Spanish words starting with J:

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Spanish word	meaning in English	features
j	The tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet	{letter}
J	The tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet	{letter}
ja	Representation of laughter, ha	{interj}
jaba	crate (for transporting bottles or cans)	{f}
jabalí	wild boar	{m}
jabalina	javelin	{f}
jabón	soap	{m}
jabonar	to soap up; to lather	{vi}
jabonar	to soap oneself up	{vt}
jaboncillo	soapberry	{m} [Columbia]
jabonera	soap dish	{f}
jabonoso	soapy	{adj}
jaca	mare	{f}
jaca	pony	{f}
jacal	hut, hovel, shack	{m} [Mexico]
jacal	jacal	{m} [Mexico]
jacalero	Of or pertaining to a jacal	{adj}
jacalero	A person who lives in a jacal, hut, shack, etc	{m}
Jacinta	female given name, feminine form of Jacinto, comparable to the English Hyacinth	{prop}
jacinto	hyacinth	{m}
Jacinto	Hyacinthus	{prop} [Greek mythology]
Jacinto	male given name, comparable to the rare English Hyacinth	{prop}
Jacob	Jacob	{prop}
Jacobo	James, the brother of Jesus; also Santiago.	{prop} [biblical character]
Jacobo	James, the son of Alpheus.	{prop} [biblical character]
Jacobo	James, the son of Zebedee.	{prop} [biblical character]
Jacobo	male given name of biblical origin; equivalent to Jacob or James	{prop}
jactancia	boastfulness	{f}
jactancia	bragging	{f}
jactancioso	boastful	{adj}
jactancioso	braggart	{m}
jactarse	to brag; to boast	{v}
jade	jade	{m}
jadeante	panting, gasping	{adj}
jadear	to gasp; to pant; to puff	{vi}
jadeo	a pant; a gasp	{m}
jadeo	labored breathing	{m}
jadeo	panting; gasping	{m}
jaez	harness	{m}
jaez	sort; ilk	{m}
Jafet	Japheth	{prop}
jaguar	jaguar (Panthera onca)	{m}
jaiba	crab	{f}
Jaime	male given name, equivalent to James	{prop}
jaja	haha	{interj}
jajajá	Hahaha	{interj}
ja ja ja	Ha ha ha	{interj}
jajaja	Hahaha	{interj}
jalao	sweet made from coconuts	{m} [Dominican Republic, ]
Jalapa	A place name, a department of Guatemala and a city in Mexico	{prop}
jalapeño	Of or pertaining to the city of Jalapa	{adj}
jalapeño	An inhabitant or resident of Jalapa	{m}
jalapeño	jalapeño (pepper)	{m}
jalar	to hurry along; to get along	{vi} [familiar]
jalar	to function properly; to be in working order	{vi} [Mexico, familiar]
jalar	to pull (together)	{vi}
jalar	to draw (in); to attract	{vt} [familiar]
jalar	to pull	{vt}
jalbegue	whitewash	{m}
jalea	jelly, gelatine (substance)	{f}
jalea	jelly, jello (dessert)	{f}
jalear	to urge on; to encourage	{vt}
jaleo	applause; cheering	{m}
jaleo	confusion; hassle	{m}
jaleo	ruckus; uproar	{m}
jalisciense	Of or pertaining to the Mexican state of Jalisco	{adj}
Jalisco	Jalisco	{prop}
jalón	landmark	{m}
jalón	milestone	{m}
jalón	tug; pull; jerk	{m}
jalonar	to mark	{v}
jalonear	to tug	{v}
jamacuco	flip; freakout (sudden alteration of the mood, losing the calm)	{m} [Spain, colloquial]
jamaica	roselle	{f}
Jamaica	Jamaica	{prop}
jamaicano	Jamaican	{adj}
jamaicano	Jamaican	{m}
jamaiquino	Jamaican	{adj}
jamaiquino	Jamaican	{m}
jamba	jamb	{f}
jambar	to gorge, to pig-out, to devour (stuff oneself with food)	{vp} [Mexico]
jamelga	feminine form of jamelgo	{f}
jamelgo	a skinny horse, typically one with poor temperament; a nag	{m}
jamón	ham (meat)	{m}
jamón de York	York ham	{m}
jamón serrano	A type of dry-cured ham from Spain	{m} [Spain]
jamón york	ham (thinly-sliced soft ham)	{m} [Spain]
jamón York	alternative form of jamón york	{m}
jamonero	ham	{adj} [attributive]
jamonero	A stand used to hold a ham (specifically, a jamón serrano)	{m}
jamás	ever	{adv}
jamás	never	{adv}
Januká	Hanukkah	{prop}
japchae	japchae	{m}
Japhet	Japheth (son of Noah)	{prop}
japón	Japanese	{adj}
Japón	Japan	{prop}
japonesa	feminine of japonés	{f}
japonés	Of or relating to Japan, Japanese	{adj}
japonés	A Japanese person	{m}
japonés	The Japanese language	{prop}
jaque	check	{m} [chess]
jaqueca	headache; migraine	{f}
jaque mate	checkmate, mate	{m} [chess]
jaquetón	great white shark	{m}
jaquir	to forsake, to abandon	{v}
jarabe	juice	{m}
jarabe	(liquid) remedy	{m}
jarabe	syrup	{m}
jarabe de maíz	corn syrup	{m}
jarabe de palo	euphemism for paliza	{m} [Spain]
jarana	a small guitar	{f}
jarana	horseplay; fooling around	{f} [familiar]
jarana	revelry	{f} [familiar]
jaranear	to go on a spree	{v}
jaranear	to party	{v}
jaranero	fun-loving	{adj}
jaranero	reveler	{m}
jarcia	fishing tackle	{f}
jarcia	the rigging of a ship or boat	{f}
jardinería	gardening	{f}
jardinero	outfielder	{m} [baseball]
jardinero	gardener	{m}
jardín	garden	{m}
jardín botánico	botanical garden, botanic garden	{m}
jaro	arum lily	{m}
jarra	jug, pitcher	{f}
jarra	stein, mug	{f}
jarrete	back of the knee	{m} [anatomy]
jarrete	hock	{m}
jarrón	vase	{m}
jarro	jug; pitcher	{m}
jarro	stein; mug	{m}
jaspe	jasper	{m}
jaspeado	mottled	{adj}
jaspeado	streaked; veined	{adj}
jaspear	to speckle	{v}
jaula	cage	{f}
jaula	crate	{f}
jauría	pack of hounds	{f}
javanés	Javanese	{adj}
javanés	Javanese	{m}
Javier	male given name, male form of Javiera, cognate to English Xavier	{prop}
Javiera	female given name, female form of Javier, cognate to Xavier	{prop}
jazmín	jasmine	{m}
jazz	jazz	{m}
jazzista	jazz musician; jazzer	{mf}
jazzístico	in a jazz manner, jazzy	{adj}
jazzístico	related or belonging to jazz	{adj}
jíbaro	rustic; rural	{adj}
jábega	trawler	{f}
júbilo	jubilation; joy	{m}
jícama	jicama	{f}
jícara	A small faience container used to serve hot chocolate or other hot beverages	{f}
jícara	head	{f} [El Salvador, Nicaragua, colloquial]
jícara	A small, woody container, typically made from the fruit of the calabash tree and used (especially in rural Mexico) to serve hot food in order to preserve its temprature	{f} [Latin America]
jícara	calabash	{f} [Mexico, Central America]
jícara	Part, or square, of a flat chocolate bar, which can be broken off easily (especially in Andalusia and Murcia)	{f} [Spain]
jícaro	calabash	{m} [Mexico, Central America]
jeans	jeans (trousers)	{m}
jebe	alum	{m}
jebe	rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)	{m} [Latin America]
jebe	latex, rubber	{m} [Peru]
jefa	(female) boss	{f}
jefatura	headquarters	{f}
jefatura	leadership	{f}
jefe	boss; supervisor; manager	{m}
jefe	chief; president; head; leader of a business, political party, or other organization	{m}
jefe	colonel; major; rank between captain and general	{m} [military ranks]
Jehová	Jehovah	{prop}
jején	gnat	{m}
jengibre	ginger	{m}
jeque	sheik	{m}
jerarca	leader; chief	{mf}
jerarquía	hierarchy	{f}
jerarquía	rank	{f}
jerarquizar	to arrange hierarchically	{v}
jerbo	gerbil	{m}
jeremiada	jeremiad	{f}
jerez	sherry	{m}
Jerez	A city in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	{prop}
Jerez	A city in Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain	{prop}
jerga	jargon; slang	{f}
jerga	straw pallet, coarse cotton fringe, (in New Mexican Spanish) any floor covering or mat	{f}
jergón	straw mattress	{m}
jerigonza	gibberish	{f}
jeringa	syringe	{f}
jeringar	give an enema	{v}
jeringar	to syringe	{v}
jeringoso	a Spanish kind of pig Latin, in which each syllable is followed by the letter 'p', followed by the same vowel as contained by that syllable	{m}
jeroglífico	hieroglyphic	{adj}
jeroglífico	hieroglyphic	{m}
jerárquico	hierarchical	{adj}
jersey	sweater, pullover	{m}
Jerusalén	Jerusalem	{prop}
Jesús	bless you, gesundheit (said after a sneeze)	{interj}
Jesús	Jesus	{prop} [Christianity]
Jesús	male given name, traditionally popular in Spanish-speaking countries	{prop}
Jesucristo	Jesus Christ	{prop}
jesuita	Jesuit	{adj}
jesuita	Jesuit	{mf}
jeta	anger face	{f} [Mexico, colloquial]
jeta	sleep (act)	{f} [Mexico, colloquial]
jeta	snout	{f}
jeta	face, mush, mug, scoundrel (impudent person)	{mf} [familiar]
ji	chi; the Greek letter Χ, χ	{f}
jibia	cuttlefish	{f}
jilguero	European goldfinch	{m}
jilote	corn silk	{m} [by extension, Mexico]
jilote	Immature, green ear of maize	{m} [Central America, Mexico]
Jiménez	Spanish surname	{prop}
jinete	horseman, horsewoman, rider	{mf}
jinetear	to ride horseback	{vi}
jinetear	to break in a horse	{vt}
jinetear	to ride; to perform	{vt}
jingoísmo	jingoism	{m}
jingoísta	jingoistic	{adj}
jingoísta	jingoist	{m}
Jinotega	Jinotega	{prop}
jiote	rash	{m} [Mexico]
jipijapa	Panama hat	{f}
jira	picnic	{f}
jirafa	boom microphone	{f}
jirafa	giraffe	{f}
jiráfido	Giraffid	{m}
jirón	rag; shred	{m}
jitomate	tomato	{m} [Mexico]
JJOO	initialism of Juegos Olímpicos	{prop}
jónica	feminine form of jónico	{f}
jónico	Ionic	{adj} [architecture]
jónico	Ionian; Ionic	{adj}
jónico	Ionian	{m}
jo	stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof)	{interj}
jo	Used to express surprise, amazement, or confusion	{interj}
Joaquina	female given name, a feminine form of Joaquín	{prop}
Joaquín	male given name, cognate to Joachim	{prop}
jocoque	strained yogurt	{m} [Mexico]
jocosamente	jocularly	{adv}
jocosidad	jocularity	{f}
jocoso	jocular	{adj}
jocote	mombin (fruit, tree)	{m}
joder	to annoy, bug, bother	{v}
joder	to damage, break	{v}
joder	to put in a difficult situation	{v}
joder	to suck; to blow	{v}
jodido	difficult	{adj} [colloquial]
jodido	screwed, crappy	{adj} [Mexico, vulgar]
jodido		{adj} [Spain, vulgar]
jodido	screwed up	{adj} [Spain, vulgar]
jodido	darned, crappy	{adj} [Spain, vulgar]
jofaina	washbowl	{f}
jogging	A form of exercise, running	{m}
jolgorio	merrymaking	{m}
jolines	Expresses surprise. cor!	{interj}
jolines	Expresses anger, upset, or annoyance. Euphemism for joder.	{interj} [informal, euphemistic]
jolín	Expresses surprise. cor!	{interj}
jolín	Expresses anger, upset, or annoyance. Euphemism for joder.	{interj} [informal, euphemistic]
Jonia	Ionia	{prop} [historical]
jonrón	home run	{m}
Jordania	Jordan (country)	{prop}
jordano	Jordanian	{adj}
jordano	Jordanian	{m}
Jordán	Jordan, Guimaras, a city in Philippines	{prop}
Jordán	Jordan [river]	{prop}
jorge	cockchafer	{m}
Jorge	male given name, equivalent to the English George	{prop}
jornada	arduous trail	{f}
jornada	day	{f}
jornada	day trip, especially a trip that must be completed in one day (due to lack of water en route)	{f}
jornada	short hike or journey	{f}
jornada	working day	{f}
jornal	A day's pay	{m}
jornalero	day laborer	{m}
joroba	pain in the neck	{f} [colloquial]
joroba	trunk, boot (of a car)	{f} [Costa Rica]
joroba	hump	{f}
jorobada	feminine form of jorobado	{f}
jorobado	humpbacked	{adj}
jorobado	humpback	{m}
jorobar	to be annoying	{vi}
jorobar	to annoy	{vt}
jorongo	full-length poncho	{m} [Mexico]
José	Joseph, father of Jesus	{prop} [biblical character]
José	Joseph, son of Jacob (Israel)	{prop} [biblical character]
José	male given name cognate to Joseph	{prop}
José	The letter J in the Spanish phonetic alphabet	{prop}
Josefa	female given name, feminine form of José ( =Joseph)	{prop}
Josefina	female given name, cognate to Josephine	{prop}
José María	male given name	{prop}
Josué	Joshua	{prop} [biblical character]
Josué	male given name	{prop}
jota	a jack in a deck of cards	{f}
jota	jota (Iberian folk dance)	{f}
jota	jota (music to which a jota is danced)	{f}
jota	jot; iota	{f}
jota	gay male	{f} [Mexico]
jota	the name of the letter j	{f}
jote	seeking out sexual liaisons, especially in a very studied manner with no intent of commitment	{adj} [Chile, colloquial, pejorative]
jote	alcoholic drink consisting of wine and cola	{m} [Chile]
jote	turkey vulture	{m} [Chile, Argentina]
jote	vulture	{m} [Chile, Argentina]
jotear	To flirt with or woo someone, often with the intent of making a sexual conquest	{v} [Chile, colloquial]
jotería	An effeminate or gay action, or saying, sentence, voice, accent, gesture, or posture (does not apply for masculine women)	{f}
jotito	diminutive form of joto small child	{m}
jotito	(effeminate boy) girl,	{m}
joven	young, youthful	{adj}
joven	youth, young person	{mf}
jovencita	diminutive form of joven	{f}
jovencito	diminutive form of joven	{m}
jovenzuelo	youngster	{m}
jovial	cheerful, jovial	{adj}
jovial	Jovian	{adj}
jovialidad	cheerfulness; joviality	{f}
jovialmente	jovially	{adv}
joya	gem; treasure	{f}
joya	jewel	{f}
joya	jewellery, jewelry	{f}
joyel	Small jewel	{m}
joyería	jewelry	{f}
joyería	jewelry shop / store	{f}
joyería de fantasía	costume jewellery	{f}
joyero	goldsmith	{m}
joyero	jeweler	{m}
Júpiter	tin	{prop} [alchemy]
Júpiter	Jupiter (god)	{prop}
Júpiter	Jupiter (planet)	{prop}
Juº	abbreviation of Juan	{abbr} [obsolete]
Juan	John (Biblical character)	{prop}
Juan	male given name	{prop}
Juan	One of the Gospel books of the New Testament	{prop}
Juana	female given name; equivalent to Jane	{prop}
Juana	Joanna (Biblical figure)	{prop}
Juan Bautista	John the Baptist	{prop}
juanete	bunion	{m}
Juanfran	male given name	{prop}
Juanita	female given name	{prop}
Juanito	male given name	{prop}
Juano	male given name	{prop}
jubilación	pension	{f}
jubilación	retirement	{f}
jubilado	retired	{adj}
jubilado	retired person	{m}
jubilar	to get rid of	{v} [colloquial]
jubilar	to retire	{v}
jubilarse	to rejoice	{v}
jubilarse	to retire	{v}
jubileo	jubilee	{m}
jubilosamente	jubilantly	{adv}
jubiloso	jubilant	{adj}
jubón	doublet (article of men's clothing)	{m}
Judá	Judah (Biblical character and tribe)	{prop}
judía	bean	{f}
judía	feminine form of judío	{f}
judaicamente	Jewishly	{adv}
judaico	Jewish, Judaic	{adj}
judaísmo	Judaism	{m}
judería	Jewish neighborhood	{f}
judicatura	judiciary	{f}
judicial	judicial	{adj}
judicialmente	judicially	{adv}
judiego	Jewish; relating to Jews	{adj}
judío	Jewish	{adj}
judío	Jew; Jewish person	{m}
judo	judo	{m}
juego	game; sport	{m}
juego	gaming	{m}
juego	kit	{m}
juego	parlor trick; sleight of hand	{m}
juego	play	{m}
juego	set	{m}
juego	to match	{m}
juego de palabras	pun, wordplay	{m}
juego de pies	footwork	{m} [idiomatic]
Juegos Olímpicos	Olympic Games (sport event)	{prop}
Juegos Paralímpicos	Paralympic Games	{prop}
jueguito	diminutive form of juego	{m}
juerga	binge; spree	{f}
juerga	partying	{f}
juerguista	reveler	{mf}
jueves	Thursday	{m}
juez	judge	{mf}
juez	umpire; referee; official	{mf}
jueza	female judge	{f}
juez de paz	justice of the peace	{m}
jugabilidad	playability (extent to which something is playable)	{f}
jugable	playable	{adj}
jugada	play	{f}
jugada	trick	{f}
jugador	gambler	{m}
jugador	player	{m}
jugar	to play	{v}
jugar con fuego	to play with fire	{v} [idiomatic]
jugarreta	prank	{f}
juglar	poet, reciter	{m} [archaic]
juglar	minstrel	{m}
jugo	juice	{m}
jugo	substance	{m}
jugo de limón	lemon juice	{m}
jugosidad	juiciness	{f}
jugoso	juicy	{adj}
juguete	toy	{m}
juguetear	to fiddle; to toy	{vi}
juguetear	to play; to cavort	{vi}
juguetería	toy store	{f}
juguetero	toy vendor	{m}
juguetón	playful	{adj}
juguetonamente	playfully	{adv}
juicio	good judgement; reason	{m}
juicio	opinion	{m}
juicio	trial	{m}
juicioso	judicious	{adj}
juicioso	wise	{adj}
Julia	female given name	{prop}
Juliana	female given name	{prop}
Julieta	female given name	{prop}
Julieta	Juliet, the lover of Romeo	{prop}
Julián	male given name, cognate to Julian	{prop}
julio	July	{m}
Julio	male given name, cognate to Julius	{prop}
jumo	drunkenness	{f} [Dominican Republic, Costa Rica , slang]
juncácea	(plants) rush	{f}
juncia	sedge	{f}
junco	junk (a Chinese boat)	{m}
junco	reed; rush	{m}
jungla	jungle	{f}
junio	June	{m}
junípero	juniper	{m}
junquillo	jonquil	{m}
junta	contact, acquaintances	{f}
junta	council	{f}
junta	joint, gasket	{f}
junta	meeting (A gathering for a purpose)	{f}
juntamente	together; jointly	{adv}
juntar	to gather together; to socialize	{vr}
juntar	to join together	{vr}
juntar	to close partway	{vt}
juntar	to combine, to unite	{vt}
juntar	to gather (together); to collect	{vt}
junto	joined	{adj}
junto	near	{adj}
junto	together	{adj}
junto	altogether, totally	{adv}
junto	near	{adv}
junto	together	{adv}
juntura	coupling (of train cars)	{f}
juntura	joint	{f}
jurado	a judge or referee	{m}
jurado	a jury	{m}
jurado	a member of a jury	{m}
juramentado	bound by oath	{m}
juramentado	North African Moor who takes a Muslim oath to slay Christians till he dies	{m}
juramento	an oath	{m}
juramento	a sworn statement	{m}
jurar	to curse or swear	{vi}
jurar	to swear; to take an oath	{vt}
jurídico	legal; just	{adj}
jurel	jack (edible fish of the genus Caranx or Trachurus)	{m}
jurisdicción	jurisdiction	{f}
jurisdiccional	jurisdictional, territorial	{adj}
jurisprudencia	jurisprudence	{f} [legal]
jurista	jurist, lawyer	{mf}
juro	ownership	{m}
Jurásico	Jurassic	{adj}
Jurásico	Jurassic	{prop}
justa	joust	{f}
justa	tournament	{f}
justamente	justly, fairly	{adv}
justamente	precisely; exactly	{adv}
justar	to joust	{vi}
justicia	justice	{f}
justicia	the law	{f}
justicialismo	justicialism, peronism	{m}
justicialista	Of or relating to justicialism	{adj}
justiciero	righteous	{adj}
justificable	justifiable	{adj}
justificación	justification	{f}
justificado	justified	{adj}
justificante	justification	{m}
justificante	proof	{m}
justificar	to justify	{v}
justo	just	{adj}
justo	exactly	{adv}
justo	right	{adv}
justo	tightly	{adv}
Justo	male given name, cognate to English Justus	{prop}
Jutiapa	A department of Guatemala	{prop}
Jutlandia	Jutland (peninsula belonging to Denmark)	{prop}
juvenil	juvenile	{adj}
juvenil	teenage	{adj}
juventud	a youth, young person	{f}
juventud	youth	{f}
juzgado	a court of law with a judge	{m}
juzgado	a place for adjudicated individuals	{m}
juzgar	to consider	{vt}
juzgar	to judge	{vt}
juzgar	to pass judgment	{vt}
juzgar	to try (a case)	{vt}

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