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Spanish word	meaning in English	features
bañadera	bathtub (Argentina, Cuba, Paraguay)	{f}
bañador	swimming costume, bathing costume	{m}
bañador	swimming trunks	{m}
bañar	to bathe	{v}
bañarse	To bathe oneself	{vr}
baba	drool, dribble	{f}
babaco	The babaco	{m}
babear	to drool	{v}
babero	bib	{m}
babilla	the stifle, or hind knee, of a quadruped	{f}
babilónico	Babylonic	{adj}
Babilonia	Babylon	{prop}
babilonio	Babylonian	{adj}
bable	Asturian (language)	{m}
babor	port (side)	{m}
babosa	slug	{f}
baboso	mushy	{adj} [colloquial]
baboso	dribbling	{adj}
baboso	foolish, stupid	{adj}
baboso	immature, callow	{adj}
baboso	blenny (fish)	{m}
baboso	dribbler	{m}
baboso	slimeball, groper (contemptible flatterer)	{m} [figuratively]
baboso	immature or callow person	{m}
baboso	moron, fool, stupid person	{m}
babucha	slipper	{f}
babuino	baboon	{m} [primate]
baca	luggage rack	{f} [Spain]
bacalao	cod	{m}
bacará	baccarat (card game)	{m}
bachata	party	{f} [Antilles]
bachata	bachata	{f}
bache	pothole, bump	{m}
bacheletista	Being a supporter of the Chilean president Michele Bachelet	{adj}
bacheletista	Of or relating to the Chilean president Michele Bachelet	{adj}
bacheletista	A supporter of the Chilean president Michele Bachelet	{mf}
bachiller	bachelor (person with bachelor degree)	{m}
bachiller	bachelor (university degree)	{m}
bachiller	graduate (person)	{m}
bachiller	graduate (school degree)	{m}
bachillerato	graduation certificate (degree from high school)	{m}
bacilo	bacillus	{m}
bacina	vessel	{f}
bacinilla	chamber pot	{f}
bacán	luxurious, refined	{adj} [colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay]
bacán	posh	{adj} [colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay]
bacán	snobbish	{adj} [colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay]
bacán	cool, awesome	{adj} [colloquial, Chile, Colombia, Cuba]
bacán	pimp	{m} [colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay]
bacán	boss, owner	{m} [colloquial, dated, Argentina, Uruguay]
bacán	concubine	{m} [colloquial, dated, Argentina, Uruguay]
bacán	lover of a kept woman	{m} [colloquial, dated, Argentina, Uruguay]
bacón	bacon	{m}
bacteria	bacterium	{f}
bacteriano	bacterial	{adj}
bacteriófago	bacteriophage	{m} [bacteriology]
bacteriólogo	bacteriologist	{m}
bacteriológico	bacteriological	{adj}
bacteriología	bacteriology	{f}
bacteriorodopsina	bacteriorhodopsin	{f} [protein]
badajo	clapper (the tongue of a bell)	{m}
Badajoz	Badajoz (city)	{prop}
Badajoz	Badajoz (province)	{prop}
badana	sheepskin	{f}
badmintonista	badminton player	{mf}
bañera	bathtub	{f}
bagaje	baggage, luggage	{m}
bagaje	cultural knowledge	{m}
bagatela	bagatelle, trifle (an unsubstantial thing)	{f}
Bagdad	Baghdad	{prop}
bagre	catfish	{m}
baguete	baguette (a variety of bread)	{f}
bah	indicates disdain or unbelief	{interj}
bahía	bay (geographical feature)	{f}
Bahamas		{prop} [l/en, Bahamas]
bahameño	Bahamian	{adj}
bahameño	Bahamian	{m}
baho	dish made with rice and yucca	{m}
bahreiní	Bahraini	{adj}
bahreiní	Bahraini	{mf}
Bahréin	Bahrain (country in the Middle East)	{prop}
bailaor	flamenco dancer	{m}
bailaora	flamenco dancer	{f}
bailar	to dribble (the ball)	{v} [soccer]
bailar	to dance	{v}
bailarina	(female) dancer	{f}
bailarín	dancer	{m}
baile	dance	{m}
bañista	bather	{mf}
baja	A casualty	{f}
Baja California	A state of Mexico	{prop}
bajacaliforniano	Of or pertaining to the Mexican state of Baja California	{adj}
Baja California Sur	A state of Mexico	{prop}
bajada	declivity	{f}
bajada	drop, descent	{f}
bajamar	low tide	{f}
bajamente	basely	{adv}
bajar	to descend	{v}
bajar	to download	{v}
bajar	to go down	{v}
bajar al pilón	To eat pussy; to go down on	{v} [vulgar, idiomatic]
Baja Verapaz	A department of Guatemala	{prop}
bajeza	base act	{f}
bajeza	baseness	{f}
bajeza	meanness	{f}
bajista	bear	{mf} [finance]
bajista	bassist	{mf} [music]
bajito	diminutive form of bajo, very low	{adj}
bajón	bassoon	{m}
bajón	bassoonist	{m}
bajón	blues, slump (lack of spirit)	{m}
bajón	lull, low, dip, drop (decline)	{m}
bajío	shoal, shallows, sandbank	{m}
bajo	bass	{adj} [music]
bajo	short, in both literal and figurative senses	{adj}
bajo	low	{adv}
bajo	bass (sound, voice or instrument)	{m} [music]
bajo	under, in both literal and figurative senses	{prep}
bajorrelieve	bas relief	{m}
bajo sajón	Low Saxon (language or language group)	{m}
baúl	(of a car) trunk [US], boot [UK, Australia]	{m} [Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico]
baúl	chest, trunk	{m}
bala	bullet	{f}
balacera	shootout	{f}
baladí	trivial, banal, of no importance, meaningless	{adj}
balance	balance	{m} [accounting]
balanceado	balanced, even keeled	{adj}
balancear	to balance	{v}
balancín	seesaw	{m}
balanza	Libra	{f} [astronomy, constellations]
balanza	balance, scale (device used to measure weight)	{f}
balanza	comparative estimate, judgment	{f} [figuratively]
balar	to bleat	{v}
balata	brake lining	{f}
balaustrada	balustrade	{f}
balazo	gunshot, shot	{m}
balboa	balboa	{m}
balbucear	to lisp	{v}
balbucear	to mutter	{v}
balbucear	to prattle	{v}
balbucear	to stutter	{v}
balbucir	to stammer	{v}
balcón	balcony	{m}
balcánico	Balkan	{adj}
balda	shelf	{f}
baldaquín	baldachin	{m}
baldar	to cripple	{v}
balde	bin, bucket	{m}
baldear	to bail out	{v} [nautical]
baldear	to hose down, wash	{v}
baldío	wasteland	{m}
baldosa	tile, slab	{f}
balear	to shoot	{v}
Baleares	Balearics; Balearic Islands	{prop}
baleárico	Balearic	{adj}
balido	The sound of a sheep, lamb, goat, deer; baa, bleat	{m}
baliza	(aerial): beacon, marker	{f}
baliza	(nautical): buoy, marker	{f}
ballena	baleen, whalebone	{f}
ballena	whale	{f}
ballena asesina	orca, killer whale	{f}
ballena azul	blue whale	{f}
ballena jorobada	humpback whale	{f}
ballenato	whale calf	{m}
ballenero	whaling (attributive)	{adj}
ballenero	whaler	{m}
ballenero	whaling ship; whaler	{m}
ballet	ballet	{m}
balón	ball	{m}
balón	balloon	{m}
balneario	seaside resort, bathing resort	{m}
balneario	spa	{m}
balompié	football (soccer)	{m}
baloncestista	basketball player	{mf}
baloncesto	basketball (sport)	{m}
balonmanista	handballer	{mf}
balonmano	handball	{m}
balota	ballot	{f}
balotar	to vote	{v} [rare]
balotar	to ballot	{v}
balsa	balsa (tree)	{f}
balsa	ferry	{f}
balsa	raft	{f}
balsámico	balsamic	{adj}
balística	ballistics (study of the motion of projectiles)	{f}
balístico	ballistic	{adj}
baluarte	bastion	{m}
bambú	bamboo (plant)	{m}
bambú	bamboo (wood)	{m}
bamba	a Latin American dance	{f}
bamba	flip-flop, thong, jandal	{f}
bamba	hit, strike (in a game)	{f}
bamba	sneaker	{f}
bambalina	backdrop	{f}
bambara	Bambara (language)	{f}
bambara	Bambara (people)	{f}
bambolear	to sway, to wobble	{v}
bambolear	to swing	{v}
banal	banal	{adj}
banalidad	banality	{f}
banana	banana (fruit)	{f}
bananero	Of or pertaining to bananas	{adj}
bananero	banana (plant)	{m}
banano	banana (fruit)	{m} [Colombia, Central America]
banca	financial system	{f}
banca	seat (in an elective body)	{f}
banca	small bench	{f}
bancada	bench for government officials	{f}
bancario	related to banks	{adj}
bancarrota	bankruptcy	{f}
banco	bank	{m}
banco	bench	{m}
banco	school of fish	{m}
banco de datos	database	{m}
banco de prensa	bench press	{m} [weightlifting]
banda	badge	{f}
banda	band	{f}
banda	gang or group	{f}
bandada	flock (of birds)	{f}
bandada	shoal (of fish)	{f}
Bandar Seri Begawan		{prop} [l/en, Bandar Seri Begawan]
banda sonora	soundtrack	{f}
bandazo	swerve	{m}
bandeja	tray	{f}
bandera	banner	{f}
bandera	flag	{f}
banderillero	banderillero	{m} [bullfighting]
bandicut	bandicoot	{m}
bandida	feminine form of bandido	{f}
bandido	outlaw, bandit	{m}
bando	edict	{m}
bando	faction, party, side	{m}
bando	swarm, flock (of fish, birds, etc.)	{m}
bandoneón	bandoneon	{m}
bangaña	gourd	{f}
bangladesí	Bangladeshi	{adj}
bangladesí	Bangladeshi	{mf}
Bangladesh		{prop} [l/en, Bangladesh]
Bangladés	Bangladesh	{prop}
baniano	banyan	{m}
banjo	banjo	{m}
banquero	banker (conducting the business of a bank)	{m}
banquero	banker (dealer in a gambling house)	{m}
banqueta	footstool	{f}
banqueta	sidewalk	{f} [Guatemala, Mexico]
banquete	banquet	{m}
banquete	catering	{m}
banquillo	bench	{m}
banquisa	floe	{f}
banquisa	iceberg	{f}
banquisa	sea ice	{f}
banquito	stool	{m}
baño	bath	{m}
baño	bathroom	{m}
baño	toilet	{m}
baobab		{m} [l/en, baobab]
baño turco	Turkish bath	{m}
baptisterio	A baptismal font	{m}
baptisterio	A baptistery. (place where a baptismal font is located)	{m}
baquelita	Bakelite (a heat-resisting chemically inert resin)	{f}
baquiar	to train	{v} [Latin America]
Baquílides	Bacchylides	{prop}
bar	Bar, pub	{m}
Barça	Shortened form of Futbol Club Barcelona	{prop} [soccer]
baraja	deck (of cards)	{f}
barajado	shuffled	{adj}
barajar	to shuffle	{v}
barajear	to shuffle (mix up cards in a random order)	{v} [Cuba, Mexico]
baraka	A person of good fortune	{n}
baranda	balustrade	{f}
baranda	banister, handrail	{f}
baranda	railing	{f}
barandilla	handrail, banister (the handrail on the side of a staircase)	{f}
barata	cockroach	{f} [Chile]
baratar	to barter	{v}
barato	cheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price	{adj}
barba	beard	{f}
barba	chin	{f}
barbacoa	barbecue	{f}
barbacoa	Meat steamed until tender (most common present use)	{f}
barbacoa	meats (traditionally from the inside of a cow's cheek or jaw) or a whole sheep slow cooked over an open fire, or more traditionally, in a hole dug in the ground covered with maguey leaves, although the interpretation is loose	{f}
barbadense	Barbadian	{adj}
barbadense	Barbadian	{mf}
Barbados		{prop} [l/en, Barbados]
barba partida	cleft chin	{f}
barbar	to beard (to grow hair on the chin and jaw)	{v}
barbaridad	a lot, a large amount	{f}
barbaridad	barbarity	{f}
barbaridad	incredible!, unbelievable!	{interj}
barbarie	barbarity	{f}
barbarismo	barbarism	{m}
barbarizar	to barbarize	{v}
barbas de ballena	baleen, whalebone	{fp}
barbecho	fallow	{m}
barbería	barbershop	{f}
barbero	barber	{m}
barbilla	chin	{f}
barbilla	pull-up	{f} [sports]
barbilla partida	cleft chin	{f}
barbudo	bearded	{adj}
barca	bark (boat), a small boat	{f}
barcaza	barge	{f}
Barcelona		{prop} [l/en, Barcelona]
Barcelona	The letter B in the Spanish phonetic alphabet	{prop}
barcelonés	Barcelonan	{adj}
barcelonés	Barcelonan	{m}
barcito	small bar	{m}
barco	boat	{m}
barco de vapor	steamboat	{m}
barda	(Mexico) fence	{f}
bardana	burdock (any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium)	{f}
bar de ambiente	gay bar	{m}
bar de copas	bar, wine bar	{m}
baricentro	barycenter	{m} [physics]
barión	baryon	{m}
bariónico	baryonic	{adj}
bario	barium	{m}
barman	, bartender	{m} [l/en, barman]
barómetro	barometer	{m}
barón	baron	{m}
Barna	A nickname of Barcelona	{prop}
barnacla canadiense	The Canada goose	{f}
barnacla cariblanca	The barnacle goose, a freshwater bird	{f}
barnacla carinegra	The brent goose (UK), or brant goose (US). A water bird	{f}
barniz	varnish, gloss	{m}
barnizar	to varnish	{v}
baro-	baro-	{prefix}
baronesa	baroness	{f}
barquero	boatman, ferryman (man who operates a boat)	{m}
barquillo	ice cream cone	{m}
barra	bar	{f}
barra	(iron) rod	{f}
barra	slash ("/" symbol)	{f}
barra	barbell	{f} [weightlifting]
barraca	barrack	{f}
barraca	storage shed	{f}
barraca	tent, hut	{f}
barracón	bunkhouse	{m}
barra con pesas	barbell	{n}
barracudina		{f} [l/en, barracudina]
barra de equilibrio	balance beam	{f}
barra fija	horizontal bar	{f} [gymnastics]
barragán	brave	{adj} [obsolete]
barragán	A coat made of this fabric	{m}
barragán	Barracan; a waterproof woolen fabric	{m}
barragán	companion	{m} [obsolete]
barragán	The lover of a married person; a concubine	{m}
barranca	barranca, canyon, ravine	{f}
barranco	ravine	{m}
barrancoso	broken, uneven, full of cliffs or ravines	{adj} [of terrain]
barras asimétricas	uneven bars	{fp} [gymnastics]
barrena	drill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece	{f}
barrena	tailspin	{f}
barreno	drill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece	{m}
barrer	to sweep	{v}
barrera	barrier	{f}
Barrera	Spanish surname	{prop}
barrera de hielo	ice dam	{f}
barrera de hielo	ice shelf	{f}
barricada	barricade (barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence)	{f}
barrido	swept	{adj}
barrido	sweep (act of sweeping)	{m}
barriga	belly, paunch	{f}
barriguita	diminutive form of barriga, tummy	{f}
barriguita	pot belly	{f}
barril	barrel	{m}
barril de oro	the barrel cactus, (Echinocactus grusonii)	{n}
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)	{m} [Mexico]
barrio	neighbourhood	{m}
barrio	slum	{m} [Venezuela, Dominican Republic]
barrio bajo	slum (dilapidated neighborhood)	{m}
barritar	to trumpet (to make an elephant call)	{v}
barrito	(elephant noise) trumpet	{m}
barro	clay	{m}
barro	mud	{m}
barro	pustule (caused by acne), closed comedo	{m}
barroco	Baroque	{adj}
barros jarpa	a sandwich made with ham and melted cheese	{m} [Chile]
barros luco	a sandwich made with grilled steak and melted cheese	{m} [Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru]
barroso	muddy	{adj}
barrote	bar, crossbeam	{m}
barrote	bolt	{m}
Bartolomé	Bartholomew, the apostle	{prop}
Bartolomé	male given name	{prop}
barullo	uproar	{m}
basalto	basalt (hard rock)	{m}
basamento	the base of a column or another structure	{m}
basar	to base	{v}
base	base	{f}
base	basis	{f}
base	point guard	{f} [basketball]
base	foundation	{f}
base	grounding	{f}
base	basis	{f} [linear algebra]
base de datos	database	{m}
basidio	basidium	{m} [mycology]
basidiomiceto	basidiomycete	{m} [mycology]
Basilio	male given name, cognate to English Basil	{prop}
basilisco	basilisk	{m} [mythology]
basílica	basilica (all senses)	{f}
basílica	palace	{f} [poetic]
basta	enough	{interj}
bastante	more than enough; sufficient	{adj}
bastante	Enough; sufficiently	{adv}
bastante	Fairly well; to a considerable degree	{adv}
bastar	to be enough; to suffice	{vi}
bastardo	bastard	{adj}
bastardo	bastard	{m}
bastedad	crudeness, coarseness, roughness	{f}
bastedad	rudeness, vulgarity	{f}
bastión	bastion, bulwark	{m}
bastón	walking stick, staff	{m}
basto	rough	{adj}
basura	something trashy or undesirable	{f}
basura	trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense	{f}
basural	landfill, dump (place where waste or garbage is left)	{m}
basurero	dust bin	{m}
basurero	dustman	{m}
basurero	landfill, dump (place where waste or garbage is left)	{m}
batalla	battle	{f}
batallar	to battle	{v}
batallita	yarn, story	{f}
batallón	battalion	{m}
batamanta	Snuggie, sleeved blanket	{f}
batará lineado	fasciated antshrike	{m}
batará luctuoso	glossy antshrike	{m}
batata	sweet potato	{f}
batatal	piece of land cultivating sweet potato	{m}
bate	reefer, joint (a marijuana cigarette)	{m} [Honduras, slang]
bate	bat	{m} [sports]
batea	shallow pan (wide receptacle used in gold washing)	{f}
batea	tray (for foods such as shellfish, fruit)	{f}
bateador	batter	{m}
bateadora	feminine form of bateador	{f}
batear	to bat	{v}
batería	drummer	{f}
batería	drums	{f}
batería	large battery	{f}
baterista	drummer	{mf}
batey	The Caribbean name for a residential area on a plantation for its workers	{m}
batido	chatoyant, variegated, shot (silk)	{adj}
batido	trodden, beaten (path)	{adj}
batido	beating (of metal, batter, wool, etc.)	{m}
batido	batter	{m} [cooking]
batido	smoothie (fruit drink), milkshake	{m}
batido	whipped cocktail	{m}
batidor	whisk	{m}
batidora	mixer, blender (electrical)	{f}
batidora	whisk (hand-powered)	{f}
batir	to beat, whisk	{vt} [cooking]
batir	to beat, overcome (an opponent, record, etc.)	{vt}
batir	to beat, to pound repeatedly	{vt}
batir	to coin (a word, etc.)	{vt}
Batista	Spanish surname	{prop}
batán	fulling mill	{m} [textile]
bato	dork, dimwit	{m} [dated]
bato	young man, youth	{m} [Latin America, informal]
bato	chump, punk	{m} [Mexico, colloquial]
bato	dude, guy, buddy	{m} [Mexico, colloquial]
bato	father	{m} [Spain, slang]
batuta	baton (stick used by conductors)	{f}
batuta	rule, sway	{f}
bauprés	bowsprit	{m} [nautical]
bautismal	baptismal	{adj}
bautismo	baptism (rite, ceremony)	{m}
bautista	baptist (person who baptizes)	{m}
bautizar	to baptize	{v}
bautizo	baptism, christening	{m}
Baviera	Bavaria (confederate state (Land) of southwest Germany)	{prop}
baxo	obsolete spelling of bajo	{adj}
baya	berry (a small fruit)	{f}
baya de enebro	juniper berry	{f}
baya de junípero	juniper berry	{f}
bayoneta	bayonet	{f}
bazar	bazaar (marketplace)	{m}
bazo	spleen	{m} [anatomy]
búbalo	water buffalo	{m}
bíblico	biblical	{adj}
BCE	ECB	{prop}
bíceps	bicipital	{adj} [muscle]
bíceps	two-headed; having two peaks or extensions	{adj}
bíceps	biceps, especially the biceps brachii	{m}
bíceps braquial	biceps brachii	{m}
bíceps crural	biceps femoris	{m}
BCN	Baja California, a state of Mexico	{abbr}
BCN	Barcelona	{abbr}
báculo	staff (long, straight stick, especially one used to assist in walking)	{m}
bádminton	badminton	{m}
be	Name of the letter b	{f}
be	baa (bleating of a sheep)	{m}
beatificar	to beatify	{v}
beatitud	blessedness, beatitude	{f}
beatitud	bliss	{f}
beato	having too much beatitude, goody goody, pious, sanctimonious	{adj}
Beatriz	female given name, equivalent to Beatrice	{prop}
bebé	baby	{m}
beber	to drink	{v}
bebida	soda (soft drink)	{f} [Chile]
bebida	drink	{f}
bebito	diminutive form of bebé, little baby	{m}
beca	grant, stipend	{f}
becado	one who has been granted a scholarship	{m}
becar	To grant a stipend or scholarship for studying	{v}
becaria	feminine form of becario	{f}
becario	grant-holder, scholarship-holder	{m}
becerro	calf; young cow	{m}
bedel	janitor, porter	{mf}
beduino	bedouin	{adj}
beduino	bedouin	{m}
Begoña	female given name	{prop}
begonia	begonia	{f}
beige	beige	{adj}
bejuco	liana (any climbing tropical vine)	{m}
beldad	belle	{f} [countable]
beldad	feminine beauty	{f} [uncountable]
belenismo	The art of making nativity scenes	{m}
belenista	nativity scene artist	{mf}
beleño	henbane (plant)	{m}
belga	Belgian (from or native to Belgium)	{adj}
belga	Belgian (pertaining to Belgium)	{adj}
belga	a Belgian	{mf}
Belice	Belize (country)	{prop}
beliceño	Belizean (pertaining to Belize)	{adj}
beliceño	Belizean (person)	{m}
belicoso	bellicose	{adj}
beligerancia	belligerence	{f}
beligerante	belligerent	{adj}
bellas artes	fine arts	{fp}
belleza	beauty	{f}
bello	beautiful	{adj}
bellota	acorn (fruit of the oak)	{f}
bellísimo	superlative form of bello, very beautiful	{adj}
belén	crib, nativity (nativity scene)	{m}
Belén	Bethlehem, the town in Palestine	{prop}
Belén	female given name derived from the place name	{prop}
benceno	benzene	{m} [organic compound]
bencenodiol	benzenediol	{m} [organic compound]
bencina	gasoline	{f}
bendecir	to bless	{v}
bendición	blessing	{f}
bendito	blessed	{adj}
bendito sea Dios	good Lord, good heavens	{phrase}
beneficencia	beneficence, charity	{f}
beneficiar	to benefit	{v}
beneficio	benefit	{m}
beneficio	profit	{m}
beneficioso	beneficial	{adj}
beneplácito	approval	{m}
benevolencia	benevolence	{f}
benevolente	benevolent	{adj}
benéfico	beneficent	{adj}
benéfico	beneficial	{adj}
benéfico	charitable	{adj}
bengalí	Bengali	{adj}
bengalí	Bengali (person)	{mf}
bengalí	Bengali (language)	{prop}
benignidad	benignity	{f}
Benin		{prop} [l/en, Benin]
beninés	Beninese	{adj}
beninés	Beninese	{m}
Benita	female given name	{prop}
Benito	male given name, equivalent to English Benedict	{prop}
benjamín	baby (lastborn of a family)	{m}
Benjamín	Benjamin	{prop} [biblical character]
Benjamín	male given name	{prop}
benjuí	benzoin (aromatic balsam, a medicinal plant)	{m} [botany]
Benín	Benin (country)	{prop}
benzfetamina	benzphetamine	{f} [pharmaceutical drug]
benzoato	benzoate	{m} [organic compound]
benzofurano	benzofuran	{m} [organic compound]
benzoico	benzoic	{adj}
benzonitrilo	benzonitrile	{m} [organic compound]
benzopireno	benzopyrene	{m} [organic compound]
benzoquinona	benzoquinone	{f} [organic compound]
beoda	feminine form of beodo	{f}
beodo	drunk, drunken	{adj}
beodo	drunk, drunkard	{m}
berberecho	cockle	{m}
berbiquí	brace, bitstock	{m}
berenjena	aubergine, eggplant	{f}
bergantín	brig	{m}
berilio	beryllium	{m}
berilo	beryl	{m}
berkelio	berkelium	{m}
berlina	a sedan	{f}
berlinés	from Berlin	{adj}
berlinés	Berliner	{m}
berlín	donut (fried pastry, usually in an ellipsoidal shape and filled with cream)	{m} [Chile]
Berlín	Berlin (capital of Germany)	{prop}
berma	A berm	{f}
Bermúdez	Spanish surname	{prop}
bermellón	vermillion (color)	{m}
bermellón	vermillion (pigment)	{m}
bermudeño	Bermudian	{adj}
bermudeño	Bermudian	{m}
Berna	Bern (city)	{prop}
Bernabé	Barnabas	{prop} [biblical character]
Bernardo	male given name, cognate to Bernard	{prop}
berrear	to bellow	{v}
berrinche	tantrum, skirmish	{m}
berro	cress	{m}
berro	watercress	{m}
berro chino	Chinese cabbage	{m}
Berta	female given name, cognate to English Bertha	{prop}
berza	cabbage	{f}
besador	kisser	{m}
besar	to kiss	{v}
besito	diminutive form of beso	{m}
beso	kiss	{m}
beso blanco	snowball (sex act in which ejaculated semen is passed between the mouths of two people)	{m}
beso francés	French kiss	{m}
beso negro	anilingus	{m}
bestia	animal	{f}
bestia	a person who acts stupidly	{f} [pejorative]
bestia de carga	a beast of burden	{f}
besugo	blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)	{m}
besugo	booby, dummy, yokel, clumsy (awkward or stupid person)	{m}
besuquear	to cover with kisses	{v}
bet	beth; the Hebrew letter ב	{f}
beta	beta; the Greek letter Β, β	{f}
betahidroxibutirato	betahydroxybutyrate	{m}
betahidroxibutírico	betahydroxybutyric	{adj}
betaína	betaine, trimethylglycine	{f} [organic compound]
betarraga	beet, beetroot	{f} [Chile]
betún	bitumen	{m}
Beto	A diminutive of male given names ending in -berto, such as Roberto and Alberto	{prop}
betulina	betulin	{f} [organic compound]
beudo	alternative form of beodo	{adj} [obsolete]
bïez	BS	{m}
bezoar	bezoar	{m}
búfalo	buffalo (Old World bovine)	{m}
búfalo	buffalo, the American bison	{m}
bígamo	bigamous	{adj}
bígamo	bigamist	{m}
búho	informant, a squealer	{m} [colloquial]
búho	owl, eagle owl	{m}
bi-	bi-	{prefix}
bianual	biennial	{adj}
biaumentado	biaugmented	{adj} [geometry]
biberón	bottle (for a baby)	{m}
biblia	bible	{f}
Biblia	Bible	{prop}
bibliófila	feminine form of bibliófilo	{f}
bibliófilo	bibliophile	{m}
bibliómano	bibliomaniac	{adj}
bibliómano	bibliomaniac	{mf}
biblio-	biblio-	{prefix}
bibliofilia	bibliophilia	{f}
bibliografía	bibliography	{f}
bibliográfico	bibliographic; bibliographical	{adj}
biblioteca	bookcase	{f}
biblioteca	library	{f}
bibliotecaria	A female professional librarian	{f}
bibliotecario	A male professional librarian	{m}
bicarbonato	bicarbonate	{m}
bicentenario	bicentenary, bicentennial	{adj}
bicentenario	two-hundred-year-old	{adj}
bicentenario	bicentenary, bicentennial	{m}
bicho	bug	{m}
bicho	kid, boy	{m} [Honduras, El Salvador, pejorative, colloquial]
bicho	vulva	{m} [Nicaragua] [vulgar]
bicho	penis	{m} [Puerto Rico] [vulgar]
bicho	vermin	{m}
bici	short word for bicycle: bike	{f}
bicicleta	bicycle, pushbike, cycle	{f}
bicicleta estática	exercise bike	{n}
bicóncavo	biconcave	{adj}
bicoca	bargain	{f}
bicoca	piece of cake, duck soup (task that is pleasant, easy or simple)	{f}
bicúpula	bicupola	{f} [geometry]
bidé	bidet	{m}
BID	Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Inter-American Development Bank	{abbr}
bidimensional	bidimensional, two-dimensional	{adj}
bidimensionalidad	bidimensionality	{f}
bidisminuido	bidiminished	{adj} [geometry]
bidón	drum (barrel for liquid)	{m}
Bielorrusia	Belarus	{prop}
bielorruso	Belarusian (pertaining to Belarus)	{adj}
bielorruso	Belarusian (person)	{m}
bielorruso	Belarusian (language)	{prop}
bien	properly	{adv}
bien	well	{adv}
bien	willingly	{adv}
bien	good (as opposed to evil)	{m}
bien	goodness	{m}
bien	(plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate	{m}
bien	welfare, benefit	{m}
bienaventuranza	beatitude (happiness)	{f}
bienaventuranza	beatitude	{f} [Christianity]
bien cuidado	A, usually self-employed, parked automobile attendant intended to prevent vandalism and theft	{m} [Latin America]
bienes	property, goods	{mp}
bienes raíces	real estate	{mp}
bienes raices	real estate	{f}
bienestar	well-being	{m}
bienhadado	happy, fortunate	{adj}
bienhechor	benefactor, welldoer	{m}
bienhechora	feminine form of bienhechor	{f}
bienio	A period of two years; biennium	{m}
bien nacido	well-born, well-bred	{adj}
bien predica quien bien vive	He who preaches well is he who lives well	{phrase}
bienvenida	welcome	{f}
bienvenida	welcome (when saying this to a female)	{interj}
bienvenido	welcome	{adj}
bienvenido	welcome (to a male)	{interj}
biesfenocíngulo	disphenocingulum	{m} [geometry]
biesfenoide	disphenoid	{m} [geometry]
biez	BS	{m}
bifaz	biface (tool)	{m} [archaeology]
bifenilo	biphenyl	{m} [organic compound]
bifenol	biphenol	{m} [organic compound]
bifosfato	biphosphate	{m}
bifurcarse	to split, divide, fork, branch off	{v}
Big Mac	Big Mac	{mf}
bigote	moustache, mustache; moustaches, mustaches	{m}
bigote	whisker, whiskers	{m}
bigotudo	moustachio'd	{adj}
bigotudo	The bearded tit. A bird	{m}
biógrafa	feminine form of biógrafo	{f}
biógrafo	biographer	{m}
bija	annatto	{f} [Dominican Republic, Cuba]
bikini		{m} [l/en, bikini]
bilateral	bilateral	{adj}
bilbaíno	Bilbaoan	{adj}
bilbaíno	Bilbaoan	{m}
Bilbao	Bilbao	{prop}
bilbilitano	of or from Calatayud	{adj}
bilbilitano	A person from Calatayud	{m}
biliar	biliary	{adj}
-bilidad	Form of -dad used generally for adjectives ending in -ble; Comparable generally to English suffix -ity	{suffix}
bilingüe	bilingual	{adj}
bilingüismo	bilingualism	{m}
bilioso	bilious	{adj}
bilirrubina	bilirubin	{f} [organic compound]
bilis	bile	{f}
billar	An establishment accommodating billiard tables; a billiard room	{m}
billar	billiards	{m}
billar	pool (game)	{m}
billete	banknote, bill (paper currency)	{m}
billete	ticket	{m}
billetera	wallet	{f}
billetito	diminutive form of billete	{m}
billón	1012; a trillion (short system); a billion (obsolete, long system).	{numm}
bilocación	bilocation	{f}
bióloga	(female) biologist	{f}
biólogo	biologist	{m}
bilunabirrotonda	bilunabirotunda	{f} [geometry]
bimotor	twin-engine	{adj}
binacional	binational	{adj}
bingo	(game)	{m} [l/en, bingo]
biónico	bionic	{adj}
binocular		{adj} [l/en, binocular]
binomial	binomial	{adj}
binomio	binomial	{m} [mathematics]
binuclear	binuclear	{adj}
bio-	bio-	{prefix}
biocombustible	biofuel, ecofuel	{m}
biodegradable		{adj} [l/en, biodegradable]
biodinamica	biodynamics	{f}
biogenético	biogenetic	{adj}
biogénesis	biogenesis	{f}
biografía	biography	{f}
biográfico	biographic	{adj}
biológicamente	biologically	{adv}
biológico	biologic	{adj}
biología	biology	{f}
biomasa	biomass	{f}
biombo	folding screen	{m}
biometría	biometrics	{f}
biomolécula	biomolecule	{f}
biopsia	biopsy	{f} [medicine]
bioquímica	biochemistry	{f}
bioquímico	biochemical	{adj}
biorremediación	bioremediation	{f}
biosfera	biosphere	{f}
biosintético	biosynthetic	{adj}
biosíntesis	biosynthesis	{f}
biotecnológica	biotechnology	{f}
biotina	biotin	{f} [vitamin]
biotita	biotite	{f} [mineral]
bipartito	Divided into two; having two parts	{adj}
bipedal	bipedal	{adj}
bipersonal	; involving exactly two people	{adj} [l/en, bipersonal]
bipirámide	dipyramid	{f} [geometry]
bipolar	bipolar	{adj}
biquini	bikini	{m}
birlar	to swipe, pinch or steal	{v}
Birmania	Burma (Southeast Asian country)	{prop}
birmano	Burmese (pertaining to Burma)	{adj}
birmano	Burmese (person)	{m}
birmano	Burmese (language)	{prop}
birrectangular	birectangular; containing two right angles	{adj}
birrefringencia	birefringence	{f}
birrete	biretta	{m}
birrotonda	birotunda	{f} [geometry]
bis-	great-	{prefix}
bis-		{prefix} [l/en, bis-]
bisabuelo	great-grandparent; great-grandfather (great-grandmother for the feminine form)	{m}
bisagra	hinge	{f}
bisbisar	to mutter	{v}
béisbol	baseball (ballgame)	{m}
biscocho	alternative spelling of bizcocho	{m}
bisecar	to bisect	{vt}
bisectriz	bisection	{f} [geometry]
biselar	to bevel	{v}
bisexual	bisexual	{adj}
bisexual	bisexual	{mf}
bisexualidad	bisexuality	{f}
bisiesto	leap year	{m}
bislama	Bislama (language)	{m}
bismuto	bismuth	{m}
bisnieta	feminine form of bisnieto	{f}
bisnieto	great-grandchild; great-grandson (great-granddaughter for the feminine form)	{m}
bisoñé	toupee	{m}
bisonte	bison	{m}
bisonte americano	American bison	{n}
bisonte europeo	wisent	{n}
bisté	steak (food)	{m}
bistec	steak, beefsteak	{m}
bisturí	scalpel, bistoury	{m}
bisulfato	bisulfate	{m} [chemistry]
bisulfuro	bisulphide, bisulfide	{m} [chemistry]
bisutería	Fake jewellery, or costume jewellery	{f}
bit	bit (binary digit)	{m}
bitácora	a captain's log or journal on a ship	{f}
bitácora	the closet where aforementioned journal is kept; binnacle	{f}
bitácora	weblog, blog	{f}
biótico	biotic	{adj}
Bitinia	Bithynia	{prop}
bituminoso	bituminous	{adj}
biuora	obsolete spelling of víbora	{f}
bividí	sleaveless undershirt, singlet	{m} [Ecuador, Peru, slang]
biyección	bijection	{f} [mathematics]
bizarro	bizarre, strange, weird	{adj} [Argentina]
bizarro	dashing, brave, spirited, gallant	{adj}
bizarro	generous, magnanimous, noble	{adj}
bizco	crosseyed	{adj}
bizcocho	bisque (fired unglazed pottery)	{m}
bizcocho	sponge cake	{m}
biznaga	khella, toothpickweed (Ammi visnaga)	{f}
biznaga	A generic name for several species of small, prickly cacti, especially barrel cacti	{f} [Mexico]
bla	blah (idle talk)	{m}
blada	sycamore	{f}
Blanca	female given name	{prop}
Blancanieves	Snow White	{prop}
Blanca Nieves	Snow White, an alternative spelling of Blancanieves	{prop}
blanca y en botella, leche	no doubt about it, no question	{phrase} [idiomatic]
blanco	white	{adj}
blanco	target	{m}
blanco	white	{m}
Blanco	Spanish surname	{prop}
blancura	whiteness	{f}
blancuzco	whitish	{adj}
blandir	to brandish	{vt}
blando	bland	{adj}
blando	cowardly	{adj}
blando	flabby	{adj}
blando	flat	{adj} [music]
blando	soft	{adj}
blanqueador	bleach	{m}
blanquear	to win without allowing rival to get points	{v} [sports]
blanquear	to bleach	{v}
blanquear	to whiten; to turn white	{v}
blanquear	to whitewash	{v}
blanquecino	whitish	{adj}
blanquinoso	whitish	{adj}
blanquito	diminutive form of blanco	{adj}
blanquitos	Very clean or well bleached	{adj}
blanquitos	pearly whites	{m}
Blas	male given name	{prop}
blasfemamente	blasphemously	{adv}
blasfemar	to blaspheme	{v}
blasfemia	blasphemy	{f}
blasfemo	blasphemous	{adj}
blasfemo	blasphemer	{m}
blasón	blazon	{m} [heraldry]
blasón	coat of arms	{m} [heraldry]
blasón	heraldry	{m} [heraldry]
blasón	honor, glory	{m}
blasonar	to blazon	{v}
blasonar	to boast	{v}
blasonar	to emblazon	{v}
búlder	bouldering	{m}
bledo	common amaranth, red-root amaranth, pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)	{m}
bledo	something insignificant	{m} [figuratively]
blefaroplastia	blepharoplasty	{f} [surgery]
blenorragia	gonorrhea	{f}
blenorrea	gonorrhea	{f}
búlgara	feminine form of búlgaro	{f}
búlgaro	Bulgarian (from or native to Bulgaria)	{adj}
búlgaro	Bulgarian (pertaining to Bulgaria)	{adj}
búlgaro	a Bulgarian	{m}
búlgaro	the Bulgarian language	{prop}
Bélgica	Belgium	{prop}
bélgico	Belgian (from or native to Belgium)	{adj} [rare]
bélgico	Belgian (pertaining to Belgium)	{adj} [rare]
Bélice	Belize (country)	{prop}
bélico	bellicose, belligerent	{adj}
blindado	armoured	{adj}
blindado	armoured car	{m}
blindaje	shield, amor	{m}
blindar	to shield	{vt}
bloc	pad (such as of paper)	{m}
blocao	movable blockhouse	{m} [military]
blofear	to bluff	{v}
blogosfera	blogosphere	{f} [Internet]
bloguera	blogger	{f} [Internet]
bloguero	blogger	{m} [Internet]
blonda	lace	{f}
bloque	bloc	{m}
bloque	block (street block or a piece of something)	{m}
bloquear	to block	{vt}
bloqueo	blockade	{m}
bloqueo	blockage	{m}
bloqueo	freeze	{m}
bloqueo	locking	{m}
bálsamo	balsam	{m}
bálsamo	balsam (tree or shrub)	{m}
bluejeans	jeans (trousers)	{m}
blujins	blue jeans	{m}
blusa	blouse	{f}
BM	Banco Mundial: World Bank	{abbr}
búmeran	boomerang	{m} [Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico]
búnker	bunker	{m}
boa	(snake)	{m} [l/en, boa]
Boaco	Boaco	{prop}
bobada	nonsense, tosh (stupid act)	{f}
bobería	foolishness, something foolish	{f}
bobina	electrical coil	{f}
bobina	reel, bobbin, spool	{f}
bobo	stupid, naïve, naive	{adj}
bobo	A stupid or naive person; a fool	{m}
boca	entrance	{f}
boca	estuary	{f}
boca	mouth, oral cavity	{f}
bocacalle	turning (into a street)	{f}
boca de dragón	The snapdragon plant	{f}
bocadillo	sandwich	{m} [Spain]
bocado	bit	{m}
bocado	mouthful	{m}
bocado	snack	{m}
bocado de Adán	Adam's apple	{m}
bocajarro	At point-blank	{adv}
bocajarro	In a direct manner, without hesitation; to say something straight out	{adv}
bocana	estuary	{f}
bocanada	gasp	{f}
bocanada	gust	{f}
bocanada	mouthful	{f}
bocanada	puff	{f}
bocanadas	puff, whiff	{fp}
bocazas	big mouth, chatterbox (someone who talks too much)	{mfp} [colloquial, pejorative]
bochinche	A mouthful of food, particularly that which has been masticated	{m}
bochinche	A tumultuous or riotous situation	{m}
bochinche	The sound or noise resulting from a group of people in an event or party.	{m} [Domican Republic]
bochinche	Gossip , particularly that which is malicious, spread deliberately with the intention to defame the victim and amuse others, or disseminated by a busybody or meddler	{m} [Panama, Puerto Rico]
bochinche	A social gathering, particularly a lively one	{m} [Venezuala, Uruquay]
bochorno	blush (reddened face)	{m}
bocina	horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle)	{f}
bocina	loudspeaker	{f}
bocio	goiter	{m}
bocón	bigmouthed, bragging, boastful	{adj}
bocón	bigmouth, blabbermouth, braggart	{m}
bocón	black fly of the species Simillidae, found in Central America	{m}
boda	wedding	{f}
bode	goat buck	{m}
bodega	cellar	{f}
bodega	stockroom, storeroom	{f}
bodega	winery	{f}
bodegón	still life	{m}
bofetada	a slap in the face	{f}
bofetear	to slap	{v}
boga	a species of ray-finned fish, Leporinus obtusidens	{f}
bogavante	lobster (specifically the European lobster Homarus gammarus)	{m}
Bogotá	Bogota; Bogotá	{prop}
bohemio	bohemian	{adj}
bohrio	bohrium	{m}
boicot	boycott	{m}
boicotear	to boycott	{v}
boina	beret	{m}
boj	box (tree), boxwood	{m}
bola	ball	{f}
bola	hitchhiking, free ride	{f} [Dominican Republic, slang]
bola	testicle	{f} [slang]
bola de nieve	snowball	{f}
bolardo	bollard (post preventing vehicles from entering pedestrian area)	{m}
bolardo	bollard	{m} [nautical]
bolchevique	Bolshevik	{mf}
bolear	to polish	{v}
bolera	bowling alley	{f}
boleta	bill, receipt	{f} [Chile]
boleta	ticket	{f} [Latin America]
boletín	bulletin	{m}
boleto	porcini (Boletus edulis)	{m}
boleto	ticket	{m}
bolígrafo	A ballpoint pen	{m}
boli	pen	{m} [European Spanish, informal]
boliche	small store, small shop	{m} [Argentina]
bolillo	bobbin	{m}
bolillo	type of bread	{m} [Mexico]
bolillo	bread roll	{m} [regional]
bolillo	Someone of Caucasian race	{m} [regional, pejorative]
bolivariano	Of or pertaining to Simón Bolívar	{adj}
Bolivia	Bolivia	{prop}
boliviano	Bolivian	{adj}
boliviano	Bolivian	{m}
bollo	bump on the head	{m}
bollo	bun	{m}
bollo	confusion, chaos	{m} [colloquial]
bollo	vulva	{m} [colloquial, Cuba]
bollo	dyke	{m} [f] [colloquial, Spain]
bollo	puff, tuft	{m} [in clothing]
bolo	bolus	{m}
Bolonia	Bologna (city)	{prop}
bolos	bowling, skittles	{mp}
bolsa	bag	{f}
bolsa	coin purse	{f}
bolsa	purse, handbag	{f}
bolsa	stock exchange	{f}
bolsear	to sponge, scrounge	{v} [colloquial, Chile]
bolsear	to pickpocket	{v} [colloquial, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico]
bolsillo	pocket	{m}
bolsita	(small) bag	{f}
bolsón	bag	{m}
bolso	purse	{m}
boludez	nonsense, bullshit (something that is stupid, dumb)	{f} [Argentina, Uruguay]
boludo	jackass, moron, immature	{adj} [Argentina, Uruguay] [vulgar]
boludo	wealthy	{adj} [El Salvador]
bolívar	bolívar	{m}
bomba	adjustable metal slide used to tune brass instruments	{f}
bomba	bomb	{f}
bomba	extraordinary	{f}
bomba	high-hat	{f}
bomba	lamp globe	{f}
bomba	firecracker	{f} [Latin America]
bomba	pump	{f}
bomba	something unusual producing excitement	{f}
bomba atómica	atomic bomb	{f}
bomba de hidrógeno	hydrogen bomb	{f}
bomba de la taquilla	box office bomb, flop, turkey, dud	{f}
bomba de racimo	cluster bomb	{f}
bombardear	to bomb, to bombard	{v}
bombardeo	bombardment	{m}
bombardero	bomber	{m}
bombear	to bomb	{v}
bombear	to cheat	{v}
bombear	to pump	{v}
bombera	feminine form of bombero	{f}
bombero	firefighter	{m}
bombilla	light bulb	{f}
bombillo	light bulb, light globe	{m} [Central America, Colombia]
bombín	bowler hat, or (US) derby	{m}
bombón	lollipop	{m} [Colombia]
bombón	hottie, cutie (attractive woman or man)	{m} [figuratively]
bombón	marshmallow	{m} [Mexico]
bombón	praline, chocolate confection	{m}
bombo	reckless	{adj} [colloquial, of a person]
bombo	bland, insipid, flavorless	{adj} [Cuba, of fruit]
bombo	having a mild temperature	{adj} [Cuba, of liquids]
bombo	attention!	{interj}
bombo	barge	{m}
bombo	bass drum	{m}
bombo	bass drum player	{m}
bombo	the stomach of a pregnant woman	{m} [colloquial]
bombo	noisy or excessive praise	{m}
bombonería	candy store (especially chocolate)	{f}
bombástico	bombastic	{adj}
bonaerense	Of the Province of Buenos Aires	{adj}
bonaerense	An inhabitant of the Province of Buenos Aires	{mf}
bondad	affability	{f}
bondad	good deed	{f}
bondad	goodness	{f}
bondadoso	kind	{adj}
Bondi	A colectivo in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Lunfardo argot)	{prop}
boniato	sweet potato	{m}
Bonifacio	male given name	{prop}
bonito	pretty, lovely	{adj}
bonito	skipjack	{m} [fish]
bonito	tuna; bonito	{m} [fish]
bono	good	{adj} [obsolete]
bono	bond (bank)	{m}
bono	bonus	{m}
bono	voucher	{m}
bonsái	bonsai	{m}
bonzo	bonze (Buddhist monk)	{m}
boquear	to gape	{v}
boquear	to gasp	{v}
boquear	to pronounce	{v}
boquear	to utter	{v}
boquerón	anchovy	{m}
boquete	gap, small opening	{m}
boquiabierta	Open-mouthed; gaping	{adv}
boquiabierto	open-mouthed	{adj}
boquilla	cigarette holder	{f}
boquilla	leg opening (in pants or a dress)	{f}
boquilla	mouthpiece of a wind instrument	{f}
boquilla	nozzle	{f}
borbollar	to bubble	{v}
borbotar	to boil	{v}
borbotear	to bubble	{v}
bordó	maroon in colour	{adj} [Argentina]
bordó	The colour maroon	{m} [Argentina]
borda	gunwale; rail (of a boat)	{f} [nautical]
bordado	embroidered	{adj}
bordado	embroidery	{m}
bordar	to embroider	{v}
borde	bastard (born out of wedlock)	{adj}
borde	impertinent	{adj} [colloquial]
borde	border, boundary, rim	{m}
bordear	to border	{v}
bordillo	kerb [UK], curb [US]	{m}
bordo	dam	{m} [Latin America]
bordo	ridge	{m} [Latin America]
bordo	side, board	{m} [nautical]
bordo	tack	{m} [nautical]
boreal	boreal	{adj}
boricua	Puerto Rican	{adj} [colloquial]
boricua	Puerto Rican	{m} [colloquial]
borla	tassel (ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads)	{f}
boro	boron	{m}
borojó	A South American fruit tree, Borojoa patinoi	{m}
borra	cotton waste	{f}
borra	flock (for mattress)	{f}
borra	rough wool	{f}
borra	stuffing (for cushions)	{f}
borra	young she-sheep	{f}
borrable	deletable	{adj}
borracha	wineskin	{f}
borrachazo	augmentative form of borracho; drunk	{m}
borrachera	drunkenness	{f}
borrachín	drunkard	{adj}
borrachín	drunkard, alcoholic	{m}
borracho	drunk	{adj}
borracho	drunkard	{m}
borracho como una cuba	drunk as a skunk	{adj} [colloquial, idiomatic]
borrado	deleted	{adj}
borrado	delete, deletion key	{m}
borrado	deletion	{m}
borrador	chalkboard eraser	{m}
borrador	eraser, rubber	{m}
borraj	borax	{m}
borraja	borage	{f}
borrar	to erase	{v}
borrasca	squall, storm	{f}
borrega	feminine form of borrego	{f}
borrego	A sheep around its second year of age	{m}
borrego	A woolly, white cloud reminiscent of a sheep	{m}
borrego	sheep (person)	{m}
borreguil	Pertaining or relating to sheep	{adj}
borrico	A stubborn, lazy, or stupid person	{m}
borrico	donkey	{m}
borriquero	donkey-keeper, donkey-driver, donkey-drover	{m}
borrón	blot, smudge	{m}
borrón	draft, sketch	{m}
borronear	to blot	{v}
borroso	blurry	{adj}
bortsch	borscht	{m}
boruga	A fermented milk drink similar to yogurt	{f} [Dominican Republic]
boscoso	woody, wooded	{adj}
bosón	boson	{m}
bosón de gauge	gauge boson	{m}
bosón de Higgs	Higgs boson	{m}
Bosnia y Hercegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	{prop}
bosónico	bosonic	{adj}
bosnio	Bosnian	{adj}
bosnio	Bosnian	{m}
bosnioherzegovino	pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina	{adj}
bosnioherzegovino	someone from Bosnia and Herzegovina	{m}
bosón W	W-boson	{m}
bosón Z	Z-boson	{m}
bosque	forest	{m}
bosquejar	sketch (to create a sketch)	{v}
bosquejo	stub, outline, sketch	{m}
bostezar	to yawn	{v}
bostezo	yawn (the action of yawning)	{m}
bota	boot	{f}
bota	bota bag; soft pouch, usually suspended from a cord or lanyard, for carrying wine or other beverages (Similar to a canteen.)	{f}
botanista	botanist	{mf}
botar	to bounce	{v}
botar	to throw, to throw away	{v}
botarata	wasteful, thriftless, unthrifty	{adj} [Chile, Colombia, Peru, Puerto Rico]
boîte	nightclub	{f}
bote	boat	{m}
bote	vessel, container	{m}
botella	bottle	{f}
botellazo	hit with a bottle	{m}
botellón	street binge drinking (social gathering in the street with the purpose of drinking alcoholic bevearges from bottles)	{m}
botica	drug, medicament	{f}
botica	drugstore, pharmacy	{f}
boticario	pharmacist	{m}
botillería	bottle shop, beverage store (store selling alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages)	{f} [Chile, Peru]
botiquín	first aid box	{m}
botiquín	medicine cabinet	{m}
botiquín	medicine chest	{m}
botita	little boot	{f}
botín	booty, prey	{m}
botón	bud (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded)	{m}
botón	button (clothing, mechanical)	{m}
botón	key (on a musical instrument)	{m}
botánica	botany	{f}
botánica	(female) botanist	{f}
botánico	botanical, botanic	{adj}
botánico	botanist	{m}
boto	blunt	{adj}
botones	bellboy	{m}
Botsuana	Botswana (Republic of Botswana)	{prop}
botsuano	Botswanan (person)	{adj}
botsuano	Botswanan (thing)	{adj}
botsuano	Botswanan (person)	{m}
Botswana		{prop} [l/en, Botswana]
botulismo	botulism	{m} [pathology]
bouldering	bouldering	{m}
bovino	bovine (of, relating to or resembling cattle)	{adj}
bovino	bovine	{m}
boxeador	(male) boxer	{m}
boxeadora	female boxer	{f}
boxear	to box (the sport)	{v}
boxeo	boxing	{m}
boxístico	Of or pertaining to boxing	{adj}
boya	buoy	{f}
boyante	buoyant	{adj}
boyante	prosperous	{adj}
boysena	boysenberry	{f}
boysenberi	boysenberry	{m}
bozal	A muzzle; device to stop an animal from biting	{m}
bozal	A noseband, usually on a horse bridle or halter	{m}
bpd	abbreviation of barriles por día (barrels per day)	{abbr}
bípedo	A biped	{m}
bíper	pager (device for receiving alpha-numeric messages)	{m} [Latin America]
bracamante	falchion	{m}
bracamarte	falchion	{m}
bracear	to stroke (while swimming)	{v}
bracero	labourer, farmhand, navvy	{m}
bradiquinesia	bradykinesia	{f}
bradiquinina	bradykinin	{f}
braga	woman's slip	{f} [Spain]
braga	underpants	{f}
bragas	panties	{fp}
braguetazo	A marriage between a poor man and a rich woman	{m} [colloquial]
braille	Braille	{prop}
brama	rut, mating season	{f} [zoology]
bramar	to roar, to bellow	{v}
bramido	roar	{m}
braquial	brachial	{adj}
braquioproctal	brachioproctic	{adj}
braquiorradial	brachioradialis	{m}
braquiosaurio	brachiosaur	{m}
braquiovaginal	brachiovaginal	{adj}
brasa	hot coal, ember	{f}
brasil	brazil, brazilwood	{m}
Brasil	Brazil	{prop}
brasileño	Brazilian	{adj}
brasileño	Brazilian	{m}
brasilero	Brazilian	{adj}
brasilero	Brazilian	{m}
bravo	agitated (sea)	{adj}
bravo	angry, furious	{adj}
bravo	bold, courageous	{adj}
bravo	good, excellent	{adj}
bravo	bravo!	{interj} [at the theatre, etc]
bravo	well done!, good show!	{interj} [in general use]
bravura	anger	{f}
bórax	borax	{m}
braza	breaststroke	{f}
braza	(measure) fathom About 1.67 metres. Twice a vara	{f}
brazada	stroke	{f} [swimming]
brazalete	bracelet	{m}
brazo	arm	{m}
brazo	branch	{m}
bárbara	feminine form of bárbaro	{f}
Bárbara	female given name, cognate to Barbara	{prop}
bárbaro	barbaric	{adj}
bárbaro	cool	{adj} [colloquial]
bárbaro	enormous	{adj} [colloquial]
bárbaro	stupendous	{adj} [colloquial]
bárbaro	barbarian	{m}
brécol	broccoli	{m}
brócoli	broccoli	{m}
bróculi	broccoli	{m}
brea	tarpaulin	{f}
brea	tar, pitch	{f}
brear	to abuse, to mistreat	{v}
brear	to make fun of	{v}
brebaje	potion, concoction	{m}
brecha	breach	{f}
brecha	impression	{f}
bregar	to toil	{v}
Bretaña	Brittany, Bretagne	{prop}
brete	an unavoidable and inescapable predicament	{m}
brete	job	{m} [Costa Rica]
brete	difficult situation	{m}
bretón	Breton	{adj}
bretón	Breton (person)	{m}
bretón	Breton (language)	{prop}
breva	fig, breva (first fruit of the fig tree)	{f}
breve	brief, short	{adj}
brevedad	brevity, shortness	{f}
breviario	breviary	{m}
breviario	compendium	{m}
brezo	heath	{m}
brígido	dangerous, difficult	{adj} [Chile, colloquial]
brígido	terrible	{adj} [Chile, colloquial]
bribón	mischievous	{adj}
bribón	rascal, villain, bad guy	{m}
bribona	feminine form of bribón	{f}
bricolaje	bricolage	{m}
bricolaje	do-it-yourself handicraft	{m}
brida	bridle	{f}
brida	cable tie	{f}
bridge	bridge (card game)	{m} [card games]
brigada	brigade	{f}
brillante	bright, brilliant, lustrous	{adj}
brillante	excellent	{adj}
brillantez	brilliance	{f}
brillar	to shine	{v}
brillo	sheen	{m}
brillo	shine	{m}
brincar	jump, frolic, bounce	{v}
brinco	jump, hop	{m}
brindar	to offer, provide	{v}
brindar	to toast, drink a toast to	{v}
brindis	toast (e.g., to one’s health)	{m}
briofita	bryophyte	{f}
brioso	lively, energetic, zestful	{adj}
briquet	lighter	{m} [Colombia]
brisa	breeze	{f}
británica	feminine form of británico	{f}
británico	British (from or native to Britain, in both the historical and modern senses)	{adj}
británico	British (pertaining to Britain)	{adj}
británico	A Briton	{m}
britónico	Brythonic	{adj}
brújula	compass	{f}
Brújula	Pyxis (constellation)	{prop}
bróker	realtor	{mf}
brío	vigour; zest	{m}
broche	clasp, brooch	{m}
broche	cuff link, cufflink	{m}
broche	paperclip	{m}
brocheta	skewer	{f}
broma	joke, practical joke	{f}
bromear	to fool; to trick	{v}
bromear	to joke	{v}
bromelina	bromelain	{f} [enzyme]
bromista	joking	{adj}
bromista	joker, one who jokes	{mf}
bromo	brome	{m}
bromo	bromine	{m}
bromobenceno	bromobenzene	{m} [organic compound]
bromocriptina	bromocriptine	{f}
bromosuccinimida	bromosuccinimide	{f} [organic compound]
bromuro	bromide (chemistry: binary compound of bromine and another element)	{m}
bronca	hassle, dispute, quarrel, argument	{f}
bronca	problem	{f} [Mexico]
bronca	reprimand	{f}
bronce	bronze	{m}
broncear	to tan, to bronze	{v}
broncearse	to become brown	{v}
broncearse	to tan	{v}
broncoespasmo	bronchospasm	{m} [pathology]
brotar	to bud or sprout	{v}
brote	sprout	{m}
brownie		{m} [l/en, brownie]
bruces	lips	{mf}
bruñir	to burnish	{v}
bruja	crone	{f}
bruja	owl (bird)	{f}
bruja	witch, sorceress	{f}
Brujas	Bruges (city in Belgium)	{prop}
brujería	a spell	{f}
brujería	sorcery, witchcraft	{f}
brujilla	diminutive form of bruja	{f}
brujo	sorcerer (warlock or witch)	{m}
brujulear	to wander, walk aimlessly	{vi}
brujulear	to infer, determine from context	{vt} [colloquial, rare]
bruma	haze	{f}
brunch		{m} [l/en, brunch]
bruneano	Bruneian	{adj}
bruneano	Bruneian	{m}
Brunéi	Brunei	{prop}
Brunilda	female given name, cognate to German Brunhilde	{prop}
bruscamente	suddenly, brusquely	{adv}
brusco	sudden, brusque	{adj}
Bruselas	Brussels (capital of Belgium)	{prop}
brutal	brutal	{adj}
brutalidad	brutality	{f}
brutalizar	to brutalize	{v}
brutalmente	brutally	{adv}
brutalmente	extremely	{adv}
bruto	ignorant, stupid	{adj}
bruto	uncouth	{adj}
bruto	brute	{m}
bruto	ignorant, stupid person	{m}
bruto	uncouth person	{m}
BS	(Mexican state) Baja California Sur	{abbr}
Bs.As.	Buenos Aires	{abbr}
báscula	scale (device used to measure weight)	{f}
básicamente	basically	{adv}
básico	basic	{adj}
búsqueda	quest	{f}
búsqueda	search	{f}
básquet	basketball	{m}
básquetbol	basketball (the sport)	{m}
bético	of or relating to Real Betis, a Spanish football team from Seville	{adj} [football]
bético	of or from Baetica	{adj}
bético	A fan, player, coach or person associated with Real Betis	{m} [football]
bubón	bubo	{m}
bubónico	bubonic	{adj}
Bucalemo	Bucalemo	{prop}
Bucalemu	Bucalemu	{prop}
bucanero	buccaneer	{m}
buccinador	buccinator	{m}
bucear	to delve into	{v} [figuratively]
bucear	to dive, to swim under water	{v}
bucear	to snorkel	{v}
bucear	to work as a diver	{v}
buceo	dive	{m}
buceo	diving	{m}
bucle	lock of hair	{m}
bucle	loop	{m}
bucólico	bucolic, pastoral (all senses)	{adj}
Buda	Buddha	{prop}
budismo	Buddhism	{m}
budista	Buddhist	{adj}
budista	Buddhist	{mf}
budín	pudding (sweet or salty)	{m}
buena fama hurto encubre	good reputation covers over a theft	{phrase}
buena fe	goodwill, good faith, bona fides	{f}
buena onda	cool, good vibe	{adj} [Chile, slang]
buena onda	Literally, “estar en buena onda” means “being on a good vibe/note.”, and “tener buena onda” is “giving off good vibes.”	{adj} [Mexico, slang]
buena onda	good vibe	{f}
buen apetito	enjoy your meal; bon appetit!	{interj}
buenas noches	good evening	{interj}
buenas tardes	good evening; good afternoon	{interj}
buenaventura	Good fortune	{f}
buenazo	good-natured	{adj}
buen gusto	good taste; preference for beautiful, aesthetic or artistic things	{m}
buen gusto	preference for beautiful or attractive people	{m}
bueno	fine	{adj}
bueno	good	{adj}
bueno	Expression used when answering the phone,	{interj} [interrogatively, Mexico]
bueno	okay; fine	{interj}
bueno	well; a short pause in a sentence	{interj} [used at the start of a phrase]
Bueno	Spanish surname	{prop}
buenos días	good day, good morning	{interj}
buen provecho	bon appétit, enjoy your meal	{interj}
buenísimo	superlative form of bueno	{adj}
buey	cuckold	{m} [Mexico]
buey	ox, bullock	{m}
buey	packet, large amount of money	{m} [Puerto Rico]
buey almizclero	musk ox	{m}
buey de mar	brown crab (Cancer pagurus)	{m}
buey viejo surco derecho	an old ox, a straight furrow (it makes)	{phrase}
buf	expresses unpleasantness	{interj}
bufanda	scarf	{f}
bufar	to snort	{v}
bufete	lawyer's office	{m}
bufón	jester	{m}
bufonada	antic, clowning	{f}
bufonear	to jest, to clown	{v}
buga	Of or pertaining to heterosexuality	{adj} [Mexico, colloquial]
buga	heterosexual (person)	{mf} [Mexico, colloquial]
buga	automobile	{mf} [Spain, colloquial]
buganvilia	bougainvillea	{f} [chiefly Latin America]
buganvilla	bougainvillea	{f} [chiefly Spain]
buhardilla	attic	{f}
buharro	the scops owl, Otus scops	{m}
Buin	Buin (the Chilean city)	{prop}
buitre	vulture	{m}
buitrear	to vomit	{v} [colloquial, Chile, Peru, Bolivia]
bujía	candle	{f}
bujía	spark plug (device that forms a high-voltage spark for fuel ignition)	{f}
bula	bull (document)	{f}
bula papal	papal bull	{f}
bula pontificia	papal bull	{f}
bulbo	bulb	{m} [botany]
bulbocavernoso	bulbospongiosus	{m}
bulboesponjoso	bulbospongiosus	{m}
bulboso	bulbous (all senses)	{adj}
bulder	bouldering	{m}
buldog	a bulldog	{m}
bulevar	boulevard	{m}
Bulgaria		{prop} [l/en, Bulgaria]
bulla	rowdiness, racket, ruckus	{f}
bullectomía	bullectomy	{f}
bullir	to boil	{v}
bullir	to budge	{v}
bullir	to spring, to well	{v}
bullir	to teem, to abound	{v}
bullying	school bullying	{m}
bulín	bachelor pad	{m} [Argentina]
bulín	room (used for sex); room in a brothel	{m} [Argentina]
bulín	bowline	{m}
bulo	canard, hoax (alse or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so)	{m}
bulto	bulge	{m}
bulto	lump, volume or an indeterminate object	{m}
bulto	Piece of luggage	{m}
bumerang	boomerang	{m}
bumerán	boomerang	{m}
bungalow		{m} [l/en, bungalow]
bungy	bungee jumping	{m}
bungy jumping	bungee jumping	{m}
buque	ship, vessel	{m}
buque cisterna	tanker ship	{m}
buró	writing desk	{m}
burbuja	bubble	{f}
burbuja	bubble (period of intense speculation)	{f} [economy]
burbuja	excessive value due to speculation	{f} [economy]
burbujear	to bubble	{v}
burócrata	bureaucrat	{mf}
burdel	brothel	{m}
burgalés	Of, from or pertaining to Burgos (city and province of Spain)	{adj}
burgalés	A person from Burgos (city and province of Spain)	{m}
Burgos	Burgos	{prop}
burguesía	bourgeoisie	{f}
burgués	bourgeois	{adj}
burgués	bourgeois	{m}
burka	burka or burqa	{m}
Burkina Faso		{prop} [l/en, Burkina Faso]
burkinés	Burkinese	{adj}
burkinés	Burkinese	{m}
burla	mockery, taunt, ridicule	{f}
burla	prank	{f}
burlar	to mock	{vr}
burlar	to trick, to deceive	{vt}
burlarse	to ridicule; to mock	{vr}
burlarse	to deceive oneself	{vr} [with
burlón	mocking	{adj}
burlón	mocker, joker	{n}
burocracia		{f} [politics] [l/en, bureaucracy]
burqa	burqa or burka	{m}
burra	she-ass	{f}
burro	donkey, especially one used as a pack animal	{m}
burro	an idiot, dunce	{m} [slang]
burro	a well hung man	{m} [slang, figuratively]
Burundi		{prop} [l/en, Burundi]
burundés	Burundian	{adj}
burundés	Burundian	{m}
busca	search	{f}
buscador	prospector	{m}
buscador	seeker	{m}
buscar	To seek, to search for, to look for	{v}
buscar pelos en la sopa	to look for excuses to complain; literally "to search for hair in the soup"	{phrase}
buscavida	go-getter	{n}
buscavidas	One who is good at finding easy employment, and who can easily exploit any ability he has to succeed in life and earn money	{mf}
Bustamante	Spanish surname	{prop}
busto	bust	{m}
bustrófedon	boustrophedon	{m}
butaca	armchair	{f}
butaca	stool	{f}
butadieno	butadiene	{m} [organic compound]
butanero	A person who delivers gas bottles of butane to houses	{m}
butano	Common term for a gas cylinder of butane for household use	{m}
butano	butane	{m} [organic compound]
butanol	butanol	{m} [organic compounds]
butanona	butanone	{f} [organic compound]
butanés	Bhutanese	{adj}
butanés	Bhutanese	{m}
buteno	butene	{m} [chemistry]
butifarra	a sausage from Catalonia	{f}
butino	butyne	{m} [organic compound]
butirato	butyrate	{m}
butirilcolinesterasa	butyrylcholinesterase	{f} [enzyme]
Bután	Bhutan (Himalyan country)	{prop}
butírico	butyric	{adj}
buñuelo	beignet (type of donut)	{m}
buzón	mailbox [US], letterbox [UK]	{m}
buzo	sweatshirt (loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel)	{m} [Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay]
buzo	tracksuit, joggers (garment consisting of a top and trousers for sports and casual wear)	{m} [Chile, Peru]
buzo	diver (someone who dives underwater)	{m}
buzo	overall	{m}
bóveda	arch	{f} [architecture]
bóveda	bridge	{f} [architecture, El Salvador]
bóveda	vault	{f} [architecture]
bóveda	crypt, sepulture	{f}
bóvido	Bovid	{m}