cowardly |
| blando | flabby |
| blando | soft |
| blando | flat |
| blasón | honor, glory |
| blasón | blazon |
| blasón | coat of arms |
| blasón | heraldry |
| blocao | movable blockhouse |
| blonda | lace |
| bloque | bloc |
| bloque | block (street block or a piece of something) |
| bobada | nonsense, tosh (stupid act) |
| bobina | electrical coil |
| bobina | reel, bobbin, spool |
| bocado | bit |
| bocado | mouthful |
| bocado | snack |
| bocana | estuary |
| bocina | horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle) |
| bocina | loudspeaker |
| bodega | cellar |
| bodega | stockroom, storeroom |
| bodega | winery |
| Bogotá | Bogota; Bogotá |
| bohrio | bohrium |
| boicot | boycott |
| bolear | to polish |
| bolera | bowling alley |
| boleta | bill, receipt |
| boleta | ticket |
| boleto | porcini (Boletus edulis) |
| boleto | ticket |
| bolsón | bag |
| boludo | wealthy |
| bombín | bowler hat, or (US) derby |
| bombón | praline, chocolate confection |
| bombón | lollipop |
| bombón | hottie, cutie (attractive woman or man) |
| bombón | marshmallow |
| bondad | affability |
| bondad | good deed |
| bondad | goodness |
| bonito | pretty, lovely |
| bonito | skipjack |
| bonito | tuna; bonito |
| bonsái | bonsai |
| bordar | to embroider |
| boreal | boreal |
| borojó | A South American fruit tree, Borojoa patinoi |
| borraj | borax |
| borrar | to erase |
| borrón | blot, smudge |
| borrón | draft, sketch |
| boruga | A fermented milk drink similar to yogurt |
| bosnio | Bosnian |
| bosnio | Bosnian |
| bosque | forest |
| botica | drugstore, pharmacy |
| botita | little boot |
| bóveda | crypt, sepulture |
| bóveda | bridge |
| bóveda | arch |
| bóveda | vault |
| bóvido | Bovid |
| bovino | bovine (of, relating to or resembling cattle) |
| bovino | bovine |
| boxear | to box (the sport) |
| bragas | panties |
| bramar | to roar, to bellow |
| brasil | brazil, brazilwood |
| Brasil | Brazil |
| brecha | breach |
| brecha | impression |
| brécol | broccoli |
| bregar | to toil |
| bretón | Breton |
| bretón | Breton (person) |
| bretón | Breton (language) |
| bribón | mischievous |
| bribón | rascal, villain, bad guy |
| bridge | bridge (card game) |
| brillo | sheen |
| brillo | shine |
| brinco | jump, hop |
| brioso | lively, energetic, zestful |
| broche | clasp, brooch |
| broche | cuff link, cufflink |
| broche | paperclip |
| bróker | realtor |
| bronca | hassle, dispute, quarrel, argument |
| bronca | reprimand |
| bronca | problem |
| bronce | bronze |
| brotar | to bud or sprout |
| bruces | lips |
| Brujas | Bruges (city in Belgium) |
| brunch | |
| Brunéi | Brunei |
| bruñir | to burnish |
| brusco | sudden, brusque |
| brutal | brutal |
| búbalo | water buffalo |
| bucear | to dive, to swim under water |
| bucear | to snorkel |
| bucear | to work as a diver |
| bucear | to delve into |
| búfalo | buffalo (Old World bovine) |
| búfalo | buffalo, the American bison |
| bufete | lawyer's office |
| buitre | vulture |
| bulder | bouldering |
| búlder | bouldering |
| buldog | a bulldog |
| bullir | to boil |
| bullir | to budge |
| bullir | to spring, to well |
| bullir | to teem, to abound |
| búnker | bunker |
| burdel | brothel |
| Burgos | Burgos |
| burlar | to mock |
| burlar | to trick, to deceive |
| burlón | mocking |
| burlón | mocker, joker |
| buscar | To seek, to search for, to look for |
| butaca | armchair |
| butaca | stool |
| butano | Common term for a gas cylinder of butane for household use |
| butano | butane |
| buteno | butene |
| butino | butyne |
| cabaña | hut |
| cabaré | cabaret |
| cabeza | head |
| cabida | space, room, capacity (to fit something inside) |
| cabina | cabin |
| cabrío | goatish |
| cabrón | billy goat |
| cabrón | mate, dude (term of endearment between friends) |
| cábula | joking, mischievous person; bully (doing pranks) |
| cachar | to catch (to intercept) |
| cachar | to catch, to get (to grasp mentally: perceive and understand) |
| cachar | to find out, spy out, peek |
| cachi- | Meaning almost |
| cactus | alternative form of cacto |
| cadena | A network, as of radio stations, etc |
| cadena | chain |
| cadena | necklace |
| cadera | hip |
| cadete | cadet |
| cadete | apprentice, trainee |
| cadmio | cadmium |
| caduco | caducous; transient, fleeting |
| caduco | expired |
| caduco | caducous |
| caerse | (reflexive form of caer) to collapse |
| caerse | (reflexive form of caer) to fall |
| cafeto | coffee plant, coffee tree |
| caftán | kaftan |
| cagada | mistake |
| cagada | rag, mischief |
| cagada | shit, bowel movement, diarrhea |
| cagado | covered in feces |
| cagado | cowardly |
| cagado | cheap, worthless |
| cahuín | gossip (usually evil-minded) |
| cahuín | intrigue, machination |
| cahuín | mess, disorder, confusion |
| caimán | alligator |
| caimán | caiman |
| cajero | cashier |
| cajeta | A Mexican confection of thickened syrup usually made of sweetened caramelized goat's milk |
| cajigo | Portuguese oak |
| cajita | diminutive form of caja, small box |
| cajuil | cashew |
| calaca | Death |
| calaca | skull |
| calada | puff, hit (of a cigarette) |
| calado | wet |
| calado | draught (of a ship or boat) |
| calala | passionfruit |
| calalú | callaloo |
| calaña | character, nature, quality |
| calaña | example, model |
| calaña | kind, sort, type |
| calaña | pattern |
| calcar | to trace, copy (copy by means of carbon paper or tracing paper) |
| calcar | to trample |
| calcio | calcium |
| caleño | of, or relating to, Cali |
| caleño | someone from Cali |
| caleta | a lot |
| caleta | small bay |
| caleta | a lot |
| cálido | warm |
| califa | caliph |
| caliza | limestone, rock composed of limestone |
| calizo | of or pertaining to limestone or lime |
| callar | to be silent |
| callar | to calm |
| callar | to hush, to become silent |
| callar | to hush, to make silent |
| callar | to keep silent |
| callar | to not mention |
| calmar | to subside, abate |
| calmar | to calm down |
| calmar | to calm, soothe, assuage |
| calzar | to have shoe size X |
| calzar | to wear/put on shoes |
| calzón | female undergarment |
| calzón | underpants |
| cámara | camera |
| cámara | chamber |
| cámara | inner tube |
| cámara | legislature |
| cámara | room |
| cámara | cameraman, camera operator (somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera) |
| cámaro | shrimp |
| cambio | change |
| cambio | exchange rate |
| cambur | banana |
| camelo | flattery, gallantry (especially towards women) |
| Camila | female given name, equivalent to Camilla |
| camino | path |
| camino | road |
| camino | way |
| camión | truck |
| camión | bus |
| camisa | shirt |
| camote | sweet potato |
| campar | to stand out |
| Campos | Spanish surname |
| Canadá | Canada |
| cañada | ravine |
| cáñamo | cannabis; marijuana |
| cáñamo | hemp (plant and fiber) |
| cáncer | cancer |
| Cáncer | Cancer |
| cancha | sports field, pitch, court |
| cancha | popcorn |
| candor | candor |
| caneca | gin flask |
| caneca | can (cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium) |
| caneca | trash (container into which things are discarded; trash can) |
| canela | cinnamon |
| canelo | cinnamon (tree) |
| canica | glass marble (spherical ball) |
| cánido | canine |
| cánido | canine |
| canino | canine |
| canino | canine |
| canino | canine tooth |
| canino | caninus |
| canoso | gray/grey, hoary (of hair) |
| cansar | to tire |
| cantar | to sing |
| cantil | cliff |
| cantil | shelf (underwater) |
| cantón | canton, district |
| cantón | division of a flag or a coat of arms |
| Cantón | Guangzhou (a city of China) |
| cantor | singing |
| cantor | singer |
| canuto | tube |
| canuto | evangelical |
| canuto | joint, reefer |
| caolín | kaolin |
| çapato | obsolete spelling of zapato |
| capear | to dodge |
| capota | hood of a car |
| captar | to capture, perceive, register, understand |
| carajo | crow’s nest |
| Carazo | Carazo |
| carbón | charcoal |
| carbón | coal |
| carcaj | quiver |
| carcaj | rifle case |
| carcax | metal anklet, metal bracelet, metal armlet |
| carcax | quiver (for arrows) (in this sense, variant of carcaj) |
| cárcel | prison |
| cardar | to card or comb |
| carear | to bring face-to-face |
| cargar | to annoy, pester |
| cargar | to charge |
| cargar | to load |
| cariar | to cause cavities, decay |
| caribe | Caribbean |
| caribe | hot, "sol caribe" ("hot sun") |
| caribe | piranha fish |
| caribú | caribou, reindeer |
| caries | |
| cariño | affection |
| cariño | caress |
| cariño | (used in the second person) dear, darling, honey |
| carita | diminutive form of cara |
| Carlos | male given name, equivalent to Charles |
| Carmen | female given name, traditionally popular in Spain |
| Carmen | The letter C in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| carmín | carmine, crimson (color) |
| carnal | |
| carnal | brother (short form of hermano carnal, "carnal brother", in opposition to adopted or in-law) |
| carnet | identification card, identification badge |
| carota | Facial expression reflecting rejection, dissatisfaction, anger, disapprobation, annoyance, etc |
| carpín | goldfish (any of several taxa) |
| carrao | limpkin, Aramus guarauna |
| carril | lane |
| carril | rail |
| carril | track |
| cartel | A cartel |
| cartel | A criminal organization, Mafia, mob |
| cartel | A poster, placard, bill |
| cártel | cartel |
| cartón | cardboard box |
| cartón | cardboard, paperboard |
| casaca | jacket |
| casada | a married woman |
| casado | married |
| casado | a married man |
| cascar | to chatter |
| cascar | to crack, to split |
| cascar | to hit |
| cascar | to wank |
| casera | feminine form of casero |
| casera | soda (sweet, carbonated drink) |
| casero | domestic, household |
| casero | homely |
| casero | homemade |
| casero | caretaker |
| casero | landlord |
| casero | regular customer, regular guest |
| caseta | hut |
| casete | cassette |
| casino | casino |
| casino | cafeteria, canteen (staff restaurant) |
| casita | mother-in-law apartment |
| caspio | Caspian |
| castor | beaver |
| castro | fort, fortified settlement |
| Castro | Spanish surname |
| casual | accidental |
| casual | |
| catarí | Qatari |
| catarí | Qatari |
| cateto | cathetus (leg of a triangle) |
| cateto | peasant, country bumpkin |
| catión | cation |
| cátodo | cathode |
| caucho | rubber |
| caudal | caudal |
| caudal | flow |
| caudal | funds |
| caudal | volume |
| causal | |
| causar | to cause |
| caviar | caviar |
| cazabe | Flat bread made from roots of manioc plant |
| cebada | barley |
| cecear | to lisp |
| cecina | cold meat |
| cecina | sausage |
| cedazo | sieve |
| cedrón | lemon verbena (shrub, Aloysia triphylla) |
| cédula | license |
| cédula | warrant, option |
| céfiro | zephyr |
| Ceilán | Ceylon (old name for Sri Lanka) |
| cejudo | Having thick, bushy or otherwise abundant eyebrows |
| celada | sallet, salade |
| celaje | harbinger, herald |
| celaje | skylight |
| celaje | group of clouds |
| celaje | cloud effect |
| célico | heavenly |
| celoma | coelom |
| celoso | jealous |
| celoso | zealous |
| célula | cell |
| ceñido | moderate |
| ceñido | tight, constricted |
| ceñido | Having a petiole |
| ceniza | ash |
| cenizo | ashen (ash-gray color) |
| cenote | cenote |
| censar | to take a census |
| censor | censoring |
| censor | censor |
| centro | center |
| centro | city center, downtown |
| centro | core, heart |
| centro | middle |
| cercar | To corral, fence |
| cereal | cereal |
| cereza | cherry |
| cerezo | cherry tree |
| cerner | to blossom |
| cerner | to sift |
| cernir | to sift |
| cerote | a turd, excrement |
| cerote | a reprehensible person |
| cerrar | to close |
| cerrar | to enclose |
| cerrar | to shut |
| cérvix | cervix (lower portion of the uterus) |
| cesina | A type of salted, aged beef in Latin-American cuisine |
| cesión | transfer |
| cesión | short pass of a ball |
| césped | grass |
| césped | lawn |
| cetano | cetane |
| cetona | ketone |
| cetosa | ketose |
| chacal | jackal |
| chacha | maid; cleaning lady (female servant or cleaner) |
| chachi | fab, awesome |
| chacra | field to be used for cultivation |
| chacra | small farm |
| chafar | to crush, squash |
| chafar | to ruin |
| chalar | to go crazy |
| chalar | to drive crazy |
| chalet | cottage, chalet |
| chamán | shaman |
| chamba | work |
| champú | shampoo |
| chance | chance |
| chango | monkey |
| chanta | liar |
| chante | House |
| chapar | to plate (as with metal) |
| chapar | to veneer |
| charca | (big) puddle |
| charco | pool |
| charco | puddle |
| charla | talk, chat |
| charol | patent leather |
| charro | from Salamanca |
| charro | rustic |
| charro | A short form of frijoles a la charra, that is, pinto or pink beans boiled with condiments but otherwise plain and simple |
| charro | one who is rustic or coarse |
| charro | someone from Salamanca |
| chasis | chassis |
| chaval | boy |
| chaval | young man |
| Chávez | Spanish surname |
| cheque | cheque |
| chesco | soda beverage |
| chicha | chicha |
| chicha | juice, soft drink |
| chicle | chewing gum |
| chicle | chicle |
| chiita | Shi'ite |
| chiita | Shia |
| chiita | Shi'ite |
| chiíta | Shiite |
| chillo | cry, troat, squeal, hoot |
| chingo | a large amount of something; a whopper |
| Chipre | Cyprus |
| chisme | gossip |
| chispa | spark |
| chiste | essence, importance, matter or purpose of something: |
| chiste | joke (told joke) |
| chocar | to collide (with) |
| chocar | to shock or scandalize |
| chocar | to crash |
| chocha | woodcock |
| chocho | senile, doddery |
| chocho | sentimental, soft |
| chocho | Nicaraguan |
| chocho | cinnamon sweet |
| chocho | lupin beans, lupin fruit |
| chocho | Nicaraguan |
| chocho | drug addict |
| choclo | corn (cereal plant) |
| choclo | corncob |
| chofer | chauffeur, driver |
| chófer | chauffeur |
| cholla | cholla (cactus) |
| cholla | reason, understanding |
| cholla | head |
| chollo | bargain |
| chomba | sweater, pullover |
| chongo | bun (hairstyle) |
| choque | collision, accident |
| chorro | flow; jet |
| chorro | coin purse |
| chorro | a poor person, ghetto, a criminal |
| chorro | ton, tons; bunch; pile |
| chucha | body odor |
| chucha | female dog |
| chuche | sweet (sugary confection) |
| chucho | mutt, mongrel |
| Chucho | A nickname for the given name Jesús |
| chueco | crooked |
| chufar | to make fun of |
| chufar | to scoff |
| chullo | chullo |
| chumbo | The prickly pear |
| chungo | Complicated, or difficult |
| chungo | In bad condition |
| chungo | Of bad quality |
| chupar | to absorb |
| chupar | to suck |
| chupar | to drink an alcoholic beverage |
| chupar | to consume too fast or waste money, budget or gasoline |
| chupar | to lose muscular mass or strength |
| chupar | to lose somebody the youthful or not-too-mature appearance |
| chupón | hoarding, profiteering, sponging (said of a person who abuses a situation to get the best of it; in broad sense, not only refered to money or goods; it can be used as a noun) |
| chupón | sucker (branch or trunk that devoids of nutrients the main part of the tree) |
| chupón | baby bottle |
| chupón | hickey (bruise-like mark) |
| chupón | pacifier, dummy |
| churri | darling, dear, lover |
| churro | attractive |
| churro | churro (dessert) |
| churro | beefcake (physically desirable man) |
| churro | joint (marijuana cigarette) |
| chusco | funny, amusing, charming |
| chusco | malicious, cunning |
| chusco | Piece of bread roll |
| chusco | mongrel |
| chusma | mob (unruly group of people) |
| chutar | to shoot a goal |
| cibdad | obsolete spelling of ciudad |
| ciber- | cyber- |
| ciclón | cyclone |
| cicuta | hemlock |
| cielos | heavens |
| cielos | sky |
| ciento | one-hundred (100) |
| cierre | shutter, blind |
| cierre | shutting, closing |
| cierre | shutting device, fastener; buckle, clasp |
| cierre | zipper |
| cierto | True, certain, sure |
| cierto | Certain, sure |
| cierto | A certain, a specific |
| cieruo | obsolete spelling of ciervo |
| ciervo | deer, stag |
| cierzo | north-west wind |
| cifrar | to write in code, cypher |
| cifrar | to value, quantify, aggregate |
| cigala | Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) |
| cigoma | zygoma; the cheekbone |
| cigoto | zygote |
| ciliar | Of or pertaining to a cilium; cilliar |
| cimbra | centering (wooden structure built around an arch) |
| cinasa | kinase |
| cincel | chisel |
| cínico | cynical |
| cínico | cynic |
| cipayo | sepoy |
| cipote | silly, foolish |
| cipote | fat, plump, pudgy |
| cipote | youngster, kid, child, imp, rascal |
| ciprés | cypress (Cupressus sempervirens L.) |
| circón | zircon |
| citado | cited, mentioned |
| citara | zither |
| cítara | zither (musical instrument) |
| citrón | lemon |
| ciudad | city, large town |
| cívico | civil |
| cívico | domestic (of or relating to the home) |
| cívico | patriotic |
| cizaña | darnel, tare (grass weed) |
| cizaña | An injurious thing or action |
| cizaña | dissension, enmity |
| clado- | clado- |
| clamar | to call out for |
| clamor | A clamor, shout |
| clamor | A loud noise |
| clamor | A protest, outcry |
| clavar | to nail |
| clavel | carnation (flower) |
| clavel | carnation (plant) |
| claxon | horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle) |
| clicar | to click a computer mouse |
| clímax | climax |
| cloaca | sewer, storm drain |
| cloaca | cloaca |
| cloche | clutch |
| clonal | clonal |
| clonar | to clone |
| cloral | chloral |
| clorar | to chlorinate |
| clóset | closet |
| cobaya | guinea pig (animal) |
| cobaya | guinea pig meat, eaten in may parts of Latin America |
| cobaya | guinea pig (person used for experimentation) |
| cobija | blanket |
| cobijo | shelter, covering |
| cobijo | protection, refuge |
| cobrar | to charge (money, etc.) |
| cobrar | to collect |
| cóccix | coccyx |
| cocear | to kick |
| cochón | coward |
| cocina | cuisine |
| cocina | kitchen |
| cocina | stove, oven, kiln |
| cocina | back seats of a bus |
| cócona | feminine form of cócono |
| cócono | poult or chick of a turkey |
| cócono | turkey |
| cocota | human head |
| coctel | cocktail |
| cóctel | cocktail |
| codera | elbow pad |
| codera | elbow patch |
| códice | codex |
| código | code |
| cogido | fold |
| cogote | nape (of the neck) |
| cohete | A rocket |
| cohete | A pistol |
| coital | coital |
| cojear | to limp |
| cojera | limp |
| cojudo | not castrated |
| cojudo | Any animal that has not been castrated |
| cojudo | stallion |
| cojudo | one who acts stupid |
| colada | a crush, smitten |
| colado | crazy (about someone); having the hots (for) |
| colcha | bedspread |
| colcha | blanket |
| colear | to wag one's tail |
| colega | colleague |
| colega | buddy |
| cólera | anger |
| cólera | cholera |
| colgar | to hang |
| colgar | to hang up |
| colgar | to hang out, relax with someone |
| cólico | colic |
| cólico | colic |
| Colima | A state of Mexico |
| colina | hill |
| colina | choline |
| colita | diminutive form of cola, (buttocks) caboose, booty |
| colita | diminutive form of cola, little tail |
| collar | An animal's collar, band or chain around its neck |
| collar | A necklace |
| colmar | to fill |
| colmar | to fulfill |
| colmar | to overwhelm |
| colona | feminine form of colono |
| colono | colonist, settler |
| colono | farmer that normally lives and works on the same land |
| coloso | colossus |
| coluro | colure |
| combar | to curve |
| cometa | kite |
| cometa | comet |
| cómico | comedic |
| cómico | funny |
| cómico | comedian |
| cómico | comic actor |
| comida | food |
| comida | meal |
| comino | cumin (plant, spice) |
| comité | committee |
| cómoda | chest of drawers |
| cómodo | comfortable |
| compás | pair of compasses (tool used to draw circles) |
| compás | rhythm |
| compás | beat |
| compra | buying |
| compra | purchase |
| comuna | commune |
| coñazo | An extreme annoyance |
| coñazo | Hit, blow. Also, meaning “all of a sudden” |
| concha | seashell |
| concha | shell (mollusk) |
| concho | car or motorcycle used for public transportation |
| concho | dregs (rest of a drink in a glass) |
| concón | What is stuck to the bottom of a pot after cooking. Most commonly used with rice |
| condón | condom |
| cóndor | condor |
| coneja | feminine form of conejo, female rabbit |
| conejo | male rabbit |
| conejo | rabbit |
| conejo | detective |
| conexo | connected |
| cónico | conic |
| coñota | feminine form of chiquillo |
| conque | consequently, thus, hence |
| conque | so |
| cónsul | consul |
| contar | to count; to tally |
| contar | to have available |
| contar | to rely on |
| contar | to tell (a story); narrate |
| conteo | calculus, computation |
| conteo | count |
| conteo | counting |
| conteo | bill |
| contra | against |
| conuco | A plot of cultivated land, generally small |
| convoy | convoy |
| copete | crest |
| copete | pompadour (hairstyle) |
| copete | topping |
| copete | tuft, forelock |
| copiar | to copy |
| coraje | courage, spunk |
| coraza | armor |
| corcel | steed |
| corcho | cork (bark of the cork oak) |
| corcho | cork (bottle stopper) |
| cordel | A string |
| cordel | A traditional unit of distance used in Spain and in South America. The exact length varies by region, being between 20 and 45 meters |
| cordón | lace, string |
| cordón | shoelace |
| corear | to chant |
| corion | chorion |
| córnea | cornea |
| córneo | horny (hard or bony) |
| corona | crown |
| corona | corona |
| corral | corral |
| correa | belt |
| correo | |
| correr | course, passing (of time) |
| correr | to chase away, drive away |
| correr | to elapse (time) |
| correr | to flow |
| correr | to go around, spread (rumors) |
| correr | to run |
| correr | to rush |
| correr | to throw out; to fire; to expel |
| correr | to walk away |
| correr | to cop out, to shirk |
| cortar | to carve, to engrave |
| cortar | to cut |
| cortar | to haircut |
| cortar | to hang up, to terminate a telephone call |
| cortar | to stop an action |
| cortar | to shut off |
| Cortes | Any of several legislative assemblies of Spain and Portugal |
| cortés | polite, with courtesy |
| coseno | cosine |
| cosita | diminutive form of cosa |
| cosmos | cosmos (herbs of the genus Cosmos) |
| cosmos | space (area beyond the atmosphere of planets) |
| cosmos | universe |
| costar | to cost |
| costar | to find (something) very difficult |
| costra | crust |
| costra | scab |
| coyote | coyote (canine) |
| coyote | coyote (smuggler of illegal immigrants) |
| coyote | fixer, middleman |
| cráneo | skull, cranium |
| cráter | crater |
| crecer | to grow |
| creído | big-headed, conceited, stuck up, arrogant |
| cremar | to cremate |
| cresol | cresol |
| crespo | frizzy (especially of hair) |
| crespo | curl |
| cresta | Comb (of a chicken or other bird) |
| cresta | crest (of an animal) |
| cresta | Mohawk hairstyle |
| cresta | ridge (of a wave) |
| cresta | Sharp peaks (of a mountain) |
| cresta | shit (failure) |
| criada | servant, maidservant |
| criado | servant, maidservant |
| cribar | to sieve, sift |
| crimen | violent crime (for non-violent crimes use delito) |
| cripta | crypt |
| crisis | A crisis |
| crisis | An attack; fit |
| crisma | chrism |
| crisol | crucible |
| crista | crest (of a helmet) |
| Cristo | Christ |
| croata | Serbo-Croatian (person) |
| croata | Serbo-Croatian (language) |
| crujir | to rustle |
| crural | crural |
| cruzar | to cross |
| cruzar | to crossbreed |
| cruzar | to exchange (words) |
| cruzar | to fold (arms, even legs) |
| cuadra | A unit of length and area. Roughly equivalent to 100 meters or 1 hectare, respectively, although the exact size differs from country to country |
| cuadra | city block |
| cuadro | infield |
| cuadro | painting |
| cuadro | picture |
| cuadro | squad |
| cuadro | square |
| cuajar | to curdle |
| cuajar | to gel |
| cuajar | to please |
| cuando | when |
| cuando | when |
| cuándo | (interrogative) when |
| cuánta | feminine form of cuánto |
| cuanto | as much [of]; as many; however much; however many |
| cuanto | few; quite a few. A handful |
| cuanto | as many things or people, all |
| cuanto | however much; however many; (constructing parallel comparatives) “the..., the...” |
| cuanto | as much; however much; in whatever quantity |
| cuanto | quantum |
| cuanto | whatever quantity, as much, however much |
| cuanto | however much concern; “regard”; regarding; as for |
| cuanto | as much time; “the moment”; “the meantime” |
| cuánto | how much; how many |
| cuánto | how much; how many |
| cuánto | how much?, how many? |
| cuarta | whip, notably riding whip |
| cuarto | fourth |
| cuarto | fourth in a series |
| cuarto | quarter |
| cuarto | room, enclosed section of a structure |
| cuarto | money |
| cuarzo | quartz (mineral) |
| cuásar | quasar |
| cuatro | four |
| cuatro | A four-stringed guitar with the first string a fifth below, instead of a fourth above, the second |
| cubana | Cuban (someone from Cuba) |
| cubano | Cuban |
| cubano | Cuban (a person from Cuba) |
| cubata | dark rum and coke |
| cubeta | bucket (container) |
| cúbico | cubic |
| cubrir | to cover oneself |
| cubrir | to cover |
| cuello | collar (part of a shirt fitting around the neck) |
| cuello | neck |
| cuenca | valley |
| cuenca | watershed, catchment basin |
| cuenca | eye socket |
| cuenco | bowl |
| cuenta | account |
| cuenta | bill |
| cuenta | report |
| cuento | story |
| cuerda | rope |
| cuerda | 3929 square meters |
| cuerda | string (of a musical stringed instrument) |
| cuerdo | prudent |
| cuerdo | sane |
| cuerno | AK-47 (Mexico and Central America) |
| cuerno | croissant |
| cuerno | horn |
| cuerno | infidelity |
| cuerpo | body |
| cuerpo | object |
| cuervo | crow (the bird) |
| cuervo | raven |
| cuesta | slope (acclivity or declivity) |
| cuidar | to pay attention |
| cuidar | to take care of |
| culata | stock (part of a rifle) |
| culero | ugly, lackluster (unpleasant or possessing bad quality) |
| culero | diaper |
| culero | sluggard |
| culero | a mean or bad person, a person who the speaker dislikes |
| culero | coward |
| culito | diminutive form of culo |
| culpar | to blame |
| cumbre | summit (gathering) |
| cumbre | summit (peak of a mountain) |
| cumeno | cumene |
| cúmulo | cluster |
| cúmulo | pile |
| cuñada | Sister-in-law |
| cuñado | Brother-in-law |
| cundir | to propagate |
| cuneta | ditch |
| cuneta | roadside ditch |
| cuórum | quorum |
| cúpula | cupola |
| curado | cured |
| curado | drunken, intoxicated, boozy |
| curado | mature (of cheese, bacon etc.) |
| curare | curare |
| curita | band-aid |
| currar | to work |
| cursar | to attend |
| cursor | cursor |
| curtir | to tan, cure (a hide) |
| curvar | to bend |
| dación | a concession or hand over |
| dación | a yielding |
| dádiva | gift |
| daimio | daimyo |
| Damián | male given name, cognate to English Damian |
| dañado | damaged |
| danesa | feminine form of danés |
| dánico | Danish |
| Daniel | Daniel |
| Daniel | male given name |
| Daniel | The letter D in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| dañino | damaging |
| danzar | to dance |
| dativo | dative |
| Dávila | Spanish surname |
| Dayana | female given name |
| debajo | below |
| debate | debate, discussion |
| debido | due |
| debido | owed |
| Débora | female given name |
| Débora | Deborah |
| década | decade |
| decaer | to decay |
| decano | dean (religious) |
| decano | decane |
| decena | ten (set of ten) |
| deceno | tenth |
| décimo | tenth |
| décimo | tenth |
| dedito | diminutive form of dedo (finger; toe) |
| defeño | of or relating to Mexico's Federal District, Mexico City |
| defeño | person from Mexico D.F |
| dehesa | meadow, pasture |
| deidad | deity |
| deísmo | deism |
| deísta | deist |
| dejado | sloppy, lax (person) |
| delfín | dolphin |
| delito | crime; offense |
| demora | delay |
| dengue | dengue |
| dental | |
| dentro | indoors |
| dentro | inside (for space) |
| dentro | within, in (for time) |
| deriva | drift (Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting) |
| desdel | from the |
| desdel | since, since the |
| desdén | disdain, scorn |
| desear | to desire |
| desear | to wish |
| desliz | slip, lapse |
| desove | spawning, laying of eggs |
| desuso | abeyance; stay |
| desván | attic, loft |
| desvío | detour, diversion |
| desvío | deviation |
| desvío | redirection |
| detrás | after |
| detrás | behind, at the rear |
| deudor | debtor |
| devoto | devoted |
| devoto | devout, pious |
| devoto | devotee; admirer |
| diabla | feminine form of diablo |
| diablo | devil |
| diario | daily |
| diario | diary, journal |
| dibujo | drawing |
| dictar | to dictate |
| dictar | to give; to deliver (i.e. a lecture) |
| dictar | to pronounce |
| diente | clove (of garlic) |
| diente | tooth |
| diésel | diesel fuel |
| diezmo | tenth |
| diezmo | tithe |
| difuso | diffuse |
| dígito | digit (numeral) |
| dilema | dilemma |
| diluir | to dilute |
| dinamo | dynamo |
| dínamo | dynamo |
| dinero | money |
| dinero | wealth |
| dintel | lintel |
| discar | To dial |
| diseño | A design |
| diseño | Spanish and Mexican land grants made in Alta California prior to the Mexican-American War |
| disnea | dyspnea, shortness of breath |
| dispar | bumpy |
| dispar | disparate |
| dispar | inhomogeneous |
| dispar | uneven |
| distar | to be far from |
| diurno | diurnal |
| diurno | diurnal (canonical book) |
| divino | divine |
| divino | heavenly |
| divisa | badge, emblem, token |
| divisa | currency |
| divisa | foreign currency, foreign exchange |
| dizque | allegedly |
| doblar | to double |
| doblar | to dub |
| doblar | to fold |
| doblar | to turn |
| doblón | doubloon |
| docena | dozen |
| doctor | doctor |
| doctor | physician |
| dominó | domino (domino tile) |
| dominó | dominoes (game played by arranging domino tiles) |
| dopaje | doping |
| dorado | golden |
| dorado | plating with gold |
| dorado | various species of golden-colored fish (though not usually the pet goldfish) |
| dormir | to die; to rest in death |
| dormir | to fall asleep |
| dormir | to sleep |
| dorsal | dorsal |
| dotado | talented, gifted |
| dracma | drachma |
| dracma | dram |
| dragar | To dredge |
| dragón | dragon (legendary serpentine creature) |
| dragón | dragoon (horse soldier) |
| drenar | to drain |
| Dresde | Dresden |
| dríada | alternative form of dríade |
| dríade | dryad |
| drogar | to drug |
| druida | druid |
| dubéri | dewberry |
| Dublín | Dublin (the capital of the Republic of Ireland) |
| dubnio | dubnium |
| duchar | to shower |
| dúctil | ductile |
| dúctil | malleable |
| dúctil | malleable; docile, gullible |
| dudoso | dubious |
| duende | The power to attract through personal magnetism and charm |
| dureza | arduousness |
| dureza | hardness |
| durián | durian |
| ebanuz | ebony tree, wood |
| eccema | eczema |
| ecoico | echoic (of or like an echo) |
| ecoico | echoic, onomatopoeic |
| eczema | alternative spelling of eccema |
| edecán | aide-de-camp |
| edecán | yeoman (clerk in navy or coast guard) |
| edicto | edict |
| editar | to edit |
| editar | to publish |
| editor | editor |
| educar | to educate |
| educir | to educe, to bring out |
| efecto | effect |
| eficaz | effective |
| eficaz | efficacious |
| efigie | effigy |
| Efraín | male given name |
| efugio | escape from a difficult situation |
| Egidio | male given name, equivalent to Aegidius |
| Egipto | Egypt |
| elegía | elegy |
| elegir | to elect |
| elegir | to choose |
| elevar | to elevate |
| elevar | to raise |
| eligir | obsolete form of elegir |
| elipse | ellipse |
| Eliseo | male given name |
| Eliseo | Elisha |
| élitro | elytron |
| elogio | praise |
| eludir | to evade |
| Elvira | female given name , equivalent to English Elvira |
| emanar | to emanate from |
| embaír | to cheat |
| émbolo | piston |
| embudo | funnel |
| Emilia | female given name, cognate to Emily |
| Emilio | male given name |
| emisor | emitting, that emits |
| emisor | emittor |
| emitir | to emit |
| emitir | to issue |
| empate | dead heat |
| empate | draw, tie |
| empate | standoff |
| empeño | deposit, container deposit (can or bottle deposit) |
| empeño | eagerness |
| empeño | insistence, effort |
| empeño | obligation |
| empeño | patron |
| empeño | pawn |
| empeño | persistence |
| empeño | pawnshop |
| empero | nevertheless |
| empleo | job, employment |
| empuje | boost |
| empuje | thrust |
| emular | to emulate |
| enagua | petticoat, underskirt |
| encaje | fitting |
| encaje | lace (in a garment, material, etc.) |
| encima | additionally |
| encima | nevertheless, still |
| encima | on oneself |
| encima | on top |
| encima | over oneself |
| encina | live oak, evergreen oak |
| enebro | juniper |
| eneldo | dill (herb) |
| enfado | anger |
| engaño | deceit; fraud |
| enigma | enigma |
| enjuto | dry |
| enjuto | shriveled |
| enlace | bond, relationship |
| enlace | go-between |
| enlace | link, connection |
| enlace | union, marriage |
| enlace | bond, linkage |
| enlace | link, hyperlink |
| enlace | liaison |
| enojar | to anger |
| enorme | enormous |
| enredo | confusion, chaos |
| enredo | machination |
| ensayo | essay |
| ensayo | rehearsal |
| ensayo | test or trial |
| ensayo | try, attempt |
| enseña | ensign |
| enteco | sickly, frail, weak |
| entero | whole; entire |
| entero | whole number, integer |
| entrar | to enter, to go into, to start |
| envase | bottle, jar |
| envase | package, container |
| enviar | to send |
| envite | push, shove |
| enzima | enzyme |
| eólico | aeolian |
| equino | equine |
| equipo | equipment |
| equipo | team |
| erecto | erect; raised |
| erguir | to elevate, lift up, erect |
| erigir | to build, build up |
| erigir | to erect |
| erigir | to set up, establish |
| erizar | to bristle |
| erizar | to become uneasy, tense, nervous |
| ermita | An isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite |
| ermita | hermitage |
| eructo | belch, burp |
| esbozo | stub, outline, sketch |
| escala | scale |
| escala | stopover |
| escama | scale (of a fish or reptile) |
| escaño | seat (membership in an organization, particularly a representative body) |
| escaño | bench |
| escape | escape |
| escape | exhaust pipe, tailpipe |
| escape | leak |
| escaso | insufficient, scarce |
| escaso | rare |
| escaso | scanty |
| escena | scene |
| escena | stage |
| escoba | broom, besom |
| escora | list |
| escote | cleavage, neckline |
| escudo | coat of arms |
| escudo | emblem |
| escudo | shield |
| escupo | spit; spitwad |
| esfera | sphere, area, realm |
| esfera | sphere |
| esfero | pen (a mark made with ink) |
| esfero | pen (utensil containing ink used to write or make marks) |
| eslavo | Slavic |
| eslavo | Slav |
| esleír | to choose |
| esleír | to elect |
| eslora | length overall; length of a ship from bow to stern |
| esmero | great care, or diligence |
| espada | spade (playing card) |
| espada | sword |
| espada | épée |
| España | Spain |
| España | The letter E in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| espato | spar |
| espejo | mirror |
| espera | wait |
| espeso | dense |
| espeso | thick |
| espiar | to spy |
| espiga | spike (ear of grain) |
| espina | thorn |
| espina | spine, backbone, spinal column |
| espino | hawthorn, buckthorn |
| espira | A single turn of a spiral |
| espita | spigot |
| espita | spile |
| espora | spore |
| esposa | wife |
| esposo | husband |
| espuma | foam, mousse |
| estaca | stake |
| estaca | tent peg |
| estado | state |
| estafa | fraud, con |
| estaño | solder (tin alloy used to solder) |
| estaño | tin |
| Estela | female given name, equivalent to English Estella or Stella |
| Estelí | Estelí |
| estepa | steppe |
| estera | doormat |
| estera | floor mat made of a thick, rustic fiber |
| estera | foot mat |
| estero | lagoon |
| estero | river delta |
| estero | shallow lake, pond |
| estero | brook |
| estero | water reservoir |
| esteta | aesthete |
| Esther | female given name |
| Esther | Esther |
| estilo | style |
| estilo | stylus |
| estima | dead reckoning |
| estima | esteem, or respect |
| estrés | stress |
| estría | stretch mark |
| estuco | stucco |
| estufa | stove, oven (to heat with) |
| etanal | acetaldehyde, ethanal |
| etanol | ethanol |
| etarra | Relating to ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) |
| etarra | A member of ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) |
| etenol | ethenol, vinyl alcohol |
| eterno | eternal |
| etíope | Ethiopian |
| etíope | Ethiopian |
| étnico | ethnic |
| eunuco | eunuch |
| eurito | diminutive form of euro |
| Europa | Europe |
| evadir | to evade |
| evento | event |
| evitar | to avoid |
| evocar | to conjure, to evoke |
| exacto | exact |
| examen | exam, examination |
| exceso | excess |
| excusa | excuse |
| exento | clear, open |
| exento | exempt |
| exento | free |
| exigir | to demand; to require |
| exigir | to exact |
| exiguo | exiguous, scarce, scanty, meager |
| exilio | exile |
| eximir | to exempt |
| expiar | atone |
| extra- | extra- |
| exudar | to exude |
| fabada | fabada |
| Fabián | male given name, equivalent to Fabian |
| fábula | fable, myth |
| fábula | rumor |
| faceta | facet |
| fachar | to steal |
| fachar | to show off luxurious clothing |
| facial | facial |
| factor | factor |
| faenar | to labor or toil |
| faisán | pheasant |
| fajita | a fajita |
| falcón | falcon (bird) |
| fallar | to fail |
| fallar | to let down |
| fallar | to crash or break down (a computer) |
| falsar | to falsify |
| faltar | to be absent |
| faltar | to be lacking, lack, not have |
| faltar | to remain |
| famoso | famous |
| faraón | pharaoh |
| fardar | to show off |
| farero | lighthouse keeper |
| farola | lamppost, streetlight |
| fatiga | fatigue |
| febril | febrile, feverish |
| febril | hectic |
| fechar | to date (determine when something happened) |
| félido | Felid |
| felino | feline (of or pertaining or similar to the cat or the members of zoological family Felidae) |
| felino | feline (the members of zoological family Felidae) |
| Felipa | female given name, cognate to English Philippa |
| Felipe | male given name, cognate to Philip |
| Felipe | Philip, the apostle |
| Felisa | female given name, cognate to the English Felicia |
| ferial | ferial, on a weekday |
| Fermín | male given name |
| fermio | fermium |
| Fernán | male given name |
| férreo | Made of or containing the properties of iron |
| férreo | Persistent, being determined; tenacious |
| férreo | Powerful or hard |
| férreo | From the Iron Age |
| fértil | fertile |
| fervor | fervor |
| festín | feast, banquet |
| fétido | stinking, fetid |
| feudal | feudal |
| fiable | credible |
| fiable | reliable |
| fiable | trustworthy |
| fiador | bondsman, surety, guarantor, bailor, backer |
| fiador | catch, latch |
| fiador | fastener, retainer, toggle, catch |
| fiador | fastening cord [of a cape or cloak], chinstrap |
| fiador | gutter hook (for fastening a gutter to a building) |
| fiador | lock tumbler |
| fiador | neck collar (on a horse) |
| fiador | safety catch, rifle sear |
| fiador | safety strap (for securing a sword) |
| fiador | boy’s buttock |
| fianza | bail (legal concept) |
| fianza | deposit (on a rental item) |
| fichar | to book |
| fichar | to clock in or clock out |
| fichar | to record, file, index (make a record of information) |
| fichar | to sign |
| fiebre | fever |
| fierro | iron (metal) |
| fierro | firearm |
| fierro | money (currency) |
| fierro | coin (money in the form of coins) |
| fierro | tool (implement) |
| fierro | branding iron |
| fierro | penny, cent |
| fiesta | feast |
| fiesta | party |
| fígaro | barber, hairdresser |
| fígaro | short jacket |
| figura | figure |
| filete | fillet |
| filete | thread of a screw |
| filial | filial |
| filmar | to film |
| filtro | filter |
| fingir | To fake, affect, feign |
| fingir | To pretend (to act as though something is different from what it is) |
| finito | finite |
| fintar | to feint |
| finura | fineness |
| finura | politeness |
| fiordo | fjord |
| firmar | to sign |
| fiscal | fiscal |
| fiscal | prosecuting |
| fiscal | prosecutor |
| fisgón | nosy; snooping |
| física | female physicist |
| física | physics (branch of science) |
| físico | physical |
| físico | physicist |
| físico | physique (natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person) |
| fisión | fission |
| fistol | tiepin, scarfpin |
| flanco | flank |
| flauta | A type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco |
| flauta | flute |
| Flavia | female given name |
| flecha | arrow |
| flegma | alternative form of flema |
| fletán | halibut (fish of genus Hippoglossus) |
| fletar | To hire on; to reserve a commercial vehicle for private use |
| flipar | to flip out (when referring to excitement, not to anger) |
| flipar | to go crazy |
| floral | floral |
| Flores | Spanish surname |
| Floria | female given name |
| Florio | male given name |
| flotar | to float |
| fluido | fluent |
| fluido | fluid |
| fluido | electrical current |
| fluido | fluid |
| fóbico | phobic |
| fogata | campfire (fire at a campground) |
| fogoso | ardent, especially sexually |
| fogueo | shot with a blank cartridge |
| follar | to blow with a bellows |
| follar | to compose something in sheets |
| follar | to trample |
| follón | lazy, good-for-nothing |
| follón | mess, fuss, snarl, confusion |
| follón | uproar |
| fonema | phoneme |
| fónico | phonic |
| fontal | fontal |
| forjar | to forge |
| formal | formal |
| formar | to form |
| forrar | to make a fortune |
| forrar | to line, cover the inside |
| forrar | to overlay |
| forrar | to put a cover on a book |
| forzar | to compel, to force |
| forzar | to force, to break through |
| forzar | to take by storm |
| forzar | to violate, to rape, to ravish |
| frágil | fragile |
| fragua | forge |
| fragüe | grout (mortar used between tiles) |
| fraile | friar |
| franco | exempt, free |
| franco | frank, candid |
| franco | Frankish |
| franco | free, unimpeded, unencumbered |
| franco | generous, liberal, openhanded |
| Franco | male given name, cognate to Frank |
| Franco | Spanish surname |
| franja | strip |
| frasco | bottle (for medicine, perfume) |
| fraude | fraud |
| fregar | to scrub |
| fregar | to wash |
| fregar | to peeve, annoy |
| frenar | to brake (a vehicle) |
| frenar | to restrain |
| frente | forehead |
| frente | front |
| fresco | cheeky |
| fresco | cool (temperature) |
| fresco | fresh |
| fresco | fresco (painting) |
| fresco | strong breeze |
| fresno | ash tree |
| fresón | strawberry (fruit) |
| frijol | bean |
| fríjol | Variant of frijol: bean |
| frisca | beating |
| frisón | West Frisian |
| frisón | West Frisian |
| frisón | West Frisian (language) |
| fritar | to fry |
| Froila | male given name |
| fronda | frond |
| frotar | to rub |
| frugal | frugal, economical |
| fucosa | fucose |
| fucsia | fuchsia (color) |
| fucsia | fuchsia (plant) |
| fuente | source |
| fuente | spring (water), fountain |
| fuerte | loud |
| fuerte | strong |
| fuerte | fort, stronghold |
| fuerte | strong point, forte, strength |
| fuerte | booze |
| fuerza | force |
| fulana | miss so-and-so |
| Fulano | what's-his-name; so-and-so |
| fulcro | fulcrum |
| fumada | puff (of a cigarette) |
| fundar | to found |
| FUNDER | Fundación para el Desarrollo Empresarial Rural (Honduras) |
| fundir | to smelt |
| furano | furan |
| furgón | van (a covered vehicle used for carrying goods or people) |
| fusión | fusion |
| futbol | football (soccer) |
| fútbol | American football |
| fútbol | football (i.e. soccer) |
| futura | inheritance |
| futuro | future |
| futuro | The future |
| gacela | gazelle |
| gaceta | a kind of container used in cooking |
| gaceta | gazette; newspaper |
| gachas | porridge, mush (food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk) |
| gachas | mud |
| galeón | galleon |
| galesa | feminine form of galés |
| gálibo | An arch or similar structure used to determine the clearance of a moving vehicle (in a drive-through, a railway station, etc.) |
| galope | gallop, the fastest gait of a horse |
| galpón | slave quarters |
| galpón | barn, shed |
| galpón | storehouse |
| Gambia | Gambia |
| gameto | gamete |
| gamuza | chamois (goat-antelope) |
| gamuza | chamois (leather) |
| ganado | livestock |
| gancho | difficult situation |
| gancho | hook, peg |
| gandul | loafing, lazy |
| gandul | loafer, idler |
| gañido | A yip, yelp, yap |
| garaje | garage (car repair shop) |
| garaje | garage (domestic storage for a car or motor repair facility) |
| García | Spanish surname |
| garete | only used in the idiomatic expression irse al garete |
| garfio | gaff |
| garfio | hook |
| garzón | young man, boy |
| gasear | to gas |
| gastar | to spend |
| gatear | to crawl (on hands and knees like a baby or toddler) |
| gatear | to walk like a cat |
| gatera | cat flap (small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in) |
| gatita | feminine form of gatito |
| gatito | diminutive form of gato |
| gatito | kitten (young cat) |
| gaucho | cowboy |
| gaveta | A drawer |
| gavial | gavial, gharial |
| gazapo | bunny, young rabbit |
| gazapo | misprint, error |
| géiser | geyser |
| gélido | distant (of a person) |
| gélido | gelid, frosty (temperature) |
| gemela | (female) twin |
| gemelo | twin |
| gemelo | calf (leg) |
| gemelo | cuff link, cufflink |
| gemelo | monozygotic twin |
| gemelo | twin |
| gemido | moan |
| género | style |
| género | gender |
| género | kind |
| género | cloth, material (woven fabric) |
| género | gender |
| género | genre |
| género | genus |
| genial | ingenious, genial |
| genial | splendid, gorgeous |
| génico | genic |
| genoma | genome (complete genetic information of an organism) |
| Génova | Genoa |
| gentil | kind, nice |
| Germán | male given name, in Spanish speaking countries |
| germen | germ |
| germen | microbe, microorganism |
| Gerona | Girona |
| Gerona | The letter G in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| Gershu | male given name, diminutive of Germán |
| gestar | to carry out (progeny) |
| gestar | to develop, generate (a feeling) |
| gestar | to gestate |
| gestor | solicitor, attorney, barrister |
| ghanés | Ghanaian (of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people) |
| ghanés | Ghanaian (person) |
| giboso | humped |
| gigoló | gigolo |
| gitana | a gypsy |
| gitano | of or like a Gypsy |
| gitano | Gypsy |
| glauco | glaucous; having a green colour |
| glauco | Glaucus atlanticus, a species of sea slug |
| glical | glycal |
| glicol | glycol |
| global | global (worldwide) |
| gloria | glory |
| Gloria | female given name |
| glosar | to gloss |
| glotis | glottis (organ of speech) |
| glotón | wolverine |
| glucal | glucal |
| gluglú | gobble (the sound a turkey makes) |
| gluglú | gurgle |
| gluten | gluten |
| glúteo | Related to the buttock |
| glúteo | gluteo |
| golazo | spectacular goal |
| golear | to rout |
| goleta | schooner, clipper (sailing boat) |
| golfín | dolphin |
| golfín | gangster |
| goloso | greedy, gluttonous (given to excessive eating) |
| goloso | horny an easily aroused |
| goloso | sweet-toothed, having a sweet tooth (fond of sweets) |
| gomina | gel, hair cream |
| góming | bungee jumping |
| gomita | rubber band |
| gomita | jelly candy |
| gónada | gonad |
| gorgor | gurgle |
| gorila | burly |
| gorila | gorilla |
| gorjeo | gurgle, gurgling (sound) |
| gorjeo | tweet, twirp (bird song) |
| gorrón | freeloader |
| gotear | to drip |
| gotera | A gutter |
| gotera | leak (hole which lets escape a fluid) |
| gotera | leak in the roof which lets water drop into the house) |
| gótico | Gothic (of or relating to the Goths) |
| gótico | Gothic language |
| grabar | to record |
| gracia | good humor |
| gracia | grace |
| gracia | mercy |
| gracia | punch line of a joke or story |
| grácil | delicate |
| grácil | graceful |
| grácil | slender |
| gradar | to harrow |
| granar | become rich |
| granar | produce or develop grains or seeds |
| grande | aged, old |
| grande | big, large |
| grande | great |
| grande | grandee |
| granja | farm |
| grapar | to staple |
| gratis | free, without charge |
| gratis | free, without charge |
| gravar | to encumber |
| Grecia | Greece |
| gremio | guild |
| gremio | union |
| griega | feminine form of griego |
| griego | Greek, Grecian (from or native to Greece) |
| griego | Greek, Grecian (pertaining to Greece) |
| griego | a Greek |
| griego | An unintelligible language |
| griego | the Greek language |
| grieta | chap |
| grieta | crack, chink, crevice |
| grillo | cricket (insect) |
| gringa | feminine form of gringo |
| gringa | a type of taco |
| gringo | gringo |
| gripal | flu (attributive) |
| gripal | flulike |
| gritar | to jeer at |
| gritar | to shout, to scream, to cry out, to call out |
| grosor | thickness |
| gruesa | gross |
| grueso | thick, fat |
| grueso | wide |
| grueso | majority |
| grueso | width, breadth |
| grulla | crane |
| grullo | haven an ashen color |
| gruñir | to grunt |
| gruñón | grumpy |
| gruñón | grumbler, grouch |
| guacal | calabash tree |
| guacal | wooden crate |
| guacho | single, mismatched, odd (orphaned part of a pair) |
| guacho | wild-growing (plant) |
| guacho | bastard |
| guacho | fatherless |
| guacho | orphaned |
| guacho | bastard |
| guacho | orphan |
| guagua | A baby, infant, or child |
| guagua | A bus with a fixed route |
| guamil | fallow, bush fallow, forest fallow (cultivated land that has been abandoned to natural regrowth for at least five years; the vegetation consists of tall grasses, thorny shrubs and small trees) |
| guante | glove (hand-wear) |
| guarda | endpaper |
| guarda | guard, ward, keeper |
| guarén | big rat |
| guarro | filthy, dirty |
| guarro | obscene |
| guarro | pig |
| guasón | dull, boring |
| guasón | funny, joking |
| guasón | joker |
| guatón | fat |
| guatón | one million pesos (currency) |
| guatón | fat man, fatso |
| guayar | to bump and grind |
| guayar | to grate |
| guerra | war, warfare |
| guímel | gimel; the Hebrew letter ג |
| guiñar | to wink |
| guinda | cherry (sour cherry, fruit of Prunus cerasus) |
| guindo | sour cherry tree (Prunus cerasus) |
| Guinea | Guinea |
| guineo | banana |
| guipur | guipure |
| guisar | to stew |
| gulosa | gulose |
| gusano | A maggot |
| gusano | An insect larva, such as a grub or caterpillar |
| gusano | A worm |
| gusano | A person who has defected from Cuba |
| gustar | to please; to be pleasing |
| gustar | to taste |
| Guyana | Guyana |
| Guzmán | Spanish surname |
| hábito | habit (of a monk) |
| hábito | habits, custom |
| hablar | to talk; to speak; to communicate using words |
| hablar | to speak (a language) |
| hachís | hashish |
| hacina | pile |
| hacina | stack |
| hacino | miserable, wretched |
| hácker | hacker |
| hadrón | hadron |
| hafnio | hafnium |
| halago | flattery |
| halcón | hawk, falcon |
| hálito | waft; a brief, gentle breeze |
| hálito | whiff |
| hallar | to find |
| haluro | halide |
| hamaca | hammock |
| hamaca | swing |
| hambre | hunger |
| hangar | hangar |
| harina | flour |
| harpía | alternative form of arpía |
| harpía | harpy eagle |
| hartar | to bore, tire |
| hartar | to satiate |
| hartar | to satisfy |
| hassio | hassium |
| hataca | rolling pin |
| Haydée | female given name |
| hazaña | feat; deed |
| hebrea | Hebrew |
| hebreo | Hebrew |
| hebreo | Hebrew person |
| hebreo | Hebrew language |
| Héctor | male given name |
| Héctor | Hector |
| helada | freezing |
| helada | frost |
| helado | icy, frozen (past participle of helar) |
| helado | shocked |
| helado | ice cream |
| helado | popsicle, ice pop |
| heleno | Hellenic |
| helero | glacier |
| helero | névé |
| hélice | helix |
| hélice | propellor |
| hélice | helix |
| helio- | helio- |
| helión | helion |
| hembra | female |
| hender | To crack into pieces |
| hender | To mar |
| hender | To split, to cleave apart |
| Henoch | Enoch (Biblical character) |
| henrio | henry (unit of inductance) |
| hercio | hertz |
| hereje | heretic |
| hereje | heretic |
| herida | wound |
| herido | hurt, injured |
| herrar | to brand |
| herrar | to horseshoe, to shoe a horse |
| hervir | to boil |
| hervor | boiling |
| hervor | liveliness |
| hervor | animosity |
| hervor | vehemence |
| hervor | zeal |
| hexano | hexane |
| hexosa | hexose |
| hidro- | hydro- |
| hiedra | ivy |
| hiemal | of or pertaining to winter |
| hiemal | the winter quadrant |
| hierba | grass, weeds |
| hierba | herb |
| hierro | branding iron |
| hierro | iron (metal) |
| hígado | liver |
| hijita | A little daughter, daughterling |
| hijito | diminutive form of hijo |
| híjole | used to denote surprise or the state of being impressed, similar to wow or whoa |
| hilado | yarn |
| hilera | row, windrow |
| hincar | to thrust, drive |
| hincha | hatred |
| hincha | fan |
| hinojo | fennel |
| hinojo | knee |
| hiper- | hyper- |
| hípica | horse racing |
| hípico | equestrian |
| hípico | equine |
| hisopo | aspergillium |
| hisopo | hyssop |
| hisopo | cotton swab |
| histo- | histo- |
| hobbit | hobbit |
| hocico | snout (mouth of a beast) |
| hogaza | loaf |
| hojear | to page or leaf through |
| holgar | to rest (after labor), to be idle |
| hollar | to tread, trample |
| hollín | soot |
| holmio | holmium |
| hombre | Hey! |
| hombre | Man! |
| hombre | Oh, come on! , ¡Si hombre! |
| hombre | a 17th century card game also called ombre |
| hombre | (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) man, in the sense of an individual of the species Homo sapiens, the genus Homo, or the subtribe Hominina |
| hombre | a top in male-male sex |
| hombre | Man, in the sense of adult male human |
| hombre | Man, in the sense of all humans collectively; mankind, humankind |
| hombre | Husband |
| hombro | shoulder |
| Homero | Homer (poet) |
| Homero | male given name, equivalent to English Homer |
| honrar | to honor |
| horado | A hole or other perforation that crosses something from side to side, or that crosses all of its parts |
| horado | cavern |
| horcón | pitchfork |
| hordio | barley |
| horeca | the hotel and catering industry |
| hórreo | An isolated, rectangular, wooden or rock building supported by columns, characteristic of the northwest of the Iberian peninsula and typically used to store grain or other agricultural produce. |
| hórreo | granary (storehouse) |
| horror | horror |
| hostal | hostel; cheap hotel |
| hostia | communion, communion wafer, wafer, host (religious token) |
| hostia | jeez (expression of surprise) |
| hostil | hostile |
| huebra | acre; as much land as can be ploughed in a day |
| huelga | strike (work stoppage) |
| huella | footprint |
| Huelva | a city in south-western Spain |
| huerta | garden, vegetable garden |
| huerta | orchard, cultivated land |
| huerto | fruit and vegetable garden (garden used for cultivation of agricultural crops) |
| Huesca | Huesca (a city in northeastern Spain, in the autonomous community of Aragon) |
| hueste | ground, finely powdered |
| hueste | Beaten and ready for the preparation of tortillas |
| hueste | following (group of followers, supporters) |
| hueste | army, troops |
| huevón | stupid |
| huevón | large egg |
| huevón | a lazy or stupid person |
| huevón | a person, pal or buddy |
| huinca | Person who is not Mapuche |
| huipil | huipil |
| humana | (female) human |
| humano | human |
| humano | humane |
| humano | human, human being |
| humear | to smoke |
| humear | to steam |
| húmedo | humid |
| húmero | humerus |
| humita | tamale |
| humita | bow tie |
| hundir | to collapse, subside |
| hundir | to sink |
| hundir | to ruin, destroy |
| hundir | to sink, engulf |
| huraño | antisocial, unsociable |
| huraño | shy |
| hurgar | to root, rummage, poke about |
| hurgar | to poke at, pick |
| hurtar | to steal, purloin |
| Iberia | Iberia (Caucasian Iberia) |
| Iberia | Iberia (European peninsula, consisting of Portugal and Spain) |
| idilio | idyll |
| idioma | A language |
| idiota | idiotic |
| idiota | idiot |
| idóneo | fitting |
| idóneo | suitable |
| iguana | iguana |
| ilegal | illegal, unlawful |
| imagen | image |
| Imelda | female given name, most common in the Philippines |
| imitar | to imitate |
| impago | nonpayment |
| ímpeto | Variant form of ímpetu |
| ímpetu | energy; vigor |
| ímpetu | force |
| ímpetu | impetus |
| impuro | impure |
| íncubo | incubus |
| índice | index |
| índigo | indigo (colour) |
| índigo | indigo plant |
| índole | type |
| inerme | unarmed, defenceless, helpless |
| inerte | inactive, sluggish |
| inerte | inert |
| infame | awful, dreadful |
| infame | infamous, vile, wicked |
| infiel | unfaithful |
| infijo | [of an affix] infixed |
| infijo | infix |
| inflar | to inflate |
| inglés | English |
| inglés | Englishman |
| inglés | The English language |
| inicio | start, initiation |
| inicuo | iniquitous, nefarious |
| inmune | immune |
| innato | innate, inborn |
| inocuo | harmless |
| inocuo | innoxious |
| inopia | indigence, poverty |
| insano | insane |
| insano | unhealthy |
| instar | to urge, to be urgent |
| inter- | inter- |
| íntimo | close |
| íntimo | familiar, cosy |
| íntimo | intimate |
| íntimo | private |
| inútil | useless |
| iónico | ionic |
| iPhone | iPhone |
| iraquí | Iraqi |
| iraquí | Iraqi |
| iridio | iridium |
| ironía | irony |
| irreal | fantastic |
| irreal | unreal |
| írrito | invalid |
| Isabel | female given name, cognate to Elizabeth |
| Isabel | Elizabeth |
| Isidro | male given name, variant of Isidoro, cognate to English Isidore |
| isleña | feminine form of isleño |
| isleño | insular (of, relating to, or from an island) |
| isleño | islander |
| islote | islet |
| Ismael | male given name |
| Ismael | Ishmael |
| Israel | Israel |
| Israel | Jacob |
| Italia | Italy |
| ítalo- | Italo-; italo- |
| Izabal | A department of Guatemala |
| jabalí | wild boar |
| jábega | trawler |
| Jacobo | male given name of biblical origin; equivalent to Jacob or James |
| Jacobo | James, the brother of Jesus; also Santiago. |
| Jacobo | James, the son of Alpheus. |
| Jacobo | James, the son of Zebedee. |
| jadear | to gasp; to pant; to puff |
| jaguar | jaguar (Panthera onca) |
| jajaja | Hahaha |
| jajajá | Hahaha |
| Jalapa | A place name, a department of Guatemala and a city in Mexico |
| jalear | to urge on; to encourage |
| jambar | to gorge, to pig-out, to devour (stuff oneself with food) |
| Januká | Hanukkah |
| Japhet | Japheth (son of Noah) |
| jaquir | to forsake, to abandon |
| jarabe | juice |
| jarabe | (liquid) remedy |
| jarabe | syrup |
| jarana | a small guitar |
| jarana | horseplay; fooling around |
| jarana | revelry |
| jarcia | fishing tackle |
| jarcia | the rigging of a ship or boat |
| jardín | garden |
| jarrón | vase |
| jauría | pack of hounds |
| Javier | male given name, male form of Javiera, cognate to English Xavier |
| jazmín | jasmine |
| Jehová | Jehovah |
| jergón | straw mattress |
| jersey | sweater, pullover |
| jíbaro | rustic; rural |
| jícama | jicama |
| jícara | A small faience container used to serve hot chocolate or other hot beverages |
| jícara | head |
| jícara | A small, woody container, typically made from the fruit of the calabash tree and used (especially in rural Mexico) to serve hot food in order to preserve its temprature |
| jícara | calabash |
| jícara | Part, or square, of a flat chocolate bar, which can be broken off easily (especially in Andalusia and Murcia) |
| jícaro | calabash |
| jilote | corn silk |
| jilote | Immature, green ear of maize |
| jinete | horseman, horsewoman, rider |
| jirafa | boom microphone |
| jirafa | giraffe |
| jocoso | jocular |
| jocote | mombin (fruit, tree) |
| jodido | difficult |
| jodido | screwed, crappy |
| jónica | feminine form of jónico |
| jónico | Ionian; Ionic |
| jónico | Ionic |
| jónico | Ionian |
| jonrón | home run |
| Jordán | Jordan, Guimaras, a city in Philippines |
| Jordán | Jordan [river] |
| jornal | A day's pay |
| joroba | hump |
| joroba | pain in the neck |
| joroba | trunk, boot (of a car) |
| Josefa | female given name, feminine form of José ( =Joseph) |
| jotito | diminutive form of joto small child |
| jotito | (effeminate boy) girl, faglet |
| jovial | cheerful, jovial |
| jovial | Jovian |
| joyero | goldsmith |
| joyero | jeweler |
| júbilo | jubilation; joy |
| juerga | binge; spree |
| juerga | partying |
| jueves | Thursday |
| jugada | play |
| jugada | trick |
| juglar | minstrel |
| juglar | poet, reciter |
| jugoso | juicy |
| juicio | good judgement; reason |
| juicio | opinion |
| juicio | trial |
| Julián | male given name, cognate to Julian |
| juncia | sedge |
| jungla | jungle |
| juntar | to gather together; to socialize |
| juntar | to join together |
| juntar | to close partway |
| juntar | to combine, to unite |
| juntar | to gather (together); to collect |
| jurado | a judge or referee |
| jurado | a jury |
| jurado | a member of a jury |
| justar | to joust |
| juzgar | to consider |
| juzgar | to judge |
| juzgar | to pass judgment |
| juzgar | to try (a case) |
| Kahlúa | Kahlúa |
| Kansas | Kansas |
| karate | karate |
| kárate | karate |
| kazajo | Kazakh |
| kazajo | Kazakh |
| kimono | kimono |
| kiosco | alternative spelling of quiosco |
| kosher | kosher |
| Kuwait | Kuwait |
| kwacha | kwacha |
| lábaro | labarum |
| labrar | to carve, to craft |
| labrar | to plough |
| lacear | to lasso, to snare |
| lacear | to trap |
| lacrar | to seal |
| lactar | to breast-feed |
| lácteo | dairy (containing or made from milk) |
| lácteo | lactic, milk (attributive) (of, or relating to milk) |
| lácteo | milky (resembling milk) |
| lácteo | A dairy product |
| lácteo | dairy |
| ladear | to bend |
| ladear | to lean |
| ladear | to tilt |
| ladear | to tip |
| ladear | to bank (to incline laterally in order to turn) |
| ladera | slope |
| ladero | lateral |
| ladino | astute, crafty, acute |
| ladino | mestizo |
| ladino | a mestizo person |
| ladino | Ladino; the Judeo-Spanish language |
| ladino | the Ladin language of Italy |
| ladrar | to bark |
| ladrón | having the qualities of a thief |
| ladrón | thief; robber; crook |
| lagaña | sleep (in the corner of the eye) |
| laguna | lagoon |
| lambda | lambda; the Greek letter Λ, λ |
| lamber | to lick |
| lamera | feminine form of lamero |
| lamero | related to lamers |
| lamero | a water harvesting system |
| lamero | person in charge of placing the dinamite. |
| lamero | lamer |
| lámina | engraving |
| lámina | slap, sheet |
| lámina | lamina |
| lámina | blade |
| lancha | boat |
| lanudo | longhaired, shaggy-haired |
| lanudo | woolly |
| lanugo | lanugo |
| lanzar | to launch |
| lanzar | to pitch, in baseball |
| lanzar | to throw |
| lanzón | lancetfish |
| lápida | tombstone, gravestone |
| largar | To chase away |
| largar | To let go |
| largar | To release |
| largar | to go away (leave) blow |
| lasaña | lasagna |
| lastra | a large flat stone, a slap of stone |
| lastre | ballast |
| latido | beat, pulsation |
| látigo | whip |
| latino | of or related to any of the various romance languages |
| latino | of or related to Latin people, speakers of romance languages |
| latino | of or related to Lazio, Italy |
| latino | of or related to the Latin language |
| latoso | annoying, tedious, boring |
| laucha | mouse (small rodent or computer mouse) |
| laucha | sagacious person |
| laudar | To rule or deliver a verdict |
| laurel | laurel |
| lavabo | washbasin |
| lavada | A washing, a cleaning, a laundry load |
| lavado | laundry |
| lebrel | sighthound, whippet |
| lechar | milky |
| lechar | to milk |
| lechar | to whitewash |
| lechón | suckling piglet |
| lector | reading |
| lector | reading aloud to other people |
| lector | reader |
| legado | legacy |
| légamo | slime |
| legaña | rheum or sleep (in the corner of the eye) |
| legión | legion |
| lejano | far, faraway |
| lengua | language |
| lengua | tongue |
| leñoso | woodlike |
| lentes | glasses |
| lentes | Plural of lente |
| leonés | Leonese |
| leonés | Leonese person |
| leonés | Leonese language |
| Leonor | female given name, cognate to Eleanor |
| leptón | lepton |
| lesbio | Lesbian (of or from Lesbos) |
| lesbio | lesbian (of or pertaining to lesbians and lesbianism) |
| lesbio | Lesbian (native of Lesbos) |
| lesión | lesion; injury |
| Lesoto | Lesotho |
| letona | feminine form of letón |
| lexema | lexeme |
| léxico | lexical |
| léxico | lexicon (dictionary or vocabulary) |
| Líbano | Lebanon |
| librar | to expel the placenta |
| librar | to free, to exempt |
| librar | to give birth |
| librar | to issue (a check, a decree) |
| librar | to make (an appointment) |
| librar | to place, to put (hope, trust) |
| librar | to save, to rescue, to deliver, to preserve |
| librar | to wage, to engage (battle, war) |
| lícito | just |
| lícito | licit |
| licuar | To puree; to blend; to liquify using a blender |
| lidiar | to fight |
| liebre | hare |
| lienzo | canvas |
| ligado | ligature |
| ligasa | ligase |
| ligero | light, not heavy |
| limaco | slug (animal) |
| límite | limit |
| limpia | a cleansing, a cleaning |
| limpio | clean |
| limpio | broke, out of pocket |
| linaje | ancestry, lineage |
| lindar | to border |
| lineal | linear |
| linear | linear |
| linear | to line |
| linear | to outline, to mark out |
| Liorna | Livorno (town) |
| lipasa | lipase |
| lípido | lipid |
| lipoma | lipoma |
| liquen | lichen |
| Lisboa | Lisbon (capital of Portugal) |
| lisiar | to cripple |
| lisina | lysine |
| listar | to list |
| listín | list of highlights |
| listín | telephone book |
| listón | batten, slat |
| listón | lath |
| listón | ribbon |
| listón | strip |
| listón | bar crossbar |
| lisura | sincerity |
| lisura | smoothness, calmness |
| lisura | smoothness, flatness |
| lisura | cheeky remark, disrespectful comment |
| litera | bunk |
| litote | Litotes, understatement. |
| lívido | livid, ashen, leaden gray |
| livone | Livonian; a person from Livonia |
| lixosa | lyxose |
| llamar | to appeal; to attract |
| llamar | to refer to |
| llamar | to summon |
| llamar | to be called |
| llamar | to cost |
| llanta | tire rim |
| llanta | fat, protruding belly |
| llanta | tire |
| llanta | plant |
| llanto | crying |
| llegar | to arrive |
| llenar | to complete a group |
| llenar | to fill something up |
| llevar | to have spent time |
| llevar | to include (have as a component, part, accesory or ingredient) |
| llevar | to lead away; to carry away (implies moving someone further from the speaker) |
| llevar | to take, carry, take away, carry away (implies to move something further from who speaks) |
| llevar | to wear (short form of llevar puesto) |
| llorar | to cry |
| llorón | crybaby |
| llover | to rain |
| lluvia | rain |
| loable | laudable |
| lobato | a wolf cub, a wolfling |
| lóbulo | ear lobe |
| lóbulo | lobe |
| lóbulo | lobule |
| lobuno | lupine, wolflike, wolfish |
| locera | A woman who makes or sells items made of china. |
| locero | One who makes or sells items made of china. |
| loción | lotion |
| locrio | dish made from rice cooked with meat |
| locuaz | loquacious |
| locura | An act of madness |
| locura | Madness |
| logana | loganberry |
| lógica | female logician |
| lógica | logic |
| lógico | logical |
| lógico | logician |
| lograr | to achieve |
| lograr | to get; to obtain |
| Lolita | female given name |
| loncha | slap |
| loncha | slice |
| lonche | tea (light meal with tea or coffee) |
| longko | alternative form of lonco |
| Lorena | female given name transferred from the place name |
| Lorena | Lorraine ( region ) |
| loriga | bard (armor for a horse) |
| loriga | mail, chain mail |
| lozano | fresh or lush |
| Luanda | Luanda |
| lubina | sea bass |
| lucero | brilliance, luster |
| lucero | luminary (natural light-giving body) |
| luchar | to fight |
| lúcido | lucid |
| lución | slowworm |
| lucrar | to obtain one's desires |
| lucrar | to profit, win, gain, opportune, lucrate |
| lúcuma | lucmo (fruit) |
| lúdico | ludic |
| lujoso | luxurious |
| lumbar | lumbar |
| lumbre | combustible material |
| lumbre | fire (matter that has produced or is capable of producing fire) |
| lumbre | light produced by fire |
| lumbre | luminosity, clearness |
| luneta | box (seating compartment in a theater) |
| luneta | lens |
| luneta | lunette |
| lúnula | lunula |
| lúpulo | hop plant |
| lustre | luster |
| lustro | lustrum |
| Lutero | Luther |
| lutria | otter |
| macaca | binge, drunken spree, drunk, jag |
| macaca | female hobgoblin |
| macaca | female macaque monkey; see macaco |
| macaca | macaca, a small coin equal to one peso |
| macaca | Brazilian woman |
| macaco | ugly, misshapen, deformed, squat |
| macaco | hobgoblin, bogeyman |
| macaco | macaque |
| macaco | Brazilian |
| maceta | flowerpot |
| machar | to grind, to pound |
| macizo | massive, large |
| macizo | solid |
| macizo | hunky, dishy |
| macizo | flowerbed |
| macizo | massif |
| macizo | mass, solid |
| macizo | A hunk |
| macro- | macro- |
| macrón | macron |
| madeja | skein, hank, ball of yarn |
| madera | makings |
| madera | wood |
| madera | wooden plank, board |
| madero | a piece of wood |
| madero | a clumsy person |
| madero | police officer, compare pig |
| Madrid | Madrid |
| Madrid | The letter M in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| Madriz | Madriz |
| maduro | mature, of relatively old age (said of people) |
| maduro | ripe |
| maduro | short for plátano maduro - "ripe plantain" |
| mágico | magic, magical |
| mágico | wonderful |
| maguey | maguey |
| Mahoma | Muhammad (Islamic prophet) |
| maizal | piece of land cultivating corn; cornfield |
| Málaga | Málaga |
| malato | malate |
| Malaui | Malawi (Republic of Malawi) |
| malauí | Malawian |
| malauí | Malawian |
| Malawi | alternative spelling of Malaui |
| malayo | Malay (from Malaysia) |
| malayo | Malay (language) |
| malayo | Malay (person) |
| maldad | badness; evilness |
| maldad | bad or evil deed |
| malear | to corrupt |
| malear | to make bad |
| malear | to pervert |
| maleta | suitcase |
| maleta | trunk, boot (of a car) |
| maleza | underbrush |
| maleza | weed |
| málico | malic |
| mallar | alternative spelling of majar |
| maloka | house |
| maltés | Maltese (from or native to Malta) |
| maltés | Maltese (pertaining to Malta) |
| maltés | a Maltese person |
| maltés | the Maltese language |
| mamada | milk; (of baby) feeding time |
| mamada | suck |
| mamada | drunkenness |
| mamada | cinch, something easy |
| mamada | an intentional mean action or statement; a stupid action or statement; a practical joke |
| mamado | muscular (having well-developed muscles) |
| mamita | diminutive form of mamá mummy |
| manada | handful (amount held in hand) |
| manada | herd, pride |
| mañana | soon, shortly |
| mañana | tomorrow |
| mañana | the morning |
| mañana | the near future; tomorrow |
| manatí | manatee |
| mancha | blemish |
| mancha | stain |
| manchú | Manchu |
| manchú | Manchu |
| manchú | Manchu language |
| mandar | to enjoin |
| mandar | to lead, to be in charge, to command |
| mandar | to order |
| mandar | to send |
| mandar | to lead |
| mandil | apron |
| mandón | bossy |
| mandón | bossyboots |
| manejo | handling |
| manera | way; manner |
| mangle | mangrove |
| manido | trite; hackneyed |
| manita | diminutive form of mano, little hand |
| manito | diminutive form of mano, little hand |
| manojo | handful, bunch |
| manosa | mannose |
| mañoso | skillful, crafty |
| mañoso | cranky, crazy (grouchy, irritable, easily upset) |
| mañoso | pedantic, fussy |
| mantel | tablecloth |
| mantra | mantra (all senses) |
| manual | manual |
| Manuel | male given name, derived from biblical Emanuel |
| mapuey | cush-cush; tropical herb |
| mapuey | tuber of the same plant |
| maraca | A maraca, percussion instrument |
| maraña | snarl |
| maraña | tangle, muddle |
| maraña | thicket |
| marcar | to beat, make (a rhythm) |
| marcar | to dial |
| marcar | to mark |
| marcar | to mark (in sports) |
| marcar | to show, read, say (of a measuring device) |
| marcar | to write down, jot down |
| marcha | departure |
| marcha | gear (a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears) |
| marcha | march |
| marcha | mojo |
| marcha | party (social gathering) |
| Marcos | male given name, cognate to Mark |
| Marcos | Mark |
| mareal | tidal |
| marear | to dizzy |
| marear | to sicken |
| marear | to get dizzy |
| marfil | ivory |
| margen | margin, edge |
| marica | magpie |
| marido | husband |
| marina | navy |
| Marina | female given name, cognate to English Marina |
| marino | marine, nautical |
| marino | sailor |
| mármol | marble (rock) |
| marojo | red-berried mistletoe (Viscum cruciatum) |
| maroma | circus stunt |
| maroma | rope |
| marrar | to miss |
| marrón | brown (colour) |
| marrón | brown (colour) |
| martes | Tuesday |
| Martín | male given name, cognate to English Martin |
| mártir | martyr |
| maruja | housewife |
| masaje | massage |
| Masaya | Masaya |
| mascar | to chew |
| másico | mass; of or pertaining to mass |
| masivo | massive |
| mástil | mast (support of a sail) |
| mastín | mastiff |
| matado | fugly, hideous (person) |
| matado | bookish (lover of reading and or study) |
| matear | To drink mate, yerba mate |
| Matías | male given name of biblical origin |
| Matías | Matthias (Biblical figure) |
| matraz | Any kind of flask, or glass container used in a chemical laboratory |
| matriz | matrix |
| matriz | womb, uterus |
| matula | wick (of a candle, lamp, etc.) |
| máxima | maxim |
| máxima | maximum |
| máximo | greatest |
| máximo | maximum |
| máximo | maximum |
| Máximo | male given name |
| mayate | figeater beetle, June bug (Cotinis mutabilis) |
| mayate | black person |
| mearse | to wet, to urinate accidentally in or on |
| mecate | rope, cord |
| mechón | lock, tuft (of hair) |
| mechón | fresher, freshman (in university) |
| médano | dune (ridge or hill of sand) |
| médano | sandbank |
| mediar | to center, to give a central, medium or average value |
| mediar | to mediate |
| medias | pantyhose |
| medias | socks |
| médica | Female physician |
| médico | medical |
| médico | physician |
| medida | action, step, sanction |
| medida | measure |
| medida | measurement |
| medida | moderation |
| medios | means |
| medios | media |
| medios | resources, funds, means |
| médium | medium (a person who contacts the dead) |
| medrar | to thrive or grow |
| medula | marrow |
| medula | medulla |
| médula | alternative spelling of medula |
| medusa | jellyfish |
| Medusa | Medusa |
| Méjico | Variant spelling of México |
| mejora | improvement, amelioration |
| melafo | A term used to express the sexual appeal of another |
| melaza | molasses |
| melena | mane (longer hair growth around head of male lions) |
| melisa | lemon balm |
| mellar | to nick, to dent |
| ménade | maenad (follower of Dionysus) |
| Méndez | Spanish surname |
| menear | to wiggle |
| menorá | menorah |
| mental | mental |
| mentar | to mention, name |
| mentir | to lie (say something untrue) |
| mentol | menthol |
| mentón | chin |
| menudo | insignificant |
| menudo | small, tiny |
| menudo | what a (+ noun) |
| menudo | A traditional Mexican spicy soup made with tripe |
| merced | mercy |
| Mérida | Latin American cities named Mérida after the above: |
| Mérida | The city Mérida in Spain's western region Estremadura, in Badajóz province |
| mérito | merit |
| merlán | whiting (fish, Merlangius merlangus) |
| merlón | merlon |
| mermar | to reduce |
| merode | The action or effects of marauding or pillaging |
| mesera | waitress |
| mesero | waiter |
| meseta | plateau |
| mesías | messiah |
| mesita | diminutive form of mesa |
| metano | methane |
| metate | metate |
| metete | nosy, meddlesome |
| metido | nosy |
| método | method |
| mexica | Mexica, Aztec |
| mexica | Mexica, Aztec |
| México | Mexico |
| México | Mexico City |
| mezcal | mezcal |
| mezcal | The variety of the agave plant from with mezcal is distilled |
| mezcla | blend |
| mezcla | mixture |
| miador | miaowing |
| miador | miaower |
| miasma | miasma |
| micro- | micro- |
| mierda | worthless, pissass |
| migaja | crumb |
| migrar | to migrate |
| Miguel | male given name |
| Miguel | Michael. |
| mijita | diminutive form of mija; sistergirl, homegirl, girlfriend, honey |
| milano | down of a thistle |
| milano | flying gurnard (Dactylopteridae) |
| milano | kite |
| milico | soldier |
| millar | A large, indeterminate number |
| millar | A unit or group of one thousand |
| millón | million (106) |
| milord | milord |
| mimbre | wicker |
| mimoso | cuddly |
| minera | miner |
| minero | mining |
| minero | miner |
| mínimo | least |
| mínimo | minimal |
| mínimo | smallest |
| mínimo | minimum |
| minino | kitty (a cat) |
| minuta | bill; fee |
| minuta | rough draft |
| minuto | minute (60 seconds) |
| mirada | look, glance |
| Mireia | female given name |
| Mireya | female given name, variant of Mireia |
| mísero | of small value |
| mísero | stingy |
| mísero | unfortunate |
| misión | mission |
| misiva | missive |
| míster | coach (sports trainer or instructor, especially football) |
| Misuri | Missouri |
| mítico | mythic, mythical |
| miyako | Miyako (language) |
| mochil | errand boy, messenger boy, especially for farmers |
| moción | motion |
| mocoso | having lots of mucus |
| mocoso | mucilaginous |
| mocoso | mucous |
| mocoso | snotty |
| mocoso | a kid |
| mocoso | brat |
| modelo | A model (machine, miniature) |
| modelo | A fashion model |
| módico | limited, scarce |
| módico | moderate |
| Modona | Methoni |
| módulo | module |
| mofeta | skunk |
| mogate | varnish |
| mohawk | (hairstyle) A Mohawk |
| mohína | displeasure, annoyance |
| mohoso | musty, moldy |
| mohoso | rusty |
| moisés | crib |
| Moisés | male given name |
| Moisés | Moses |
| mojada | (female) wetback |
| mojado | wet |
| mojado | Wetback; one who crosess an international border by passing through a body of water by wading, swimming, etc from the shore of one country to illegally enter the adject country. For example, so crossing the border into the United States from Mexico or from Morocco to Spain |
| mojito | mojito |
| moksha | Moksha language |
| molido | ground (crushed into a powder) |
| molido | minced |
| molido | grind or powder |
| Molina | Spanish surname |
| molino | a mill |
| Mónaco | Monaco |
| monada | action of a monkey |
| monada | childish behavior |
| monada | cute gesture or action of a child |
| monada | neat little thing |
| mondar | to peel |
| moneda | coin |
| moneda | currency |
| mongol | Mongolian (of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures) |
| mongol | Mongol, Mongolian (person) |
| mongol | Mongolian language |
| Mónica | female given name, equivalent to English Monica |
| montar | to establish |
| montar | to mount |
| montar | to ride |
| montar | to set up |
| montón | a lot |
| montón | ton, lot, bunch, pile, heap, lode, load |
| monzón | monsoon |
| mopane | mopane |
| morada | dwelling |
| morado | purple |
| morado | bruise |
| morado | purple, mulberry |
| mordaz | caustic; corrosive |
| morder | to bite, to nip |
| morder | to corrode(i.e., acid on metal) |
| morder | to criticize, to run down, to gossip about, to find fault with |
| morder | to gnaw |
| morder | to grasp, to clutch |
| morder | to wear away, to wear down |
| morena | dark-skinned person, brunette |
| morena | moray |
| moreno | dark colored |
| moreno | dark-haired |
| moreno | dark-skinned, tan |
| moreno | a dark-skinned or tan person |
| moreno | a person with dark-hair |
| Moreno | Spanish surname |
| morera | white mulberry, Morus alba |
| Morfeo | Morpheus, god of dreams |
| morgue | morgue |
| moroso | defaulting, delinquent (late or failing to pay a debt) |
| moroso | defaulter |
| morreo | snog |
| mortal | deadly |
| mortal | mortal |
| motera | Female form of motero; a female stoner, pothead, weedhead |
| motero | A motorcyclist |
| motero | Someone who sells mote |
| motivo | reason, ground, motive |
| movida | move (games) |
| movida | party (social gathering) |
| movida | scene (social environment consisting of a large informal, vague group of people) |
| movido | eventful, turbulent |
| moyote | mosquito |
| mucama | chambermaid |
| mucama | maid |
| muchas | feminine plural form of mucho |
| muchas | feminine plural form of mucho |
| muchas | feminine plural form of mucho |
| muchos | much; many (of something) (masculine plural of mucho, much) |
| mueble | a piece of furniture |
| muelle | soft, mild |
| muelle | spring (device made of flexible or coiled material) |
| muelle | wharf, quay, pier |
| muermo | Drug-induced lethargy |
| muermo | A boring person or thing |
| muermo | Boredom |
| muermo | Glanders |
| muerte | death |
| muerto | dead |
| muerto | A dead person |
| mugido | moo (the sound a cow makes) |
| mulata | feminine form of mulato |
| mulato | mulatto |
| muleta | crutch |
| muleta | little mule (diminutive of mula) |
| muleta | muleta |
| mullir | to loosen |
| multar | fine, penalise, book |
| muñeca | doll (figure) |
| muñeca | wrist |
| muñeca | chick, babe, doll (woman) |
| muñeco | doll |
| muñeco | puppet |
| Murcia | Murcia (city and autonomous community in south-eastern Spain) |
| música | music |
| músico | musical |
| músico | musician |
| mútilo | maimed, mutilated |
| mutual | mutual |
| nacido | born |
| nacido | natural, inborn, innate |
| nacido | human being |
| nacido | growth, tumour |
| nación | nation |
| nagual | alternative form of nahual |
| nahual | healer, witch doctor |
| nahual | sorcerer |
| nahual | nahual (animal form which a person may take) |
| nahual | nahual (person able to take animal form) |
| nailon | nylon |
| naipes | card game |
| nalgón | having big buttocks |
| ñáñigo | referring to the members of the Abakuá, an Afro-Cuban men’s secret society |
| ñañita | brat, spoiled, coddled, sometimes a term of endearment |
| napias | informer, tattler |
| narina | nostril |
| narrar | to narrate |
| narval | narwhal |
| nativo | native |
| nativo | native of a place |
| natrón | natron |
| natura | nature |
| náusea | disgust |
| náusea | nausea |
| navaja | penknife, jackknife |
| navaja | razor |
| navaja | razor shell, razor clam (edible clam of genus Ensis) |
| nébeda | catnip |
| necro- | necro- |
| néctar | nectar (all senses) |
| nenita | diminutive form of nena; sistergirl, homegirl, girlfriend, honey |
| nervio | nerve |
| neuro- | neuro- |
| neutle | pulque |
| neutro | Lacking sexual organs; neutered |
| neutro | neuter (neither the one thing nor the other) |
| neutro | neutral |
| neutro | neutral pH, neutral electrical charge |
| neutro | neuter |
| nevada | snowfall |
| nevada | snow storm |
| Nevada | Nevada |
| nevado | snowy |
| nevado | white as snow |
| nevera | refrigerator |
| nevero | A location with continuous snow throughout the year |
| nevero | névé |
| newton | newton |
| niebla | fog |
| Nieves | female given name |
| Nieves | Spanish surname derived from the given name, or from a nickname for someone with white hair |
| niñera | baby-sitter |
| niñero | baby-sitter |
| ninfea | water lily |
| niñita | diminutive form of niña |
| niñita | girlyman, pussy, (effeminate boy) girl |
| niñito | diminutive form of niño small child |
| niobio | niobium |
| níquel | nickel |
| ñisñil | cattail |
| nítido | clear, distinct |
| nítido | pure, clear, clean |
| noción | notion |
| nocivo | harmful |
| nocivo | noxious |
| Noelia | female given name, cognate to English Noelle and French Noëlle |
| nómada | nomadic |
| nómada | nomad |
| nombre | name |
| nómina | salary |
| nonada | A thing or event of little or no importance or value |
| nonbre | obsolete spelling of nombre |
| ñoñear | to whine |
| noneto | nonet |
| ñoquis | gnocchi |
| normal | normal, standard, regular |
| normal | perpendicular |
| normal | a school for becoming a teacher |
| normar | to norm |
| normar | to normalize, standardize |
| novato | newbie |
| novato | beginner, newbie |
| novela | novel |
| novena | novena |
| noveno | ninth |
| noveno | ninth |
| nublar | to cloud |
| nublar | to become cloudy |
| nuboso | cloudy |
| núcleo | nucleus |
| número | musical number |
| número | number (counting) |
| nuncio | messenger |
| nuncio | nuncio |
| nutria | otter |
| nutria | nutria, coypu |
| nutrir | to nourish |
| Oaxaca | A state of Mexico |
| obispo | bishop |
| objeto | object |
| obrera | feminine form of obrero |
| obrero | worker |
| obstar | to hinder |
| obtuso | obtuse (blunt) |
| obtuso | obtuse (intellectually dull) |
| obtuso | obtuse |
| obviar | to avoid |
| obviar | to obviate |
| océano | ocean |
| ocioso | idle |
| ocioso | idler |
| octano | octane |
| octava | octave |
| octavo | eighth |
| octavo | eighth |
| octeto | octet |
| ocular | ocular |
| ocular | eyepiece, eyeglass |
| oculto | occult |
| ocupar | to employ |
| ocupar | to occupy |
| ocupar | to use |
| ocupar | to go about |
| ocupar | to pay attention to |
| odioso | hateful, odious |
| odisea | odyssey |
| Ofelia | female given name, equivalent to Ophelia |
| ofenda | insult |
| ofensa | insult |
| ofensa | offense |
| oferta | offer |
| oficio | profession, occupation |
| ofidio | ophidian |
| ofidio | ophidian |
| ojeada | glance (brief look) |
| okupar | to squat |
| olalia | olallieberry |
| oleada | wave |
| oleaje | surf |
| oleato | oleate |
| oleico | oleic |
| olfato | smell, olfaction, sense of smell (sense that detects smells) |
| olivar | olive color |
| olivar | olive grove |
| olmeca | Olmec |
| olmeca | Olmec |
| olvido | forgetting, ending of memory |
| olvido | Idea meaning an abstract place to put what is wanted to be forgotten |
| olvido | oblivion |
| ominar | to omen |
| omitir | to omit |
| onagro | onager (military engine) |
| onagro | onager (wild ass) |
| ondear | to undulate |
| oolito | oolite |
| ooteca | ootheca |
| opción | option |
| operar | to operate |
| opinar | to express one's opinion; to opine |
| opinar | to think; to be of the opinion |
| oponer | to be opposed, to be in opposition |
| oponer | to pit (one thing against another); to set in opposition |
| oponer | to put up (resistance etc.) |
| oporto | port wine |
| Oporto | Oporto |
| óptica | feminine form of óptico |
| óptico | optical; optic |
| óptimo | optimal |
| óptimo | superlative form of bueno, very good |
| orador | orator |
| órbita | orbit |
| órdago | a large bet; an all-or-nothing bet |
| ordeño | milking |
| Ordoño | male given name |
| Oregón | Oregon |
| órgano | organ (all senses) |
| origen | origin |
| orilla | edge, border |
| orilla | shore or bank of a watercourse |
| orinal | chamber pot |
| orinar | to urinate |
| oropel | tinsel |
| orozuz | licorice |
| Ortega | Spanish surname |
| ortiga | nettle (plant) |
| osadía | audacity |
| osadía | boldness |
| osario | ossuary |
| ósculo | kiss |
| oscuro | dark |
| osezno | bear cub |
| osicón | informer, tattler |
| ostión | oyster (particularily from genus Crassostrea), specially when prepared or served for food |
| otoñal | autumnal |
| ovario | ovary |
| overol | overalls plural (not US), coveralls plural (US only) |
| Oviedo | Oviedo |
| Oviedo | The letter O in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| ovoide | ovoid (egg-shaped) |
| ovoide | ovoid |
| ovular | to ovulate |
| oxazol | oxazole |
| oxidar | to oxidize |
| oxonio | oxonium |
| oyamel | sacred fir (Abies religiosa) |
| pabilo | candlewick |
| pacana | pecan |
| paceño | Of or relating to the city of La Paz, in several countries |
| pactar | to agree upon |
| paella | paella |
| pagado | paid |
| pagano | pagan |
| pagano | pagan |
| pagaré | bill of exchange, promissory note, IOU |
| página | page |
| pagoda | pagoda |
| pájaro | bird (usually a small bird capable of flying) |
| pájaro | Person of questionable or shady character, or involved in dubious affairs |
| pajear | to masturbate someone |
| pajero | wanker (person who wanks) |
| pajita | drinking straw |
| pajote | mulch |
| Palaos | Palau (Republic of Palau) |
| palear | to shovel |
| paleta | feminine form of paleto |
| paleta | ice lolly, paleta |
| paleta | lollipop, paleta |
| paleta | palette |
| paleta | trowel, small shovel |
| paleto | uncouth, ignorant, unsophisticated, tasteless, illiterate, clumsy |
| paleto | hick, yokel (illeterate person, clumsy with no style or manners, an unskilled peasant) |
| paliar | to palliate |
| pálida | pallor, paleness (due to drug abuse or sickness) |
| pálido | ashen |
| pálido | pale |
| palito | diminutive form of palo |
| palito | stick (of a lollipop, ice pop, popsicle) |
| palito | twig, little wooden stick or rod |
| palito | cinnamon tea beverage |
| paliza | beating, bashing |
| palmar | related to palms (hand and tree); palmar |
| palmar | palm grove |
| palmar | to die |
| paloma | dove, pigeon |
| paloma | (Nicaragua) Complete male sexual organ |
| palpar | to feel |
| paltón | snob |
| pambol | football (association footall) |
| pamela | A type of straw hat with large brim, typically used by women |
| Panamá | Panama |
| pancho | calm, relaxed |
| pancho | satisfied |
| pancho | young blackspot sea bream |
| pancho | hot dog |
| pancho | belly |
| Pancho | male given name |
| panela | panela |
| panera | breadbasket |
| panera | garner, granary |
| panero | (of a person) who has a great liking for bread |
| panero | A basket used in a bakery to place bread being taken out of the oven |
| panero | A small, round mat |
| pánico | panic |
| Pánuco | a river in North-Eastern Mexico, which flows out in the Gulf of Mexico, by Tampico |
| papada | dewlap, wattle |
| papada | double chin |
| papado | papacy |
| papaya | lechoza (fruit) |
| papaya | papaya (fruit) |
| papaya | easy |
| papayo | papaya tree, pawpaw tree |
| papila | papilla |
| papiro | papyrus (all senses) |
| papita | diminutive form of papa |
| papito | diminutive form of papá; daddy |
| parada | stop |
| parado | standing |
| parado | stopped, halted, immobile |
| parado | unemployed |
| paraje | campground |
| paraje | place |
| paraje | stopover, layover |
| páramo | wasteland, badlands |
| parche | A patch |
| parear | to pair; to form a pair |
| pareja | couple |
| pareja | partner (spouse) |
| parejo | even |
| parejo | level |
| parejo | uniform |
| parlar | To chatter |
| parlar | To speak |
| parque | park |
| parque | parking lot |
| parsec | parsec |
| pársec | parsec (parallax second) |
| Partia | Parthia |
| partir | to divide, to split |
| partir | to go away, to leave, to depart |
| pasada | moment, time |
| pasada | superficial, quick work (for example haircut, paint, etc.) |
| pasada | transit, crossing |
| pasada | wonder, marvel (something astonishing) |
| pasado | former |
| pasado | last |
| pasado | past |
| pasado | past |
| pasado | past |
| pasaje | A narrow street |
| pasaje | A short reading of a book; an excerpt or passage |
| pasaje | A ticket used for travel; a fare |
| pasaje | strait |
| pascua | Easter |
| pascua | The period between the birth of Christ and the adoration of the Magi |
| pascua | Passover |
| pasear | to promenade |
| pasear | to walk, to take a walk |
| pasión | inertia, idleness (the opposite of action) |
| pasión | passion |
| pasivo | passive |
| pasivo | any debt or material obligation of an enterprise or individual |
| pasmar | to amaze |
| pasola | motor scooter |
| pastar | to graze |
| pastel | cake, pie, pastry |
| pastón | bomb, fortune (a huge amount of money) |
| pastor | herder |
| pastor | pastor, priest |
| pastor | shepherd |
| patada | kick |
| patata | potato |
| patear | to kick |
| pátina | patina (a colored coating as results from oxidation of bronze or copper) |
| patito | duckling |
| patoso | clumsy (lacking coordination) |
| patria | fatherland |
| patrón | boss |
| patrón | master |
| patrón | patron |
| patrón | pattern |
| pausar | to pause |
| payasa | feminine form of payaso |
| payaso | clown |
| peatón | pedestrian |
| pebete | incense stick |
| pebete | punk, fuse |
| pecado | sin |
| pecana | pecan (nut) |
| pecarí | peccary |
| pecera | fish tank, aquarium |
| pecoso | freckled |
| pedazo | piece |
| pedido | bulk purchase |
| pedido | order |
| pegado | adherent |
| pegado | attached |
| pegado | cleaving |
| pegado | sticking |
| pegado | stuck |
| pegado | hanging |
| Pegaso | Pegasus |
| peinar | to comb oneself |
| peinar | to comb (something) |
| pelada | bald head |
| pelada | feminine form of pelado |
| pelado | bald |
| pelado | hairless |
| pelado | obscene, filthy |
| pelado | broke (without money) |
| pelado | uncultivated, uncivilized |
| pelado | baldie |
| pelaje | fur coat |
| pelear | to fight |
| pelota | ball |
| pelota | teacher's pet; brown noser |
| peltre | pewter (tin alloy) |
| peluca | wig |
| peludo | furry, fuzzy |
| peludo | hairball-like |
| peludo | hairy |
| peludo | piss-up, boozer |
| pelusa | fluff (light fur) |
| pelusa | lint |
| pelusa | jealousy |
| pelvis | pelvis |
| pender | to be pending, to be undecided |
| pender | to hang, to dangle |
| pendón | pennant, pennon |
| pensar | to intend; to try |
| pensar | to reflect upon a situation |
| pensar | to think |
| pensar | to think about |
| penta- | penta- |
| pepena | collecting, gathering |
| pepino | cucumber (plant) |
| pepino | cucumber (vegetable) |
| pepita | nugget, especially of gold or platinum |
| pepita | pepita |
| percal | percale |
| percha | coat hanger |
| percha | coat rack |
| percha | perch |
| perder | to lose |
| perder | to miss |
| perder | to waste |
| perder | to get lost |
| perdiz | partridge |
| perdón | sorry, pardon (I didn't hear you) |
| perdón | sorry, pardon me (excuse me) |
| perdón | mercy |
| perdón | pardon |
| pereza | laziness |
| perfil | profile |
| perico | parakeet |
| periné | perineum |
| perito | expert |
| pernil | knuckle of pork |
| peroné | fibula |
| Persia | Persia |
| Perusa | Perugia (city) |
| pesado | annoying |
| pesado | boring |
| pesado | heavy in weight |
| pesado | serious |
| pésame | condolence |
| pescar | to angle |
| pescar | to fish |
| pescar | to catch |
| pescar | to get |
| pescar | to mind (a person) |
| pescar | to screw, to get action |
| pescar | to search, or fish for information |
| peseta | peseta |
| pésimo | superlative form of malo: very bad |
| petaca | flask for alcohol |
| petaca | tobacco pouch |
| petaca | buttocks |
| petaca | suitcase |
| pétalo | petal |
| petate | A mat woven from petate, commonly used as a bedroll and for other purposes |
| petate | Fibers obtained from the leaves of palm trees found in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica, (most commonly Leucothrinax morrisii and Thrinax radiata) |
| petear | To give a blowjob. To give a pete |
| petrel | petrel |
| pétreo | of stone |
| pétreo | petrous |
| pétreo | rocky |
| pétreo | stone |
| pétreo | stony |
| peyote | peyote |
| pezuña | hoof |
| picada | appetizer (small portion of food) |
| picado | piqued |
| picado | rotten, spoiled |
| picado | bitter, pissed |
| picado | decayed |
| picado | minced, ground |
| picado | choppy |
| picado | kick around (informal football game) |
| picado | overhead shot |
| picado | staccato note |
| pícaro | cunning |
| pícaro | Lacking honor |
| pícaro | malicious |
| pícaro | rogue |
| pichón | A young pigeon or dove |
| picnic | picnic (outdoor meal) |
| piedad | piety |
| piedad | pity |
| Piedad | female given name |
| piedra | stone |
| pienso | cattle food |
| pienso | thought |
| pierna | leg |
| pigmeo | pygmy |
| pigmeo | pygmy |
| pijama | pyjamas |
| pileta | basin |
| pileta | pool |
| pillar | to catch, get |
| pillar | to pilfer, steal |
| pillar | to catch, catch up to |
| pillar | to catch (someone doing something illegal) |
| pillar | to come down with, catch (an illness) |
| pillar | to get (a joke) |
| píloro | pylorus |
| piloto | driver (racing) |
| piloto | pilot |
| piñata | Doll filled with candy, that gets hit with a hammer or a stick during birthday parties (also mexican Christmas celebrations) until the candy falls out |
| pincel | paintbrush |
| pinche | stingy, cheap |
| pinche | hairpin (fastener for the hair) |
| pincho | skewer |
| pincho | a shank |
| pineal | pineal |
| pingüe | abundant, copious |
| pingüe | fat, plump |
| pinole | pinole |
| pintar | to paint |
| pintón | attractive; handsome (with a connotation of relatively fair skin and wealth) |
| pintón | ripening |
| pintón | corn borer (Ostrinia) |
| pintor | painter |
| pinyin | pinyin |
| Pinyin | Pinyin |
| pinzas | tweezers |
| pinzón | finch (bird) |
| piocha | badge |
| piocha | goatee |
| pipote | small barrel |
| pipote | garbage can |
| pirado | crazy |
| piraña | piranha |
| pirata | pirate |
| piropo | a type of red rock; garnet |
| piropo | compliment, flattering comment |
| pirrol | pyrrole |
| pirsin | piercing (hole for jewelry, and the jewelry itself) |
| pisada | footstep, footprint |
| piscis | Born under the zodiac sign Pisces |
| Piscis | Pisces (constellation) |
| pistón | piston |
| pitido | whistle, beep (sound) |
| pitufa | feminine form of pitufo |
| pitufo | smurf |
| pitufo | municipal policeman |
| pitufo | small child |
| pituso | cute |
| piyama | pyjamas |
| pizote | white-nosed coati (Nasua narica) |
| placer | pleasure; something done to please |
| placer | placer |
| placer | sandbank |
| placer | to please (somebody) |
| plagar | to become full of, become infested |
| plagar | to fill, infest |
| plagar | to plague |
| plagio | plagiarism |
| planar | planar (relating to a plane) |
| planeo | gliding flight, volplane (unpowered flight, of a bird or plane) |
| plañir | to cry and groan |
| planta | floor, level of a high building |
| planta | plant (factory) |
| planta | plant (organism of the kingdom Plantae) |
| planta | sole (bottom of a shoe or boot) |
| planta | sole |
| plasma | plasma |
| plasta | flattened object |
| plasta | lump, soft mass of matter |
| plasta | plasticine, modelling clay |
| plasto | plastid |
| Platón | Plato |
| playón | augmentative form of playa |
| plegar | to fold |
| pleito | lawsuit |
| pleito | argument |
| pleito | fight |
| pliego | document, folder |
| pliego | sheet (of paper) |
| plisar | to pleat |
| plumón | comforter, duvet |
| plumón | marker |
| pluoto | pluot |
| plural | plural, multiple |
| plural | plural |
| plutón | pluton |
| Plutón | Pluto (planet) |
| Plutón | Pluto |
| poblar | to populate |
| pócima | potion (beverage with magical or medicinal powers) |
| poción | potion |
| poesía | poetry |
| polaca | feminine form of polaco |
| polaco | Polish (from or native to Poland) |
| polaco | Polish (pertaining to Poland) |
| polaco | a Catalan (derogatory) |
| polaco | a Pole (person from Poland) |
| polaco | the Polish language |
| polera | shirt |
| poliol | polyol |
| pólipo | polyp |
| póliza | insurance policy |
| polola | girlfriend |
| pololo | boyfriend (partner in a romantic relationship) |
| polono | Polish (from or native to Poland) |
| polono | Polish (pertaining to Poland) |
| pomada | salve, ointment, cream |
| pomelo | grapefruit |
| pomelo | pomelo |
| pompis | butt |
| pómulo | cheekbone |
| ponche | punch (drink) |
| poncho | poncho |
| popote | drinking straw |
| póquer | poker (card game) |
| porche | veranda, verandah; stoop; porch |
| porfía | obstinacy |
| poroso | porous |
| poroto | bean |
| porque | because |
| porqué | a reason (e.g. the reason why something happens) |
| porras | shit |
| portal | portal; porch |
| portar | To bear; to carry |
| portón | portal |
| posada | hotel |
| poseer | to possess, to own, to hold, to have |
| pósito | A storehouse where the grain collected by an such institution is kept, a granary |
| pósito | Governmental institution in charge of collecting and storing grain in order to distribute it in times of need |
| postal | postal |
| postal | postcard |
| póster | poster |
| postor | bidder |
| postre | dessert; sweet |
| potaje | a broth or beverage containing a mélange of ingredients |
| potaje | broth, stew |
| potaje | farrago, mishmash (a confused mixture of things) |
| potaje | dry legumes |
| pozole | A drink made from purple maize and sugar |
| pozole | pozole |
| precio | price |
| precio | worth; cost |
| precoz | early |
| precoz | precocious |
| predio | plot of land |
| pregón | proclamation |
| premio | premium |
| premio | prize |
| preñar | make pregnant |
| prenda | garment (item of clothing) |
| prenda | pledge (security or collateral, (financial)) |
| prenda | jewel |
| prensa | press (machine or exercise) |
| prensa | press (print-based media) |
| presto | quick, swift, prompt |
| presto | ready, prepared |
| presto | immediately, promptly |
| presto | right away, at once |
| presto | presto |
| prever | to foresee |
| previo | previous |
| prieta | blood sausage |
| prieto | dark, swarthy. Used to describe both people and landscapes |
| primar | to give priority |
| primar | to predominate |
| pringá | pringá |
| prisma | prism |
| privar | to be in vogue |
| privar | to enjoy immensely (gustar-like) |
| privar | to pass out, fall unconscious |
| privar | to deprive |
| privar | to prohibit |
| privar | to refrain from doing something |
| probar | to prove |
| probar | to taste |
| probar | to try |
| probar | (with clothes and similar) to see if it fits; to try on |
| procaz | bold |
| procaz | shameless |
| prócer | national or cultural hero |
| procio | protium |
| proeza | prowess (bravery or courage, especially in battle) |
| pronto | prompt |
| pronto | soon; promptly |
| pronto | suddenly |
| propio | own (belonging to) |
| propio | proper |
| proto- | proto- |
| protón | proton |
| prueba | an examination, test or quiz |
| prueba | a trial; an ordeal |
| prueba | proof; evidence |
| psico- | psycho- |
| psique | psyche |
| púbica | feminine form of púbico |
| púbico | pubic |
| púdico | bashful |
| púdico | modest, humble, chaste |
| pudrir | to rot, decompose, waste away |
| pudrir | to rot |
| Puebla | A state of Mexico |
| pueblo | population, people, nation |
| pueblo | the common people, the working classes |
| pueblo | town, village |
| puente | bridge |
| puente | long weekend |
| puerca | sow (female pig) |
| puerco | pig |
| puerco | pork (the meat of a pig) |
| pueril | childish, puerile |
| pueril | futile, trivial |
| pueril | Of or pertaining to children or childhood |
| puerro | leek |
| puerta | door |
| puerto | port, harbour |
| puesta | clutch (of eggs) |
| puesta | placement |
| puesta | sunset |
| puesta | tie, draw |
| puesto | put on (cloth) |
| puesto | standing |
| puesto | because, as, since |
| puesto | market stall, market stand |
| puesto | professional position, employment, job |
| pugnar | to struggle |
| pulcro | tidy, neat |
| pulgar | thumb, big toe |
| pulmón | lung |
| pulque | pulque |
| pulsar | click |
| pulsar | press (a button etc.) |
| pulsar | pulsate |
| púlsar | pulsar |
| puñado | a handful |
| puñado | a lot |
| puñete | punch with the fist |
| puntal | mainstay, chief support |
| puntal | prop, support |
| puntar | to add vowel markings, to Hebrew or Arabic script |
| puntar | to point, to mark with points |
| punzar | to sting, twinge |
| punzar | to perforate, punch |
| punzón | awl |
| pupila | feminine form of pupilo, female pupil |
| pupila | pupil of the eye |
| pupusa | a stuffed tortilla |
| pureza | purity |
| purgar | to drain |
| purgar | to purge |
| purina | purine |
| putear | To bother |
| Python | Python programming language |
| qatarí | Qatari |
| qatarí | Qatari |
| quando | obsolete form of cuando |
| quando | obsolete form of cuando |
| quándo | obsolete form of cuándo |
| quanto | obsolete form of cuanto |
| quanto | obsolete form of cuanto |
| quanto | obsolete form of cuanto |
| quásar | alternative spelling of cuásar |
| quedar | to agree on |
| quedar | to agree; to arrange |
| quedar | to be |
| quedar | to be left; to remain |
| quedar | to be situated; to be located |
| quedar | to fit, to suit (clothes) |
| quedar | To meet up (for drinks) |
| quedar | to turn out, e.g. well or poorly |
| quedar | to play for a fool |
| quedar | to continue; to keep on |
| quedar | to stay; to remain |
| quedar | to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions) |
| quedar | to keep, take |
| quejar | to complain; to whine; to moan; to lament; to grumble |
| quelpo | kelp |
| quemar | to be very hot |
| quemar | to be very cold |
| quemar | to burn |
| quemar | to scorch |
| quemar | to tan |
| quemar | to freeze |
| quepis | kepi |
| queque | biscuit |
| queque | cake |
| queque | cupcake |
| querer | love, affection, fondness |
| querer | (an indication of a request) would you ... ? |
| querer | to desire; to want |
| querer | to love; to be fond of |
| quiché | Of or pertaining to the K'iche' (Mayan people) |
| quiché | K'iche' (language) |
| Quiché | K'iche' (department of Guatemala) |
| quicio | doorjamb |
| quicio | hinge |
| quieto | calm |
| quieto | still |
| quilla | keel |
| quince | fifteen |
| quinta | villa; country home |
| quinto | fifth |
| quinto | fifth |
| quiote | The edible peduncle of the agave plant, which supports its inflorescence |
| Quique | male given name |
| quiral | chiral |
| quiste | cyst |
| quitar | To disrobe |
| quitar | To leave |
| quitar | To get rid of |
| quitar | To remove |
| quitar | To take off (as clothes) |
| quitón | chiton (mollusk) |
| quizás | maybe, perhaps |
| quórum | alternative spelling of cuórum |
| rábano | radish |
| rabiar | to have rabies |
| rabiar | to rage, to be angry |
| rabino | rabbi |
| Rachêl | Rachel (Biblical character) |
| racial | racial |
| racimo | bunch, cluster (usually of grapes, berries or other small fruit) |
| ración | portion |
| ración | ration |
| radial | of or pertaining to radio |
| radial | radial |
| radial | radian |
| radián | radian |
| radiar | to radiate |
| radio- | radio- |
| Rafael | male given name |
| Rafael | Raphael |
| ráfaga | burst or volley of gunfire |
| ráfaga | cloud |
| ráfaga | sudden flash (of light) |
| ráfaga | sudden gust (of wind) |
| raigón | root of a tooth |
| rallar | to grate |
| ramada | a cluster of branches, foliage |
| ramada | a shed or hut made of branches |
| Ramira | female given name, female variant of Ramiro |
| Ramiro | male given name, male variant of Ramira |
| ramita | small bunch of flowers. bouquet |
| ramita | twig or small stick |
| Ramona | female given name |
| rancho | ranch |
| rancho | shed, barn |
| rancio | rancid |
| ranfla | a lowrider |
| Rangún | Rangoon (city in Myanmar (Burma)) |
| ranura | slot or groove |
| rapero | rapper (performer of rap music) |
| rápido | rapid, quick |
| rápido | rapidly, quickly |
| rapiña | rapine, pillage |
| ráppel | rappelling |
| raptar | to kidnap; to abduct |
| raptor | kidnapper; abductor |
| Raquel | female given name of biblical origin |
| Raquel | Rachel |
| raquis | rachis |
| rareza | quirkiness, strangeness |
| rareza | rareness, rarity |
| rascar | to scratch |
| rasgar | to rend, tear, rip, scratch |
| raspar | to file down or sand down |
| raspar | to scrape |
| raspar | (of clothes, etc) to scratch. To be scratchy |
| rastas | dreadlocks |
| rastra | drag (act of dragging) |
| rastra | rake |
| rastro | offshoot, layer |
| rastro | public market, especially El Rastro in Madrid |
| rastro | rake |
| rastro | sign; trace; vestige |
| ratear | to apportion |
| ratear | to steal |
| ratero | A petty thief |
| ratito | diminutive form of rato, a short while |
| raudal | rapid (water) |
| raudal | flood, tide |
| rayado | scratched |
| rayado | crazy, mad |
| rayado | skipjack |
| rayita | diminutive form of raya, little line |
| rebaja | sale (a selling of goods at reduced prices) |
| rebaño | flock, herd (conformist) |
| rebaño | flock, herd (animals) |
| rebaño | flock |
| rebeca | In Spain, a cardigan. A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool |
| Rebeca | female given name, equivalent to Rebecca |
| Rebeca | Rebekah |
| rebeco | chamois |
| rebeco | chamois (goat) |
| rebote | bounce |
| rebote | rebound |
| recado | message |
| recaer | to fall to (as in, blame or responsibility) |
| recaer | to relapse |
| recelo | aversion |
| recelo | mistrust |
| receso | recess |
| receta | prescription |
| receta | recipe |
| recibo | bill |
| recibo | receipt (written acknowledgement) |
| recibo | living room |
| recién | freshly |
| recién | just |
| recién | recently |
| recodo | twist, turn, bend, elbow (notable curve of a street river etc.) |
| récord | record |
| rectal | rectal |
| rector | governing, directing |
| rector | rector |
| redada | catch |
| redada | haul |
| redada | raid |
| rédito | income |
| rédito | interest |
| rédito | revenue, return, yield (turnover, total sales) |
| refrán | proverb |
| regalo | present, gift |
| regaño | scolding |
| regazo | lap (the upper legs of a seated person) |
| región | region |
| rehuir | to avoid |
| reinar | to reign; to rule over |
| reírse | (reflexive form of reír) to laugh |
| relajo | A ruckus or commotion |
| relato | report |
| relato | story |
| releer | to re-read |
| relevo | relief (from duty, watch) |
| relevo | relay |
| remate | A culmination |
| remate | A finishing off or killing |
| remate | An end. A tip. A crown |
| remate | An ornamental finish |
| remate | The highest bid in an auction |
| remate | A shot, or a smash |
| remera | feminine form of remero |
| remera | T-shirt |
| remera | remex |
| remero | oarsman |
| remesa | a shipment, or consignment of goods |
| remesa | remittance of money |
| rémora | burden, difficulty |
| rémora | remora (fish) |
| remoto | remote, far-flung, (at a distance) |
| remuda | an exchange; replacement, alteration |
| Renato | male given name; René |
| rencor | grudge, rancour, spite |
| rendir | to make headway |
| rendir | to vomit |
| rendir | to surrender, give in, give up |
| rendir | to conquer |
| rendir | to tire, exhaust |
| rendir | to yield, pay, submit, pass down |
| reñido | at odds, quarreled |
| reñido | fought over |
| renina | renin |
| rentar | to rent |
| reparo | demur, demureness, objection |
| reparo | repair |
| repaso | review, revision |
| repisa | shelf, ledge, mantelpiece |
| reposo | rest |
| reptar | to challenge someone |
| reptar | to crawl |
| reptar | to creep |
| reptar | to slither |
| reptil | reptilian |
| reptil | reptile (a cold-blooded vertebrate) |
| réptil | reptilian |
| réptil | reptile (a cold-blooded vertebrate) |
| resaca | hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of heavy drinking) |
| resaca | silt deposit |
| resaca | undertow, surf, backwash (outgoing wave) |
| resaca | redraft, redrawing |
| resaca | dry stream bed |
| reseña | review |
| reseña | sketch, outline |
| resina | resin |
| restar | to remain |
| restar | to subtract, to reduce, to deduct |
| retama | Spanish broom, Spartium junceum |
| retina | retina |
| reunir | to gather, to bring together, assemble, collect, get together |
| reunir | to join, unite |
| reunir | to reunite |
| reusar | to recycle |
| reusar | to reuse |
| ribera | bank |
| ribosa | ribose |
| rienda | rein |
| riesgo | chance; risk; the possibility of harm or an unfavorable outcome from random chance |
| rígido | rigid |
| rincón | bit, end |
| rincón | corner (inside), angle |
| rincón | haven, retreat |
| rincón | nook, cosy corner |
| rincón | patch, small piece (of land) |
| ringar | to injure the hips or loin |
| ritual | ritual |
| ritual | rite |
| Rivera | Spanish surname |
| rizado | corrugated, wrinkled |
| rizado | curly |
| rizado | ripply |
| rizado | curliness, curls |
| rizado | shirring |
| rizoma | rhizome |
| robado | stolen |
| robalo | European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) |
| robalo | snook (fish of genus Centropomus) |
| róbalo | alternative form of robalo |
| Robles | Spanish surname |
| rociar | to spray |
| rociar | to sprinkle, spatter |
| rocola | jukebox, nickelodeon |
| rocoso | rocky (full of, or abounding in rocks) |
| rocoto | rocoto |
| rodaja | a circular slice |
| rodaje | shooting (of a film) |
| rodear | to round up |
| rodear | to surround |
| roedor | rodent |
| rojizo | reddish |
| romana | feminine form of romano |
| romano | Roman (from or native to the city or empire of Rome) |
| romano | Roman (pertaining to Rome or the Romans) |
| romano | a Roman |
| romero | rosemary |
| Romero | Spanish surname |
| romper | to break |
| romper | to break up, terminate (a relationship, friendship etc.) |
| roncar | to snore |
| roncha | wheal, weal |
| rondar | to patrol |
| roñoso | avaricious |
| roñoso | filthy |
| roñoso | mean |
| roñoso | scabby |
| ronzar | to crunch, munch |
| ropero | closet (for cloth) |
| ropero | wardrobe |
| rosado | pink |
| rosado | rosé |
| rosbif | roast beef |
| rostro | face |
| rótula | kneecap, patella |
| rótulo | heading |
| rótulo | label |
| rótulo | sign |
| rotura | breakage |
| rotura | rupture |
| Roxana | female given name |
| Roxana | Roxana, the wife of Alexander |
| Ruanda | Rwanda |
| rúcula | arugula |
| rufián | pimp, panderer |
| rufián | villain, ruffian |
| ruinar | to destroy, ruin |
| ruleta | roulette |
| rumana | feminine form of rumano |
| rumano | Romanian (from or native to Romania) |
| rumano | Romanian (pertaining to Romania) |
| rumano | a Romanian person |
| rumano | the Romanian language |
| rumiar | to ponder, to ruminate |
| rúnico | runic |
| runrún | humming, hum |
| rutilo | roach (fish) |
| rutilo | rutile (mineral) |
| rutina | routine |
| sábado | sabbath |
| sábado | Saturday |
| sábado | The letter S in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| sábalo | shad |
| sabana | savanna |
| sábana | sheet; bedsheet |
| sabido | well-known |
| sabina | sandarac (Tetraclinis articulata Masters) |
| sabina | savin (Juniperus sect. Sabina) |
| sácate | do not dare!, do not even think it! |
| sácate | forget it! |
| sácate | get out! |
| saciar | to satiate |
| sádico | sadistic |
| sáfico | Sapphic (relating to the Greek poetess Sappho or her poetry) |
| safrol | safrole |
| sahumo | alternative spelling of sahumerio |
| Saigón | Saigon |
| salado | brackish |
| salado | salted |
| salado | salty |
| salado | expensive |
| salami | salami |
| saldar | to settle |
| salero | salt shaker |
| salida | departure |
| salida | exit |
| salina | salt mine |
| salina | salt pan, salt marsh, salt works |
| salino | saline |
| saliva | saliva, spittle |
| salmón | salmon |
| salmón | salmon (color) |
| saltar | to jump |
| saltar | to skip (a meal) |
| saltos | diving |
| saltos | jumping jacks |
| saludo | greeting |
| saludo | salutation |
| salvar | to rescue |
| salvar | to save |
| salvia | sage |
| Samuel | male given name |
| Samuel | Samuel |
| Sancho | male given name |
| sandez | nonsense, rubbish |
| sandía | watermelon |
| Sandra | female given name. |
| sanear | to drain |
| sanear | to guarantee; to promise satisfaction |
| sanear | to make amends |
| sanear | to sanitize |
| sangre | blood |
| sanjar | to make cuts in flesh |
| saqueo | sack, plunder, pillage |
| Sarita | A diminutive of the given name Sara |
| sarrio | chamois (goat) |
| sartal | string (items put on a string) |
| sartén | frying pan |
| sastra | feminine form of sastre |
| sastre | tailor |
| sátira | satire |
| sátiro | satyr |
| sauzal | A grove of willows |
| secado | desiccation, drying |
| secoya | Variant of secuoya |
| sector | branch |
| sector | section |
| sector | zone |
| secuaz | said of a follower of someone else's opinion, opportunistic |
| secuaz | minion, henchman, stooge |
| seglar | lay, secular |
| seguir | to continue; to go on; to keep on, can be combined with a present participle (-ndo form) to indicate that someone or something continues doing something |
| seguir | to follow |
| segund | obsolete spelling of según |
| seguro | certain (correct) |
| seguro | certain (firm) |
| seguro | secure, safe (free from danger) |
| seguro | self-confident |
| seguro | insurance (business) |
| seísmo | tremor, earthquake |
| Selena | female given name |
| sellar | to seal |
| sellar | to stamp |
| semana | week (7 days) |
| semita | Semitic |
| semita | Semite |
| semita | a kind of biscuit |
| senado | senate |
| señora | lady |
| señora | wife or spouse |
| Señora | Lady, Mrs |
| sensor | sensor |
| sentar | to assert |
| sentar | to report |
| sentar | to seat |
| sentar | to settle down |
| sentar | to set, to establish |
| sentar | to set well |
| sentar | to suit, to fit |
| sentir | to feel |
| sentir | to feel |
| sentir | to hear |
| sentir | to regret, to feel/be sorry |
| sequía | drought |
| serape | (Mexican) blanket |
| serbio | Serbian |
| sereno | serene, calm |
| Sergio | male given name |
| serina | serine |
| sermón | harangue |
| sermón | sermon |
| serrar | to saw |
| serrín | sawdust |
| servir | to serve |
| sésamo | sesame (plant) |
| sesión | session |
| severo | severe |
| sexual | sexual |
| shiita | Shi'ite |
| shiita | Shia |
| shiita | Shi'ite |
| siamés | Siamese (from Siam) |
| siamés | Siamese cat |
| siamés | Siamese (man from Siam) |
| sibila | sibyl |
| sienes | temporal (temples of the head) |
| sierpe | large serpent, snake |
| sierpe | sprout, shoot, sucker |
| sierpe | ugly person, angry person, dangerous person |
| sierpe | wriggler, anything that wriggles |
| sierra | mountain range |
| sierra | saw (tool) |
| sierra | snoek (Thyrsites atun) |
| siervo | serf |
| siesta | siesta |
| signar | to sign |
| sílaba | syllable |
| silbar | to whistle |
| sílice | silica |
| sillín | saddle (of bicycle etc.) |
| sillón | armchair |
| siluro | catfish |
| Silvia | female given name, cognate to English Silvia |
| Silvio | male given name, cognate to Silvius |
| Simeón | Simeon (Biblical character and tribe) |
| simple | insipid |
| simple | mere, uncomplicated, easy |
| simple | simple |
| simple | single |
| simple | simpleton, fool |
| simple | simple |
| sinfín | load; ton; lot |
| singar | to scull a boat from the stern |
| sínodo | synod |
| sirena | mermaid |
| sirena | siren (device) |
| sisear | to hiss |
| sitiar | to besiege |
| situar | to invest money |
| situar | to situate, to place, to put |
| sketch | sketch (short comic work) |
| sobaco | armpit |
| sobrar | to be superfluous |
| sobre- | over- |
| sobrio | moderate |
| sobrio | sober (not drunken) |
| social | social |
| sódico | sodium |
| sofito | soffit |
| solana | solarium |
| solana | strong sunshine |
| solana | sunny balcony |
| solana | sun terrace |
| solana | suntrap, sunny spot, sunny side, sunny place |
| solapa | lapel |
| soldar | to solder |
| soldar | to weld |
| solear | to sun, put in the sun |
| solear | to sunbathe |
| sólido | solid |
| sólido | strong, firm |
| sólido | solid |
| sólido | solidus |
| sólito | accustomed, used to |
| Sololá | A department of Guatemala |
| soltar | to let go |
| soltar | to let loose (release from restraint) |
| soltar | to release |
| solver | to solve |
| somalí | Somali |
| somalí | Somali |
| sombra | ghost |
| sombra | shade |
| sombra | shadow |
| soñado | dream- |
| sonaja | rattle |
| sondar | to sound |
| sondeo | sounding, probing |
| sondeo | survey, poll |
| soneto | sonnet |
| sónico | sonic |
| sonido | A sound, noise |
| sonido | A tone |
| Sonora | A state of Mexico |
| sonoro | rapturous |
| sonoro | sound, sonorous |
| sopera | soup tureen |
| soplar | to blow |
| soplar | to inspire |
| soplar | to prompt |
| soplar | to tattle, to snitch |
| soplar | to whisper |
| soplón | informer, tattler |
| sorabo | Sorbian |
| sorabo | Sorbian language |
| sorber | to absorb, to suck in, to soak up |
| sorber | to sip, to suck |
| sorber | to swallow |
| sorteo | lottery, raffle |
| sosias | double (a person resembling or standing for another) |
| sostén | bra, brassière |
| sostén | support, prop |
| sostén | sustenance, nourishment |
| sotana | cassock |
| sótano | cellar, basement |
| sótano | pit |
| Suárez | Spanish surname |
| subida | acclivity |
| subida | rise |
| súbito | sudden |
| súbito | suddenly |
| suceso | event, happening |
| súchil | flower |
| sudaca | Latin American |
| sudoku | sudoku |
| Suecia | Sweden |
| suegra | mother-in-law (spouse's mother) |
| suegro | parent-in-law; father-in-law (mother-in-law for the feminine form) |
| sueldo | salary |
| suelto | free, agile, fluent |
| suelto | free, loose, undone |
| suelto | isolated, separate |
| suerte | luck, fortune |
| suerte | sort, kind, type |
| suerte | lottery ticket |
| suerte | good luck! |
| suéter | sweater, pullover |
| sufijo | [of an affix] suffixed |
| sufijo | suffix |
| sufrir | to suffer |
| sujeto | attached |
| sujeto | held, grasped |
| sujeto | matter, subject |
| sujeto | person |
| sultán | sultan |
| sumiso | submissive |
| suncho | Flourensia campestris |
| suncho | hoop |
| sunita | Sunni |
| super- | super-, over- |
| suplir | to substitute |
| suplir | to supply |
| surcar | to plow |
| surcir | To darn; to mend |
| sureña | feminine form of sureño |
| sureño | southern |
| sureño | southerner |
| surgir | to appear |
| surgir | to emerge |
| surtir | to furnish, to stock |
| surtir | to provide |
| surtir | to spurt, to shoot up |
| surubí | Any of several catfishlike fishes of the genus Pseudoplatystoma |
| Susana | female given name, equivalent to English Susan |
| Susana | Susanna (Biblical figure) |
| sutura | suture |
| tabaco | tobacco |
| tábano | gadfly (insect) |
| tablón | board |
| tablón | bulletin board |
| tablón | plank |
| tablón | signboard |
| tacaño | stingy |
| tachar | to cross out |
| tachar | to omit, leave out |
| tachas | Ecstasy; MDMA; the individual tablets thereof |
| tácito | tacit |
| táctil | tactile |
| Tacuba | Tacuba (the El Salvador city) |
| tafeta | taffeta |
| tagalo | Tagalog |
| tagalo | Tagalog (language) |
| Taiwán | Taiwan (East Asian country) |
| tajada | chop, slice |
| talega | 1000 pesos |
| talega | A slim bag made of linen cloth |
| talega | mint, money (amount of money) |
| talego | jail |
| talego | sack, bag |
| tallar | to measure |
| tallar | to sculpt |
| taller | workshop |
| Tallin | Tallinn (city in Estonia) |
| Talmud | Talmud |
| talosa | talose |
| talvez | perhaps, maybe |
| tamale | tamale |
| tamaño | so big; so small |
| tamaño | size |
| tambor | drum |
| tambor | drum-shaped piece, part or device |
| tameme | porter, carrier |
| Tamesí | a river in North-Eastern Mexico, which flows out in the Pánuco river, by Tampico |
| tampón | tampon (plug of cotton or other absorbent material) |
| tándem | pair |
| tándem | tandem bicycle |
| tañido | ring (of a bell) |
| tanino | tannin |
| tanque | cistern |
| tanque | tank |
| tanteo | estimate |
| tanteo | scoring |
| tanteo | test, trial |
| tanteo | trial and error |
| tantos | score |
| tapada | cover (action and effect of covering) |
| tapado | covered |
| tápalo | a coarse-threaded shawl or mantle used in Mexico |
| tapear | to have tapas, to dine on tapas, particularly from bar to bar |
| tapete | runner, carpet, rug |
| tapete | tablecloth |
| tapiar | enclose |
| tapiar | wall up, brick |
| tapita | A cocktail sandwich, a biscuit, cheeser |
| tapita | A crispy slice of toast served with various toppings, especially avocado paste, cold cuts, and ensalada chilena |
| tarada | feminine form of tarado |
| tarado | faulty, deficient |
| tarado | stupid, dumb |
| tarado | idiot |
| tardar | to be late |
| tardar | to delay |
| tardar | to last |
| tardío | belated, tardy, delayed |
| Targum | targum |
| tarifa | fare |
| tarifa | fee |
| tarima | platform |
| tatami | tatami |
| taxcal | A basket used to carry or store tortillas |
| taxina | taxine |
| tayiko | Tajik |
| tayiko | Tajik |
| tayota | chayote |
| teatro | theater |
| techar | to shingle |
| tecno- | techno- |
| teísmo | theism |
| teísta | theist |
| tejado | tiled roof |
| tejido | fabric |
| tejido | tissue |
| teluro | tellurium |
| templo | temple |
| tenaza | pincers |
| tender | to tend to, to have a tendency |
| tender | to lay oneself down |
| tender | to build (a bridge across an expanse) |
| tender | to cast (a net) |
| tender | to coat (with plaster) |
| tender | to extend (the hand) |
| tender | to floor (with a punch), to stretch out |
| tender | to hang up (clothes) |
| tender | to lay (cable) |
| tender | to make (a bed) |
| tender | to set (a trap) |
| tender | to spread, to stretch out |
| tendón | tendon |
| tenida | meeting, session |
| tenida | outfit (set of clothing) |
| tensar | to tense |
| tentar | to tempt |
| tentar | to touch |
| teoría | theory |
| terbio | terbium |
| tercio | third |
| Teresa | female given name, cognate to English Teresa |
| termal | thermal, thermic |
| terrón | clod, clump of earth |
| terrón | clump, lump [of any other substance] |
| terror | horror |
| terror | terror |
| tesoro | thesaurus |
| tesoro | treasure |
| testar | to compose a will |
| tetera | kettle (for boiling water) |
| tetera | teapot (vessel for tea) |
| tetuda | busty |
| textil | textile |
| textil | textile |
| Thiare | female given name, variant of Tiare |
| tictac | tick tock |
| tiempo | tense |
| tiempo | time |
| tiempo | weather |
| tienda | shop, store |
| tienda | tent |
| tienta | probe |
| tienta | smartness |
| tierno | soft, delicate |
| tierno | tender, affectionate |
| tierno | tender (meat, etc.) |
| tierno | tender, young |
| tierno | green, unripe (vegetables) |
| tierra | A nation or province |
| tierra | land, as opposed to the sea |
| tierra | soil, earth |
| Tierra | Earth |
| tiesto | any earthenware fragment |
| tiesto | flowerpot |
| Tiflis | Tbilisi (the capital city of Georgia (the country)) |
| tijera | scissors |
| tildar | to declare or brand as; to stigmatize |
| tildar | to tilde, to put a tilde over |
| timbre | bell |
| timbre | doorbell |
| timbre | postmark |
| timbre | seal |
| timbre | stamp |
| timbre | timbre |
| tímido | timid |
| timina | thymine |
| tinaja | an earthenware jar |
| tinaja | a tinaja |
| tincar | to please, to be pleasing, to fancy (would like to) |
| tincar | to think, believe |
| tipazo | a physically attractive person |
| tipazo | a very attractive body |
| típico | typical |
| tirada | edition |
| tirada | shooting |
| tirada | throw |
| Tirana | Tirana |
| tirano | like a tyrant; tyrannous; tyrannical |
| tirano | tyrant |
| tirita | band-aid, sticking plaster, Elastoplast |
| títere | marionette |
| títere | puppet |
| titrar | to titrate |
| título | title |
| tiznar | to blacken, to soil with soot |
| tiznar | to soil, to stain |
| tiznar | to tarnish |
| tlazol | trash, garbage |
| tlazol | forage, fodder, especially that made from cropped cane |
| toalla | towel |
| tocado | headdress |
| tocaya | feminine form of tocayo |
| tocayo | namesake (person having the same name) |
| tocino | bacon |
| tocino | salt pork |
| toldar | to cover with an awning |
| toledo | toilet |
| tolina | tholin |
| toller | to remove |
| tollón | narrow pass or road |
| tollón | toyon |
| Tomasa | female given name, feminine form of Tomás ( Thomas) |
| tomate | tomato (fruit) |
| tomate | tomato (plant) |
| tomate | tomatillo |
| tónica | tonic |
| tónico | tonic |
| tontón | (augmentative of) tonto; very stupid |
| tópico | clichéd |
| tópico | topical |
| tópico | cliché |
| tópico | subject, topic |
| torcer | to bend |
| torcer | to sprain |
| torcer | to twist |
| torear | to banter, to tease |
| torear | to send the bulls to the cows |
| torear | to yap (of a dog) |
| torear | to fight a bull |
| torero | torero, bullfighter, toreador |
| tórico | toric; toroidal |
| tornar | to come back |
| tornar | to revive (to recover from a state of unconsciousness) |
| tornar | to do again |
| tornar | to change |
| tornar | to put back |
| tornar | to return |
| torneo | tournament |
| torrar | to toast, roast (become unbearably hot) |
| torrar | to toast |
| Torres | Spanish surname |
| tostar | to toast; to brown by cooking |
| tostón | fried slice of unripe plantain |
| totola | feminine form of totol; a turkey hen |
| totopo | baked corn tortilla, especially in the form of a chip or crisp |
| totora | bulrush |
| tóxico | toxic |
| toxina | toxin |
| tozudo | obstinate |
| trabar | to connect |
| trabar | to obstruct |
| tracto | a stretch |
| tracto | tract |
| tragar | and to gulp |
| tragar | and to swallow |
| tragón | eating much food |
| tragón | greedy |
| traída | bringing |
| traído | used, worn |
| trajín | coming and going |
| trajín | work |
| trajín | everyday use, wear |
| tramar | to scheme or plot |
| trampa | cheating |
| trampa | fiddle |
| trampa | trap |
| tranca | bar used to keep closed a door |
| tranca | thick bar of wood |
| trans- | trans- |
| trasto | piece of furniture |
| trasto | utensil |
| tratar | to be about |
| tratar | to treat |
| tratar | to try |
| trauma | trauma |
| través | bent (unusual) |
| trazar | to draw |
| trazar | to trace |
| trébol | clover |
| trébol | trefoil, shamrock |
| trébol | club |
| trébol | trefoil |
| trecho | distance, stretch, extension (in space or time) |
| trecho | way, trail, walk |
| tregua | rest, break |
| tregua | truce |
| trenza | plait, braid, truss |
| treosa | threose |
| trepar | to climb |
| tríada | triad |
| tribal | tribal |
| trilla | gurnard (fish) |
| trilla | threshing |
| trinar | to warble, chirp |
| trineo | sledge, sleigh |
| triosa | triose |
| tripas | tripe |
| triple | triple |
| triste | joyless |
| triste | sad |
| tritio | tritium |
| tritón | merman |
| trocar | to barter |
| trocha | trail, narrow path |
| trofeo | trophy |
| tromba | whirlwind, tornado |
| trompa | proboscis |
| trompa | snout (long, projecting nose, mouth and jaw of a beast) |
| trompa | trunk (of an elephant) |
| trompa | tube (especially the Fallopian tube) |
| trompa | horn |
| trompo | top (spinning toy) |
| tronar | to thunder |
| tronco | torso |
| tronco | trunk (tree trunk) |
| tronco | guy, dude |
| tropel | mob, crowd |
| tropel | squad, troop |
| tropel | swarm |
| trotar | to trot |
| trucar | tune up, soup up (modify a motor vehicle) |
| trucha | trout |
| trucho | male trout |
| trueno | a clap of thunder |
| trueno | privet |
| tuerca | nut (for a bolt) |
| tuerto | one-eyed |
| tuerto | one-eyed person |
| tumbar | to fall |
| tumbar | to lie down |
| tumbar | to knock over, tip (make fall) |
| tumbar | to lay, have sex (with) |
| tumbón | lazy |
| tumbón | sly |
| tundir | to mow |
| tundir | to shear |
| tundir | to thrash |
| tundra | tundra |
| tunear | To be crooked or deceitful |
| túnica | tunic |
| túnico | Woman's dress |
| turbar | to confuse |
| turbar | to disturb |
| turbio | turbid |
| turnar | to alternate |
| turnar | to take turns |
| turquí | Turkish |
| turrón | A sweet made from almonds. Similar to nougat |
| tururú | (to be) crazy, nuts |
| tutear | To address someone informally, with tú, to thou |
| tutela | custody |
| tutela | title |
| Tuvalu | Tuvalu |
| ualabí | wallaby |
| uapití | elk; wapiti |
| ubicar | to be located: localizarse |
| ubicar | to position oneself: situarse |
| ubicar | to find: localizar |
| ubicar | to position; to place: situar |
| ubicuo | ubiquitous |
| uchepo | A tamale prepared with sweet corn, originating from the state of Michoacán |
| uchuva | cape gooseberry, a fruit, Physalis peruviana, related to the tomatillo, yellow, and about 20 mm in diameter |
| Uganda | Uganda |
| úlcera | ulcer |
| Ulises | The letter U in the Spanish phonetic alphabet |
| Ulises | Ulysses |
| último | final; last |
| último | finally |
| último | latest; most recent |
| ulular | to hoot |
| ulular | to ululate |
| ulular | to wail; to howl |
| umbral | doorstep; threshold; stoop |
| UNASUR | Union of South American Nations |
| uncial | uncial |
| uncial | uncial |
| unción | unction |
| unidad | A unit (object, military, or measure) |
| unidad | unity |
| untosa | feminine form of untoso |
| uranio | uranium |
| urbano | urban |
| urbano | urbane |
| ureasa | urease |
| uréter | ureter |
| uretra | urethra |
| urraca | magpie |
| úrsido | Ursid |
| Úrsula | female given name, cognate to English Ursula |
| usanza | custom |
| usanza | usage |
| usarse | to be fashionable |
| usarse | to be used |
| útiles | tools; implements |
| utopia | alternative form of utopía |
| utopía | utopia |
| uzbeko | Uzbek |
| uzbeko | Uzbek (person) |
| vacarí | covered in cow hide or leather |
| vaciar | to empty |
| vacuna | vaccine |
| vacuno | bovine |
| vacuno | bovine |
| vadear | to ford |
| vadear | to wade across |
| vahído | dizziness |
| vahído | dizzy spell |
| vahído | short blackout |
| vaivén | fluctuation |
| vaivén | swaying; rocking |
| valido | past participle of valer; valued |
| valido | valued; favored; believed |
| valido | a valued, favored, trusted or believed person |
| válido | valid |
| valija | valise |
| valina | valine |
| vallar | to fence in, enclose |
| valsar | to waltz |
| valtar | knock down |
| valtar | fall, fall down |
| valuar | to value |
| Vanesa | female given name |
| varado | beached |
| varado | stranded |
| Vargas | Spanish surname |
| variar | to alter, vary, change |
| varios | various, several |
| varita | wand |
| vascón | Vascon |
| vascón | Vascon |
| vasija | vessel |
| vasito | (small) glass |
| vataje | wattage |
| vávula | valve |
| vecina | (female) neighbour |
| vecino | neighboring |
| vecino | neighbour |
| vecino | (obsolete) freeman, person of relatively high status associated with a place |
| vector | vector |
| veedor | looking, observing |
| veedor | guard |
| veedor | overman |
| veedor | overseer |
| vegano | vegan (from Las Vegas) |
| vegano | vegan (relating to vegans or veganism) |
| vegano | vegan (someone from Las Vegas) |
| vegano | vegan (supporter of veganism) |
| veinte | twenty |
| vejado | vexed |
| vejiga | bladder |
| velada | soirée |
| veleño | alternative spelling of beleño |
| velero | sailboat |
| veleta | weather vane |
| vellón | fleece |
| venado | deer |
| venado | venison |
| venado | cuckold, deceived husband or partner |
| vencer | to defeat, to win, to conquer |
| vencer | to expire |
| vendar | to bandage |
| vendar | to blindfold |
| vender | to sell |
| veneno | poison |
| veneno | venom |
| venera | A shell of a scallop |
| Véneto | Veneto (a region in northern Italy) |
| vengar | to take revenge |
| venida | arrival, return |
| venida | comming |
| venoso | venous |
| ventar | to blow |
| ventar | to sniff, to scent |
| verano | summer |
| verbal | verbal |
| verbal | verbal |
| verdad | truth |
| vereda | sidewalk |
| vergón | expert, strong, powerful |
| versar | to concern |
| versar | to turn (around) |
| verter | to pour, spill, shed |
| vestir | to adorn, to bedeck, to embellish |
| vestir | to disguise, to cover up |
| vestir | to dress, to clothe, to attire |
| vestir | to make clothes for, to dress |
| vestir | to wear |
| vexilo | vane (of a feather) |
| viable | viable |
| viajar | to travel, to journey |
| vianda | food, viands (items of food served as a meal) |
| vianda | meals on wheels (food delivered to the homes of those unable to cook) |
| vianda | takeaway meal |
| víbora | malicious person, snake in the grass |
| víbora | viper, adder |
| víbora | snake |
| vibrar | to brandish |
| vibrar | to roll the letter R |
| vibrar | to vibrate |
| viciar | to distort |
| vicuña | vicuna |
| vidrio | glass |
| vieira | scallop |
| vienés | Viennese (from or connected with Vienna) |
| vienés | Viennese (inhabitant or resident of Vienna) |
| viento | wind (movement of air) |
| vinaza | vinasse |
| viñedo | vineyard (grape plantation) |
| viñeta | frame (of a comic) |
| viñeta | vignette |
| vinilo | vinyl |
| violar | to rape |
| violar | to violate |
| violín | fiddle |
| violín | violin (string instrument) |
| viraje | change in orientation or direction |
| virgen | virgin |
| virote | bolt (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow) |
| virrey | viceroy |
| virtud | virtue |
| visado | visa; a permit to enter and leave a country |
| visión | sight |
| visión | view |
| visión | vision |
| visita | visit |
| visita | visitor |
| visual | visual |
| vitral | stained glass |
| viudez | widowhood; the state of being a widow or widower |
| vivero | nursery (a place where young trees and other plants are cultivated for transplanting) |
| vivero | nursery (the place where something is fostered and its growth promoted) |
| vivero | vivarium |
| vivito | diminutive form of vivo, used chiefly in the idiomatic expression vivito y coleando |
| vocear | to shout |
| vocero | spokesman |
| volado | daydreaming |
| volcán | volcano |
| volcar | to empty |
| volcar | to overturn, capsize, dump |
| volcar | to upset |
| volear | to volley |
| voltio | A volt (electrical) |
| voluta | wisp (of smoke) |
| volver | to do something again |
| volver | to make, to drive |
| volver | to return |
| volver | to turn |
| volver | to get |
| volver | to turn |
| vómito | vomit |
| vosear | To address someone with vos |
| vuelco | upset |
| vuelta | return |
| vuelta | tour, trip |
| vuelta | turn |
| vuelta | walk |
| vuelto | change (money given back) |
| vulgar | vulgar |
| vusted | you |
| wapití | wapiti; elk |
| wasabi | wasabi |
| wélter | welter (boxing class) |
| whisky | whisky (alcoholic liquor) |
| xilano | xylan |
| xilema | xylem |
| xileno | xylene |
| xilosa | xylose |
| xóchil | flower |
| yacaré | caiman |
| yanqui | Yankee |
| yanqui | Yankee (native or inhabitant of the USA) |
| yautía | yautia, Xanthosoma |
| yeísmo | the practice of pronouncing the Spanish letter elle ("ll") similar to the letter ye ("y") |
| yemení | Yemeni |
| yemení | Yemeni |
| yeyuno | jejunum |
| Yibuti | Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) |
| yodado | iodized |
| yoduro | iodide, I- |
| yonqui | A drug user |
| yoruba | Yoruba (language) |
| yoruba | Yoruba (people) |
| yudoca | judoka |
| yungas | tropical valleys |
| yunque | anvil |
| Zacapa | A department of Guatemala |
| zacate | grass; forage |
| zacate | hay |
| zacate | scourer |
| zafiro | sapphire |
| Zagreb | Zagreb |
| zagual | canoe paddle |
| zaguán | vestibule; front hall or entryway |
| Zambia | Zambia |
| Zamora | Zamora |
| zampar | to tuck or hide away |
| zampar | to scoff; wolf down (to eat or drink rapidly) |
| zancos | stilts |
| zanjar | to remove difficulties |
| zanjar | to resolve; to settle |
| zapata | washer |
| zapata | brake shoe |
| Zapata | Spanish surname |
| zapato | shoe |
| zapear | to channel hop |
| zapote | mamey sapote |
| zarina | tsarina, czarina |
| zarpar | to embark; to set sail |
| zarzal | bramble |
| zarzal | underbrush |
| zeugma | zeugma |
| zigoto | zygote |
| zigzag | zigzag |
| zimasa | zymase |
| zinnia | zinnia |
| zircón | zircon |
| zócalo | socle, base, footing, skirting, skirting board; frieze |
| zócalo | public square, town square, plaza, zocalo |
| zorzal | thrush |
| zumbar | to hum; to buzz |
| zumbar | to hit |
| zumbar | to mock |
| zurcir | to darn; to mend |
| zurear | to coo |
| Zúrich | Zürich (city) |
| zurrar | To thrash, thwack |
| zurrir | to whir |
| zurrón | globe daisy |
| zurrón | Lincolnshire spinach |
| zurubí | alternative spelling of surubí |
| zutano | what's-his-name; so-and-so |
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