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Spanish word	meaning in English	features
H	The eighth letter of the Spanish alphabet	{letter}
haba	ballot ball	{f}
haba	bean (cocoa\|coffee\|etc.)	{f}
haba	broad bean, horse bean (Fabaceae, Vicia faba)	{f}
haba	bump (caused by insect bite)	{f}
haba	nodule (in stone)	{f}
haba	nugget of ore (with gangue)	{f}
había	There was X	{phrase}
había	There were X	{phrase}
habanera	feminine form of habanero	{f}
habanero	native or relative to Havana	{adj}
habanero	an inhabitant or native of Havana	{m}
habanero	a variety of hot chilli pepper	{m}
habar	bean patch	{m}
habas fritas	deep fried or roasted broad beans, popular in Spain. They can be eaten with a large selection of foods or as a snack on their own	{fp}
había una vez	once upon a time	{phrase}
haber	to have	{v} [auxiliary verb taking past participle to build perfect tense]
haber	to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	{v} [impersonal, in third person only]
haber	to hold; to possess	{v} [rare, or, dated, or, idiomatic]
haber	to have to do	{v} [with “de” + infinitive]
habichuela	bean (plant or seed)	{f}
habichuela	particularly the kidney bean	{f}
habilidad	ability, skill	{f}
habilitar	to enable	{v}
habiloso	dexterous, skillful, adroit	{adj}
habitación	bedroom	{f}
habitación	dwelling	{f}
habitación	habitat	{f}
habitación	habitation; the act of inhabiting	{f}
habitación	room	{f}
habitante	inhabiting; said of something that inhabits	{adj}
habitante	inhabitant	{mf}
habitar	to live in/on; to inhabit	{v}
habitual	habitual	{adj}
habitualmente	habitually, normally	{adv}
habituar	to be accustomed to by habit	{v}
habla	speaking (action)	{f}
habla	speech (faculty of speech)	{f}
hablador	talkative	{adj}
habladuría	gossip, rumor	{f}
habladurías	gossip, rumors, hearsay	{fp}
habla inglés	do you speak English?	{phrase} [formal]
hablando del rey de Roma	speak of the devil	{phrase}
hablante	speaking	{adj}
hablante	speaker (one who speaks)	{mf}
hablar	to talk; to speak; to communicate using words	{vi}
hablar	to speak (a language)	{vt}
hablar como un papagayo	to chatter	{v} [simile]
hablar como un papagayo	to parrot (repeat what was said without thinking)	{v} [simile]
hablas inglés	do you speak English?	{phrase} [informal]
habérsele pegado a uno las sábanas	To sleep in, to oversleep	{v} [idiomatic]
hace	ago, has been (Note: unlike in English, hace precedes the number.)	{adv}
hacedero	doable, feasible	{adj}
hacendado	landowner	{m}
hacendar	to transfer (property, ownership, etc.) to someone	{v}
hacendario	financial, relating to the treasury	{adj}
hacendoso	house-proud	{adj}
hace poco	recently	{adv}
hacer	do, make	{v}
hacer	to become	{vr}
hacer	to get	{vr}
hacer buenas migas	To get along	{v} [idiomatic]
hacer caja	to cash up	{v} [idiomatic]
hacer caso	to obey, to do what is said	{v}
hacer caso	to pay attention, to take notice	{v}
hacer cosquillas	to tickle	{v}
hacer el amor	to make love, have sex	{v}
hacer el vacío	to give the cold shoulder	{v} [idiomatic]
hacer falta	to be necessary, have need of	{v}
hacer la cobra	To retire a woman her head when a man is trying to kiss her	{v} [idiomatic]
hacer la estrecha	to play hard to get	{v} [colloquial, idiomatic]
hacer la vista gorda	to turn a blind eye	{v} [idiomatic]
hacer leña del árbol caído	to kick someone when they are down	{v} [idiomatic]
hacer los pies	to stop in someone's tracks	{v} [idiomatic]
hacer novillos	to play truant, to skip school, to play hooky	{v}
hacer papilla	to blow to smithereens, blow to bits, blow to pieces	{v} [idiomatic]
hacer pellas	play truant (to be absent from school without permission)	{v}
hacerse humo	Literally, "to make oneself smoke": to vanish into thin air; to disappear	{v} [idiomatic]
hacerse la muerte	to play dead	{v} [idiomatic]
hacerse pajas	beat off, jerk off, wank	{v} [idiomatic, colloquial]
hacerse una paja	beat off, jerk off, wank	{v} [idiomatic, colloquial]
hacer su agosto	to make a killing	{v} [idiomatic]
hacha	axe	{f}
hache	Name of the letter h	{f}
hachís	hashish	{m}
hacia	toward, towards	{prep}
hacia acá	here (to this place)	{adv}
hacia atrás	backwards	{adv}
hacienda	hacienda	{f}
hacienda	livestock	{f}
hacienda	treasury	{f}
Hacienda	treasury, tax office (governmental organization administrating finances)	{f}
hacina	pile	{f}
hacina	stack	{f}
hacinar	to stack	{v}
hacino	miserable, wretched	{adj} [obsolete]
hackear	to hack	{vt} [computing]
hada	fairy	{f}
hadrón	hadron	{m} [physics]
hafnio	hafnium	{m}
haikú	alternative form of haiku	{m}
haiku	haiku	{m}
Haití	Haiti	{prop}
haitiano	Haitian	{adj}
haitiano	Haitian	{m}
hala	come on! let’s go!	{interj}
hala	hey!	{interj}
hala	wow!	{interj}
halach uinic	halach uinic	{mf}
halagador	agreeable, pleasant	{adj}
halagar	to flatter	{v}
halagar	to gratify	{v}
halagar	to please	{v}
halagüeño	agreeable	{adj}
halagüeño	charming	{adj}
halagüeño	promising	{adj}
halago	flattery	{m}
halar	to haul, to pull	{v} [nautical]
halcón	hawk, falcon	{m}
halcón gerifalte	gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus	{m}
halógeno	halogen	{m} [chemistry]
halibut	halibut	{m}
halicácabo	bladder cherry	{m}
halitosis	halitosis	{f}
hallar	to find	{v}
hallazgo	discovery	{m}
halo	Halo (atmospheric phenomenon)	{m}
haltera	barbell	{mf} [weightlifting]
halterófilo	weightlifter (competitive)	{m}
halterofilia	weightlifting	{f}
haluro	halide	{m} [chemistry]
hamaca	swing	{f} [Argentina, Costa Rica, Cuba, Uruguay]
hamaca	hammock	{f}
hambre	hunger	{f}
hambriento	Hungry	{adj}
hambriento	Hungry	{m}
hambruna	Famine; widespread hunger. A condition in which a country or region does not have sufficient food to sustain a population	{f}
Hamburgo	Hamburg	{prop}
hamburguesa	hamburger	{f}
hamburguesa de jardín	gardenburger, vegeburger	{f}
hamburguesa de soja	soyburger	{f}
hamburguesa vegetariana	gardenburger, vegeburger	{f}
hamiltoniano	Hamiltonian	{adj} [mathematics, physics]
hamo	fish-hook	{m}
hampa	underworld (part of society that is engaged in crime or vice)	{f}
hangar	hangar	{m}
hanzo	happy	{adj} [obsolete]
haploide	haploid	{adj} [biology]
haploide	haploid	{m}
hapteno	hapten	{m} [immunology]
haragán	lazy (unwilling to work)	{adj}
haragán	idler, loafer	{m}
haraquiri	hara-kiri (ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen)	{m}
harina	flour	{f}
harina de fuerza	strong flour, hard flour	{f}
harinero	of or relating to flour	{adj}
harinoso	floury	{adj}
harlista	a (Latino) Harley-Davidson motorcycle rider or aficionado	{mf}
harén	harem	{m}
harpía	alternative form of arpía	{f}
harpía	harpy eagle	{f}
hartar	to bore, tire	{v}
hartar	to satiate	{v}
hartar	to satisfy	{v}
harto	having the appetite satisfied; stuffed, sated	{adj}
harto	tired, fed up	{adj}
hassio	hassium	{m}
hasta	even	{prep}
hasta	until	{prep}
hasta	up to, to the point of, as much as	{prep}
hasta ahora	see you in a bit; see you in a while	{phrase}
hasta el culo	up to here, up to one's neck	{adj} [idiomatic, vulgar]
hasta las narices	fed up	{v} [idiomatic]
hasta la vista	goodbye, see you later, until next time	{phrase}
hasta luego	goodbye, see you later, bye, take care	{phrase}
hasta mañana	goodbye, see you tomorrow, until tomorrow	{phrase}
hasta que	until	{conj}
hastiado	tired, fed up, bored, sick and tired	{adj}
hastiar	to get tired of, to get sick and tired of	{vr}
hastiar	to bore	{v}
hataca	rolling pin	{f}
hatillo	bundle	{m}
hato	a clique; a ring of people	{m}
hato	flock of sheep	{m}
hato	herd	{m}
hato	cattle ranch	{m} [Latin America]
hawaiana	flip-flop	{f} [Chile, Peru]
hawaiana	female Hawaiian	{f}
hawaiano	Hawaiian	{adj}
hawaiano	Hawaiian	{m}
hawaiano	Hawaiian (language)	{m}
Hawái	Hawaii	{prop}
haya	beech, beech tree	{f}
Haydée	female given name	{prop}
haz	façade	{f} [archaic]
haz	beam	{f}
haz	bundle	{f}
haz	face	{f}
hazaña	feat; deed	{f}
hazmerreír	laughingstock	{m} [informal]
hábil	deft	{adj}
hábil	suitable, able	{adj}
hábilmente	ably, skillfully, cleverly	{adv}
hábitat	habitat	{m}
hábito	habit (of a monk)	{m}
hábito	habits, custom	{m}
híbrido	hybrid	{adj}
híbrido	hybrid	{m}
hácker	hacker	{mf} [computing]
Héctor	Hector	{prop} [Greek mythology]
Héctor	male given name	{prop}
he	here is	{adv}
he	he; the Hebrew letter ה	{f}
hebdómada	A seven-year period	{f}
hebdómada	week	{f} [rare]
hebdomadario	weekly	{adj}
hebdomadario	weekly (periodical or newspaper issued every week)	{m}
hebilla	buckle	{f}
hebra	fiber	{f}
hebra	filament	{f}
hebra	thread	{f}
hebrea	Hebrew	{f}
hebreo	Hebrew	{adj}
hebreo	Hebrew person	{m}
hebreo	Hebrew language	{prop}
heces	feces	{fp}
heces de vino	lees	{n} [plural only]
hechicera	feminine form of hechicero	{f}
hechicería	A spell	{f}
hechicería	sorcery, witchcraft	{f}
hechicero	magician	{m}
hechizar	to bewitch	{v}
hechizar	to enchant	{v}
hechizar	to perform magic	{v}
hechizo	apt, appropriate	{adj} [archaic]
hechizo	counterfeited, forged	{adj} [archaic]
hechizo	artificial, fake	{adj}
hechizo	magic word, spell	{m}
hechizo	spell, enchantment (state of enchantment)	{m}
hecho	done or completed	{adj}
hecho	made	{adj}
hecho	fact	{m}
hectómetro	hectometre	{m}
hectogramo	hectogram	{m}
hectárea	hectare	{f}
heder	to reek	{v}
heder	to stink	{v}
hediondez	something that stinks	{f}
hediondez	stench, malodor	{f}
hediondo	stinking	{adj}
hedonismo	hedonism	{m}
hedor	stench, malodor, fetidness (bad smell)	{m}
Hefesto	Hephaestus	{prop} [Greek mythology]
hegeliano	Hegelian	{adj}
hegemónico	hegemonic	{adj}
hegemonía	hegemony	{f}
heñir	to knead	{v}
helada	freezing	{f}
helada	frost	{f}
heladera	feminine form of heladero	{f}
heladero	ice-cream seller	{m}
helado	icy, frozen (past participle of helar)	{adj}
helado	shocked	{adj}
helado	ice cream	{m}
helado	popsicle, ice pop	{m}
helar	to freeze	{vi} [impersonal]
helar	to freeze	{vt}
helecho	fern	{m}
helenización	Hellenization	{f}
helenizar	to Hellenize	{vt}
heleno	Hellenic	{adj}
helero	glacier	{m}
helero	névé	{m}
helicasa	helicase	{f} [enzyme]
helicidad	helicity	{f}
helicoidal	helical, helicoidal	{adj}
helicoide	helicoid	{m} [geometry]
helicóptero	helicopter	{m}
helión	helion	{m}
helio	helium	{m}
helio-	helio-	{prefix}
heliocentrismo	heliocentrism	{m}
heliocéntrico	heliocentric	{adj}
heliotropo	heliotrope	{m}
helminto	helminth	{m}
helvético	Helvetian	{adj}
hemaglutinina	hemagglutinin	{f} [protein]
hemangioma	hemangioma	{f} [pathology]
hematófago	hematophagous	{adj}
hemato-	haemato-	{prefix}
hematocrito	hematocrit	{m}
hematofagia	hematophagy	{f}
hematología	hematology / haematology	{f} [medicine]
hembra	female	{f}
heme	here I am	{phrase}
hemeralopía	hemeralopia	{f} [medicine]
hemerálope	hemeralopic	{adj} [medicine]
hemeroteca	A place, such a section of a library, where periodicals (newspapers, magazines, and so on) are archived for consultation	{f}
hemi-	hemi-, half	{prefix}
hemicelulosa	hemicellulose	{f} [organic compound]
hemisferio	hemisphere (all senses)	{m}
hemisférico	hemispheric	{adj}
hemisférico	hemispherical	{adj}
hemistiquio	hemistich (all senses)	{m}
hemiterpeno	hemiterpene	{m} [organic compound]
hemiterpenoide	hemiterpenoid	{m} [organic compound]
hemofilia	haemophilia/hemophilia	{f} [pathology]
hemoglobina	hemoglobin	{f} [protein]
hemoglobinopatía	hemoglobinopathy	{f} [pathology]
hemorragia	hemorrhage	{f} [pathology]
hemorrágico	hemorrhagic	{adj}
hemorroides	haemorrhoids	{fp}
henar	hayfield	{m}
hendedura	alternative form of hendidura	{f}
hender	To crack into pieces	{vt}
hender	To mar	{vt}
hender	To split, to cleave apart	{vt}
hendido	cracked, cleft (palate)	{adj}
hendidura	cleft, groove, cleavage, indentation, slot, slit	{f}
hendija	A small groove, slit or other indentation	{f}
heno	hay	{m}
Henoch	Enoch (Biblical character)	{prop}
henrio	henry (unit of inductance)	{m}
heparina	heparin	{f} [carbohydrates]
heptadecágono	heptadecagon	{m} [geometry]
heptagonal	heptagonal	{adj}
heptano	heptane	{m}
heptatleta	heptathlete	{n}
heptatlón	heptathlon	{m}
hepática	hepatica	{f}
hepático	hepatic	{adj}
heptosa	heptose	{f} [organic chemistry]
herbáceo	herbaceous	{adj}
herbicida	herbicidal	{adj}
herbicida	herbicide (substance used to kill plants)	{m}
herbívoro	herbivorous	{adj}
herbívoro	herbivore	{m}
hercio	hertz	{m}
heredar	to inherit	{v}
heredera	feminine form of heredero	{f}
heredera forzosa	feminine form of heredero forzoso	{f}
heredero	heir	{m}
heredero forzoso	heir apparent	{m}
heredero presunto	heir presumptive	{m}
hereditario	hereditary	{adj}
herejía	heresy	{f}
hereje	heretic	{adj}
hereje	heretic	{mf}
herencia	heredity	{f}
herida	wound	{f}
herido	hurt, injured	{adj}
herir	to hurt	{v}
herir	to wound	{v}
heráldica	heraldry (the profession of devising and blazoning arms)	{f}
hermafrodita	hermaphroditic	{adj}
hermafrodita	hermaphrodite	{m}
hermana	feminine form of hermano, sister	{f}
hermanar	to harmonize	{v}
hermanar	to match	{v}
hermanar	to untie	{v}
hermanastra	feminine form of hermanastro, stepsister	{f}
hermanastro	stepbrother (stepsister for the feminine form)	{m}
hermandad	brotherhood	{f}
hermanita	diminutive form of hermana Small sister	{f}
hermanito	diminutive form of hermano; little brother	{m}
hermano	brother	{m}
hermano	sibling	{m}
hermosamente	attractively	{adv}
hermoso	beautiful	{adj}
hermosísimo	superlative form of hermoso	{adj}
hermosura	beauty	{f}
hermético	hermetic	{adj}
Hernández	Spanish surname	{prop}
heroicamente	heroically	{adv}
heroicidad	heroicness	{f}
heroico	heroic	{adj}
heroísmo	A heroic action or deed	{m}
heroísmo	heroism	{m}
herpes zóster	shingles, herpes zoster	{m}
herpetología	herpetology	{f}
herradura	horseshoe	{f}
herramienta	A tool; an implement	{f}
herrar	to brand	{v}
herrar	to horseshoe, to shoe a horse	{v}
herrera	feminine form of herrero	{f}
Herrera	Spanish surname	{prop}
herrerillo común	A small bird	{m}
herrero	blacksmith	{m}
herrete	aglet, aiglet	{m}
herrete	tag	{m}
herrumbre	rust	{f}
herético	heretic, heretical	{adj}
hertz	hertz	{m}
hertz	plural of hertz	{m}
hertziano	Hertzian	{adj}
hervidor	kettle (for boiling water)	{m}
hervir	to boil	{v}
hervor	animosity	{m} [archaic]
hervor	vehemence	{m} [archaic]
hervor	zeal	{m} [archaic]
hervor	boiling	{m}
hervor	liveliness	{m}
hesitación	hesitation	{f}
hesitar	to hesitate	{v} [rare]
heteroblástico	heteroblastic	{adj} [biology]
heterogeneidad	heterogeneity	{f}
heterogéneo	heterogeneous	{adj}
heterosexual	heterosexual	{adj}
heterosexual	heterosexual	{mf}
heterosexualidad	heterosexuality	{f}
hevea	rubber tree	{f}
hexacosicoron	hexacosichoron, 600-cell	{m} [geometry]
hexadecágono	hexadecagon	{m} [geometry]
hexaedro	hexahedron	{m}
hexafluoruro	hexafluoride	{m} [chemistry]
hexagonal	hexagonal	{adj}
hexagrama	hexagram	{f}
hexano	hexane	{m} [organic compound]
hexazina	hexazine	{f} [organic compound]
hexágono	hexagon	{m} [geometry]
hexoquinasa	hexokinase	{f} [enzyme]
hexosa	hexose	{f} [carbohydrates]
hexosamina	hexosamine	{f} [organic compound]
hez	scum	{f} [derogatory]
hez	dregs, sediment	{f}
hez	excrement	{f} [plural]
HG	Hidalgo (Mexican state)	{initialism}
hígado	liver	{m}
hialurónico	hyaluronic	{adj}
hialuronidasa	hyaluronidase	{f} [enzyme]
hiato	hiatus (a syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant)	{m}
hibernación	hibernation	{f} [zoology]
hibernar	to hibernate	{v}
hidalgo	noble	{adj}
hidalgo	noble, nobleman	{m}
Hidalgo	A state of Mexico	{prop}
hidalguía	Dignity of being an hidalgo	{f}
hidalguense	Of or pertaining to the Mexican state of Hidalgo	{adj}
hidra	hydra (mythical creature)	{f}
hidracina	hydrazine	{f} [chemistry]
hidratar	to moisturize or hydrate	{v}
hidrato	hydrate	{m}
hidrácido	hydracid	{m} [chemistry]
hidrógeno	hydrogen	{m}
hidrógrafo	hydrographer	{m}
hidrólisis	hydrolysis	{f}
hidrólogo	hydrologist	{m}
hidro-	hydro-	{prefix}
hidroavión	seaplane	{m}
hidrocarburo	hydrocarbon	{m} [organic chemistry]
hidrocálido	(of a person) Of or from the Mexican state of Aguascalientes	{adj}
hidrocortisona	hydrocortisone	{f} [hormone]
hidrofóbico	hydrophobic	{adj}
hidrofílico	hydrophilic	{adj}
hidrogenación	hydrogenation	{f}
hidrogenar	to hydrogenate	{v}
hidrogenosoma	hydrogenosome	{m} [cytology]
hidrogeología	hydrogeology	{f}
hidrografía	hydrography	{f}
hidrolasa	hydrolase	{f} [enzyme]
hidrológico	hydrologic, hydrological	{adj}
hidrología	hydrology	{f}
hidropatía	hydropathy; hydrotherapy	{f}
hidropesía	edema	{f} [pathology]
hidropónico	hydroponic	{adj}
hidroponía	hydroponics	{f}
hidropático	hydropathic	{adj}
hidroquinona	hydroquinone	{f} [organic compound]
hidrosfera	hydrosphere	{f}
hidrosoluble	water-soluble	{adj}
hidroterapia	hydropathy; hydrotherapy	{f}
hidrotermal	hydrothermal	{adj}
hidroterápico	hydropathic	{adj}
hidroxibenzaldehído	methoxybenzaldehyde	{m} [organic compound]
hidroxilasa	hydroxylase	{f} [enzyme]
hidroxilo	hydroxyl	{m} [chemistry]
hidroxiprolina	hydroxyproline	{f} [protein]
hidráulico	hydraulic	{adj}
hidruro	hydride	{m} [chemistry]
hiedra	ivy	{f}
hiel	bile	{f}
hielera	cooler, portable icebox	{f}
hielo	ice	{m}
hielo marino	sea ice	{m}
hielo seco	dry ice	{m}
hiemal	of or pertaining to winter	{adj}
hiemal	the winter quadrant	{m} [astronomy]
hiena	hyena	{f}
hierarquía	alternative form of jerarquía	{f} [obsolete]
hierba	grass, weeds	{f}
hierba	herb	{f}
hierba buena	mint (Mentha spicata)	{f}
hierbabuena	alternative form of hierba buena, mint	{f}
hierbatero	herbalist; one who sells medicinal herbs	{m}
hierbera	feminine form of hierbero	{f}
hierbero	Someone who sells or cultivates herbs, especially medicinal ones	{m} [Cuba, Mexico]
hierbero	A medicine man or other healer who uses herbs	{m} [Mexico]
hieroglífico	alternative form of jeroglífico	{m} [obsolete]
hierro	branding iron	{m}
hierro	iron (metal)	{m}
higiene	hygiene	{f}
higienista	hygienist	{mf}
higiénico	hygienic	{adj}
higo	fig (fruit)	{m}
higo chumbo	prickly pear	{m}
higrina	hygrine	{f} [organic compound]
higuera	fig tree	{f}
hija	daughter; feminine form of hijo	{f}
hijastro	stepchild; stepson (stepdaughter for the feminine form)	{m}
hijita	A little daughter, daughterling	{f}
hijito	diminutive form of hijo	{m}
hijo	child (when gender of the child is unknown)	{m}
hijo	son	{m}
hijodalgo	alternative form of hidalgo	{m}
hilado	yarn	{m}
hilar	to spin (as with thread)	{v}
Hilda	female given name, cognate to English Hilda	{prop}
hilemorfismo	hylomorphism	{m} [philosophy]
hilera	row, windrow	{f}
hilo	hilum	{m} [botany]
hilo	crosshair, reticule	{m}
hilo	edge of something sharp	{m}
hilo	"hilo de oro" -a type of stinging jellyfish, Guanacaste, Costa Rica	{m}
hilo	linen	{m}
hilo	thread, yarn, string	{m}
hilóquero	giant forest hog	{m}
hilvanar	to baste	{v} [sewing]
hilvanar	to outline, to sketch	{v}
himen	hymen	{m}
himenio	hymenium	{m} [mycology]
himnario	hymnal	{m}
himno	anthem	{m}
himno	hymn	{m}
hincapié	emphasis	{m}
hincapié	stomp (with the foot)	{m}
hincar	to thrust, drive	{vt}
hincar los codos	to put one's nose to the grindstone	{v} [idiomatic]
hincha	hatred	{f}
hincha	fan	{mf}
hinchado	arrogant, pompous	{adj}
hinchado	swollen, tightened from enlarging	{adj}
hinchar	To exaggerate a story	{vt} [figuratively]
hinchar	To inflate or fill with air or liquid	{vt}
hinchar	To fill someone with anger	{v} [vulgar, figuratively]
hincharse	To become overwhelmed with anger	{vr}
hincharse	To swell, to grow tight as a result of enlarging	{vr}
hinchazón	swelling	{f}
hindú	Hindu, Hindustani	{adj}
hindú	Indian (of or relating to India or its people)	{adj}
hindú	Hindu, Hindustani	{mf}
hindú	Indian (person form India)	{mf}
hindi	Hindi; one of the official languages of India	{prop}
hinduismo	Hinduism	{m}
hinduista	Hindu (attributive)	{adj}
hinduista	Hindu	{mf}
hiniesta	broom (shrub)	{f}
hinojo	fennel	{m}
hinojo	knee	{m}
Hinojosa	Spanish surname	{prop}
hiogloso	hyoglossus	{m}
hipar	to hiccup	{v}
hipócrita	hypocritical	{adj}
hipócrita	hypocrite (person practising hypocrisy)	{mf}
hipódromo	hippodrome	{m}
hipódromo	racetrack	{m}
hiper-	hyper-	{prefix}
hiperbólico	hyperbolic	{adj} [geometry]
hiperbólico	hyperbolic; of or relating to hyperbole	{adj}
hiperenfocado	hyperfocused	{adj}
hiperesfera	hypersphere	{f} [geometry]
hipergigante	hypergiant	{f}
hipericina	hypericin	{f} [organic compound]
hiperimperialismo	A new phase of imperialism	{m} [neologism]
hipermercado	hypermarket	{m}
hiperón	hyperon	{m}
hiperónimo	hypernym	{m}
hiperplasia	hyperplasia	{f}
hipertensión	hypertension	{f}
hipertermia	hyperthermia	{f}
hipertexto	hypertext (document)	{m}
hipertextual	hypertextual	{adj}
hipertrófico	hypertrophic	{adj}
hipertrofia	hypertrophy	{f} [medicine]
hiperventilación	hyperventilation	{f}
hiperventilar	to hyperventilate	{v}
hipervínculo	link, hyperlink	{m} [computing]
hipófisis	hypophysis	{f} [anatomy]
hipismo	horse racing	{m}
hipónimo	hyponym	{m}
hipnosis	hypnosis	{f}
hipnotismo	hypnotism	{m}
hipnotizador	hypnotic	{adj}
hipnotizador	hypnotist	{m}
hipnotizar	to hypnotize	{v}
hipnótico	hypnotic, mesmerizing	{adj}
hipnótico	hypnotic (a sleep-inducing drug)	{m}
hipo	A hiccup	{m}
hipo-	hypo-	{prefix}
hipoalergénico	hypoallergenic	{adj}
hipocampo	hippocampus	{m} [anatomy]
hipocampo	hippocamp; hippocampus	{m} [Greek mythology]
hipocampo	sea horse	{m} [zoology]
hipocentro	hypocentre	{m} [geology]
hipocicloide	hypocycloid	{f} [geometry]
hipocondría	hypochondria	{f}
hipocondríaco	hypochondriac (affected by hypochondria)	{adj}
hipocondríaco	hypochondriac (person affected by hypochondria)	{m}
hipocondriaco	alternative form of hipocondríaco	{adj}
hipocondriaco	alternative form of hipocondríaco	{m}
hipocondrio	hypochondrium	{m} [anatomy]
hipocorístico	hypocoristic	{adj}
hipocorístico	hypocorism	{m}
hipocresía	hypocrisy	{f}
hipogrifo	hippogriff	{m}
hipopotámido	Hippopotamid	{m}
hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia	hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia	{f}
hipopótamo	hippopotamus	{m}
hipoteca	mortgage	{f}
hipotecario	mortgage (attributive)	{adj}
hipotenusa	hypotenuse	{f} [geometry]
hipotermia	hypothermia	{f} [pathology]
hipotálamo	hypothalamus	{m} [anatomy]
hipotrocoide	hypotrochoid	{f} [geometry]
hipotéticamente	hypothetically	{adv}
hipotético	hypothetical	{adj}
hipoxantina	hypoxanthine	{f} [organic compound]
hipérbato	hyperbaton	{m} [grammar, rhetoric]
hipérbola	hyperbola (geometric curve)	{f}
hipérbole	hyperbole (rhetorical device)	{f}
hipótesis	hypothesis	{f}
hisopar	to spray or sprinkle with an aspergillium	{v}
hisopillo	savory (herb)	{m}
hisopo	aspergillium	{m}
hisopo	cotton swab	{m} [by extension]
hisopo	hyssop	{m}
hispalense	Sevillan	{adj}
hispalense	Sevillan	{mf}
hispano	Hispano-American	{adj}
hispano	Spanish	{adj}
hispano	Spanish or Hispano-American and living in the United States	{adj}
hispanoamericano	Latin American	{adj}
hispanoamericano	Of South America	{adj}
hispanoamericano	Of Spanish origin, within America	{adj}
hispanoamericano	a Latin American person	{m}
Hispanoamérica	Spanish America	{prop}
hispano-francés	Hispano-French	{adj}
hispanohablante	One who speaks Spanish; Spanish speaker, Hispanophone	{mf}
hispano-italiano	Hispano-Italian	{adj}
hispanoparlante	Hispanophone: Spanish-speaking	{adj}
hispano-portugués	Hispano-Portuguese	{adj}
histamina	histamine	{f}
histerectomía	hysterectomy	{f} [surgery]
histeria	hysteria	{f}
histidina	histidine	{f} [amino acid]
histo-	histo-	{prefix}
histológico	histologic, histological	{adj}
histología	histology	{f} [biology]
histona	histone	{f} [protein]
historia	history	{f}
historia	story	{f}
historia	The letter H in the Spanish phonetic alphabet	{f}
historiador	historian	{m}
historiadora	feminine form of historiador	{f}
historial	record (such as a person's criminal, work, or clinical record)	{m}
historiar	to depict (history), write down a history	{v}
historicidad	historicity	{f}
historicismo	historicism	{m}
historieta	anecdote	{f}
historieta	cartoon	{f}
históricamente	historically	{adv}
histérico	hysterical	{adj}
histórico	historic	{adj}
histrionismo	Exaggerated behaviour; histrionics, melodramatics	{m}
hitleriano	Hitlerian	{adj}
hitleriano	Hitlerite	{m}
hitlerismo	Hitlerism	{m}
hito	landmark	{m}
hito	milestone	{m}
híjole	used to denote surprise or the state of being impressed, similar to wow or whoa	{interj} [Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica]
hélice	helix	{f} [geometry, anatomy]
hélice	helix	{f}
hélice	propellor	{f}
hálito	waft; a brief, gentle breeze	{m}
hálito	whiff	{m}
húmedo	humid	{adj}
húmero	humerus	{m}
hámster	hamster	{m}
húngara	A (female) person from Hungary: A Hungarian	{f}
húngaro	Hungarian (from or native to Hungary)	{adj}
húngaro	Hungarian (pertaining to Hungary)	{adj}
húngaro	a Hungarian (male)	{m}
húngaro	the Hungarian language	{prop}
hnos.	hermanos = brothers; siblings, brothers and sisters	{abbr}
hobbit	hobbit	{m}
hobby	hobby (activity)	{m}
hocicón	bigmouth (who talks too much or says things which should not be said)	{m} [colloquial, Chile]
hocico	snout (mouth of a beast)	{m}
hockey sobre hielo	ice hockey ; literally, hockey on ice	{m}
hogar	hearth	{m}
hogar	home	{m}
hogar	housekeeping	{m}
hogaza	loaf	{f}
hoguera	bonfire	{f}
hoguera	campfire	{f}
hoja	blade of knife or sword	{f}
hoja	blank sheet of paper	{f}
hoja	foil	{f}
hoja	glass pane	{f}
hoja	leaf	{f}
hoja	pad	{f} [of an aquatic plant]
hoja	side of bacon	{f}
hojalata	sheet-metal	{f}
hojalata	tinplate	{f}
hojalatera	whitesmith, tinsmith	{f}
hojalatero	whitesmith, tinsmith	{m}
hojaldrar	To make into puff pastry	{v}
hojaldre	puff pastry	{m}
hojarasca	foliage	{f}
hojarasca	leaf litter	{f}
hojarasca	leaf storm	{f}
hojarasca	rubbish	{f}
hojear	to page or leaf through	{v}
hola	hello, hi	{interj}
holanda	A fine linen used for making shirts	{f}
holanda	A small sheet of paper used for serving pastries	{f}
Holanda	Holland, the Netherlands	{prop}
holandesa	feminine form of holandés	{f}
holandés	Dutch (from or native to the Netherlands)	{adj}
holandés	Dutch (pertaining to the Netherlands)	{adj}
holandés	a Dutchman	{m}
holandés	the Dutch language as spoken in the Netherlands	{prop}
holgado	loose-fitting	{adj}
holgar	to rest (after labor), to be idle	{v}
holgazana	feminine form of holgazán	{adj}
holgazana	feminine form of holgazán	{m}
holgazanear	to lounge or laze about	{v}
holgazanería	laggardness, idleness	{f}
holgazán	loafing	{adj}
holgazán	loafer	{m}
hollar	to tread, trample	{v}
hollejo	The skin or membrane covering some fruits and seeds, such as grapes, beans, etc	{m}
hollín	soot	{m}
holmio	holmium	{m}
holán	frill, ruffle (strip of pleated material used as decoration)	{m} [Latin America]
holónimo	holonym	{m}
holo-	holo-	{prefix}
holocarboxilasa	holocarboxylase	{f} [enzyme]
holocausto	holocaust	{m}
Holocausto	Holocaust (the mass murder of Jews and other groups by the Nazi regime during World War II)	{prop}
holoenzima	holoenzyme	{f} [enzyme]
holograma	hologram	{m}
hombría	manhood	{f}
hombría	manliness	{f}
hombre	Hey!	{interj}
hombre	Man!	{interj}
hombre	Oh, come on! , ¡Si hombre!	{interj}
hombre	a 17th century card game also called ombre	{m}
hombre	(anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) man, in the sense of an individual of the species Homo sapiens, the genus Homo, or the subtribe Hominina	{m}
hombre	a top in male-male sex	{m}
hombre	Husband	{m} [colloquial]
hombre	Man, in the sense of adult male human	{m}
hombre	Man, in the sense of all humans collectively; mankind, humankind	{m}
hombrecillo	diminutive form of hombre, a small man	{m}
hombrecito	diminutive form of hombre, small man	{m}
hombre de Dios	a man of God, a godly man	{m}
hombre de Dios	a minister	{m}
hombre de Dios	a priest	{m}
hombre de guerra	a man of war, a military man	{m}
hombre de letras	man of letters, a literary man	{m}
hombre del mundo	man of the world, a worldly man	{m}
hombre de negocios	a businessman	{m}
hombre lobo	werewolf	{m}
hombre prevenido vale por dos	forewarned is forearmed	{proverb}
hombrera	shoulderpad	{f}
hombrera	shoulder padding	{f}
hombrera	shoulder patch	{f}
hombre rana	frogman	{m}
hombro	shoulder	{m}
homenaje	homage	{m}
homenaje	tribute	{m}
homenajear	to pay homage or tribute to	{v}
homeopatía	homeopathy	{f}
Homero	Homer (poet)	{prop}
Homero	male given name, equivalent to English Homer	{prop}
homicida	murderous, homicidal	{adj}
homicida	murderer	{mf}
homicidio	homicide	{m}
homicidio	manslaughter	{m}
homóloga	counterpart	{f}
homólogo	counterpart	{m}
homónimo	homonymous	{adj}
homónimo	homonym	{m}
homogeneidad	homogeneity	{f}
homogeneizar	to homogenize	{v}
homogéneo	homogeneous	{adj}
homologación	accreditation	{f}
homologar	to standardize	{v}
homoserina	homoserine	{f} [amino acid]
homosexual	homosexual	{adj}
homosexual	homosexual	{mf}
homosexualidad	homosexuality	{f}
homospora	homospore	{f} [botany]
homérico	Homeric	{adj}
honda	sling	{f}
hondo	deep	{adj}
hondo	profound	{adj}
hondo	deeply	{adv}
hondura	depth	{f}
honduras	plural of hondura; depths	{fp}
Honduras	Honduras	{prop}
hondureño	Honduran	{adj}
hondureño	Honduran	{m}
honestamente	honestly	{adv}
honestidad	honesty	{f}
honesto	honest	{adj}
hongo	bowler hat, or (US) derby	{m}
hongo	fungus	{m}
hongo	mushroom	{m}
honor	honor	{m}
honorable	honorable	{adj}
honorablemente	honourably	{adv}
honorario	honorary, fee	{m}
honorífico	honorific	{adj}
honradamente	honorably	{adv}
honradez	honesty	{f}
honrado	honest, truthful	{adj}
honrado	honorable	{adj}
honrado	honored	{adj}
honrar	to honor	{v}
hopanoide	hopanoid	{m}
hora	hour	{f}
hora	time	{f}
horaciano	Horatian	{adj}
Horacio	Horace (poet)	{prop}
Horacio	male given name, equivalent to English Horace	{prop}
horado	A hole or other perforation that crosses something from side to side, or that crosses all of its parts	{m}
horado	cavern	{m}
horario	timetable, schedule	{m}
horario de verano	daylight saving time	{m}
Hora Universal Coordinada	Coordinated Universal Time	{prop}
horca	gallows	{f}
horca	pitchfork	{f}
horchata	horchata	{f}
horcón	pitchfork	{m}
horda	horde	{f}
hordio	barley	{m} [archaic]
horeca	the hotel and catering industry	{m}
horizontal	horizontal	{adj}
horizontalmente	horizontally	{adv}
horizonte	horizon	{m}
horizonte de eventos	event horizon	{m} [astrophysics]
horizonte de sucesos	event horizon	{m} [astrophysics]
horma	form, mold	{f}
horma	hat block	{f}
horma	shoe tree	{f}
hormiga	ant	{f}
hormiga león	antlion	{f}
hormigón	concrete (building material)	{m}
hormigueo	tingling sensation	{m}
hormiguero	ant colony	{m}
hormiguero	anthill	{m}
hormiguero	place with lots of people	{m} [figuratively]
hormona	hormone	{f}
hormonal	hormonal	{adj}
hormonas de sexo	sex hormone	{n}
hornablenda	hornblende	{f}
hornada	baking	{f}
hornada	batch (quantity of baked goods made at one time)	{f}
hornear	to bake	{v}
horno	a very hot place	{m}
horno	furnace	{m}
horno	oven	{m}
horno de microondas	microwave oven, microwave	{m}
horóptera	horopter	{f}
horquilla	fork (of a bicycle)	{f}
horquilla	hairpin, hairpin turn	{f}
horrendo	horrendous, horrific, dreadful, awful	{adj}
horrible	horrible	{adj}
horriblemente	horribly	{adv}
horripilante	horrifying, shocking, ghastly, grisly	{adj}
horripilar	to horrify	{v}
horro	A poor quality cigarette or snuff	{adj}
horro	Cattle that are given to dignitaries of the region, maintained at the expense of the owners or ranchers	{adj}
horro	free (from slavery, etc.)	{adj}
horror	horror	{m}
horrorizado	aghast; horrified	{adj}
horroroso	horrible	{adj}
horóscopo	horoscope (astrological forecast)	{m}
hortaliza	vegetable	{f}
Hortensia	female given name	{prop}
hortera	tasteless, gaudy, tacky, cheesy	{adj}
hortera	a wooden pot	{f}
hortera	a tasteless person	{mf}
hortera	assistant in a shop	{mf} [Madrid]
horterada	vulgarity, insipidity, cheesiness (quality of bad taste)	{f}
horticultor	horticulturist	{m}
horticultora	(female) horticulturist	{f}
horticultura	horticulture	{f}
horxata	Obsolete spelling of horchata	{f}
hosco	sullen, surly	{adj}
hospedador	host	{m} [biology]
hospedaje	lodging; accommodations	{m}
hospedar	to lodge	{v}
hospedería	hospice	{f}
hospicio	hospice	{m}
hospital	hospital	{m}
hospitalario	hospitable	{adj}
hospitalario	one of the Knights Hospitaller	{m}
hospitalidad	hospitality	{f}
hospitalizar	to hospitalize	{v}
hospital psiquiátrico	mental hospital	{n}
hostal	hostel; cheap hotel	{m}
hostelería	catering (the catering trade)	{f}
hostelería	the hostel industry	{f}
hostelero	Of or pertaining to an inn	{adj}
hostelero	innkeeper	{m}
hostia	communion, communion wafer, wafer, host (religious token)	{f}
hostia	jeez (expression of surprise)	{interj} [vulgar]
hostigar	to harass	{v}
hostigar	to lash	{v}
hostigar	to pester	{v}
hostil	hostile	{adj}
hostilidad	hostility	{f}
hostilmente	hostilely	{adv}
hot dog	hot dog, the complete snack - never just the sausage	{m} [Mexico]
hotel	hotel	{m}
hotelería	catering (the catering trade)	{f}
hotelería	the hostel or hotel industry	{f}
hotentote	Hottentot (people and language)	{m}
house	house music, house	{m}
hoy	today	{adv}
hoy en día	Nowadays; these days; in the present time or era	{adv} [idiomatic]
hoyo	hole	{m}
hoyo negro	black hole (celestial body)	{m}
hoy por ti mañana por mi	you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours	{phrase} [idiomatic]
hoz	sickle	{f}
hozar	to root, to dig with the snout	{vt}
hípica	horse racing	{f}
hípico	equestrian	{adj}
hípico	equine	{adj}
héroe	hero	{m}
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.	{m}
hórreo	granary (storehouse)	{m}
húsar	hussar (light cavalry of European armies)	{m}
huachafo	Of or pertaining to a person or object resulting from poor taste, not fashionable, bad personal manners or bad habits	{adj} [slang]
huachinango	alternative form of guachinango	{m} [Mexico]
Huancayo	A village located in the central highlands of Peru	{prop}
huarache	sandal	{m} [Mexico]
huaso	astute person characteristic of a Chilean countryman	{adj} [Chile]
huaso	awkward rural person who cannot adapt to urban areas	{adj} [Chile]
huaso	of or relating to huasos	{adj}
huaso	Chilean cowboy, horseman	{m}
huaso	countryman, or Chilean rural laborer	{m}
huauzontle	A flowering plant of the goosefoot family, consumed primarily for its edible inflorescence	{m} [Mexico]
huazontle	alternative form of huauzontle	{m}
hucha	piggy bank	{f} [Spain]
huebra	acre; as much land as can be ploughed in a day	{f} [legal]
hueco	hollow	{adj}
hueco	hole, gap	{m}
hueco	hollow	{m}
huego	obsolete spelling of fuego	{n}
Huehuetenango	A department of Guatemala	{prop}
huejutlense	A resident or native of the city of	{mf}
huejutlense	Of or pertaining to the city of	{mf}
huelga	strike (work stoppage)	{f}
huelga decir	needless to say	{phrase}
huelga de hambre	hunger strike	{f}
huelga general	general strike	{f}
huella	footprint	{f}
Huelva	a city in south-western Spain	{prop}
hueón	alternative spelling of huevón	{m}
huerta	garden, vegetable garden	{f}
huerta	orchard, cultivated land	{f}
huerto	fruit and vegetable garden (garden used for cultivation of agricultural crops)	{m}
Huesca	Huesca (a city in northeastern Spain, in the autonomous community of Aragon)	{prop}
hueso	bone	{m} [anatomy]
hueso	A stone; the central part of some fruits, consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer (like those of peach, olive, avocado or mango)	{m} [botany]
hueso	a political position (designated or elected)	{m} [politics, Mexico, slang]
hueso coxal	hip bone, innominate bone	{m}
hueso cuboides	cuboid bone	{m}
hueso de la cadera	hip bone, innominate bone	{m}
hueso frontal	frontal bone	{m}
hueso grande	capitate bone	{m}
hueso innominado	hip bone, innominate bone	{m}
hueso temporal	temporal bone	{m}
hueste	ground, finely powdered	{adj} [Honduras]
hueste	Beaten and ready for the preparation of tortillas	{adj} [of corn dough, Honduras]
hueste	following (group of followers, supporters)	{f}
hueste	army, troops	{f} [usually, plural]
huestes	army	{fp}
huesudo	bony; having many bones	{adj}
hueva	sloth, laziness	{f} [colloquial]
hueva	roe (mass of eggs)	{f}
hueva	spawn (eggs of an aquatic organism)	{f}
huevada	thing	{f} [Chile, colloquial]
huevada	bullshit	{f} [Chile, vulgar]
huevear	to mess around	{v} [Chile]
huevear	to peeve, annoy	{v} [Chile]
huevear	to bullshit, wind up, kid	{v} [Chile, vulgar]
huevear	to fool around	{v} [Peru, vulgar]
huevón	stupid	{adj} [colloquial, vulgar, South America]
huevón	a lazy or stupid person	{m} [colloquial, Latin America]
huevón	large egg	{m}
huevón	a person, pal or buddy	{m} [slang, Chile]
huevo	ovule	{m} [biology]
huevo	zygote	{m} [biology]
huevo	egg	{m}
huevo	spawn	{m}
huevo escalfado	poached egg	{m}
huevona	feminine form of huevón	{f}
huevos	guts, balls (courage, bravery)	{mp} [slang, idiomatic, vulgar]
huevos estrellados	fried eggs	{m}
huevos revueltos	scrambled eggs	{m}
huevos rotos	A dish consisting of fried eggs with the yolk broken after cooking	{mp} [Spain]
Hugo	male given name, equivalent to Hugh	{prop}
huida	flight (act of fleeing)	{f}
huilo	crippled	{adj} [colloquial, Mexico]
huilo	a crippled person	{m} [colloquial, Mexico]
huinca	Person who is not Mapuche	{m}
huincha	tape, ribbon	{f} [Latin America]
huipil	huipil	{m}
huir	to avoid	{v}
huir	to escape	{v}
huir	to flee, to run away	{v}
huisache	The needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachelia farnesiana), a thorny tree of the genus Vachellia native to Mexico and Central America	{m}
hule	rubber tree	{m} [Mexico]
hule	natural rubber	{m}
hulla	bituminous coal	{f}
huma	tamale	{f} [Chile]
Humahuaca	a small city in northern Argentina	{prop}
humahuaqueño	Of or from Humahuaca	{adj}
humana	(female) human	{f}
humanamente	humanely	{adv}
humanamente	humanly	{adv}
humanidad	humanity	{f}
humanismo	humanism	{m}
humanitario	humanitarian	{adj}
humanizar	to humanize	{v}
humano	human	{adj}
humano	humane	{adj}
humano	human, human being	{m}
Humberto	male given name, cognate to Humbert	{prop}
humeante	smoking	{adj}
humeante	steamy, steaming (giving off steam)	{adj}
humear	to smoke	{v}
humear	to steam	{v}
humedad	dampness	{f}
humedad	humidity	{f}
humedad	moisture	{f}
humedecer	to dampen, moisten, wet, humidify	{vt}
humidificador	humidifier	{m}
humildad	humbleness	{f}
humilde	humble	{adj}
humildemente	humbly	{adv}
humillación	humiliation	{f}
humillado	humiliated	{adj}
humillante	humiliating	{adj}
humillar	to humiliate	{v}
humita	tamale	{f} [Argentina, Chile, Peru]
humita	bow tie	{f} [Chile]
humo	fume	{m}
humo	smoke	{m}
humor	humor	{m}
humor	mood	{m}
humorada	little joke, witticism	{f}
humorismo	humor	{m}
humor negro	black humor	{m}
huna	feminine form of huno	{f}
hundimiento	cave in, collapse	{m}
hundir	to collapse, subside	{vr}
hundir	to sink	{vr}
hundir	to ruin, destroy	{vt}
hundir	to sink, engulf	{vt}
Hungría	Hungary	{prop}
huno	Of or relating to the Huns	{adj}
huno	Hun	{m}
huracán	hurricane	{m}
huraño	antisocial, unsociable	{adj}
huraño	shy	{adj}
huérfana	feminine form of huérfano	{f}
huérfano	orphan	{adj}
huérfano	orphan	{m}
hurgar	to root, rummage, poke about	{vi}
hurgar	to poke at, pick	{vt}
hurón	ferret	{m}
huronear	to pry into	{v}
hurtadillas	by stealth	{adv}
hurtar	to steal, purloin	{v}
hurto	theft	{m}
husmear	to track by smell	{v}
huso	spindle	{m}
huésped	guest	{mf}
huésped	lodger	{mf}
huy	expression of pain, anguish, fright	{interj}