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Spanish word	meaning in English	features
l	The 12th letter of the Spanish alphabet	{letter}
L	The 12th letter of the Spanish alphabet	{letter}
la	the	{art}
la	la	{n} [music]
la	Feminine form of it or that. (May be nominative or accusative)	{pron}
la	Impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases: 'it', 'this'	{pron}
Lía	female given name	{prop}
Lía	Leah [in modern versions of the Bible]	{prop}
laberinto	labyrinth (maze)	{m}
labio	lip	{m}
labiodental	labiodental	{adj}
labiodental	labiodental consonant	{f}
Labán	Laban (Biblical character)	{prop}
labor	job	{f}
labor	labor	{f}
labor	work	{f}
laboral	Of or pertaining to labor	{adj}
laborar	to labor, to work	{v}
laboratorio	laboratory	{m}
laboreo	working, tilling (of the soil, etc.)	{m}
laboriosidad	industriousness, laboriousness	{f}
laborismo	labour movement	{m}
laborista	Labour (of the Labour government)	{adj} [politics]
laborista	Labour Party member or supporter	{mf} [politics]
labra	working	{f}
labrada	A field that has been worked in preparation for planting	{f}
labrador	farm worker	{m}
labranza	farm	{f}
labranza	farming (business of cultivating land)	{f}
labranza	farmland	{f}
labrar	to carve, to craft	{v}
labrar	to plough	{v}
laca	lacquer, hair spray	{f}
lacear	to lasso, to snare	{v}
lacear	to trap	{v}
laceración	laceration	{f}
lacerar	to cut, to lacerate	{v}
lacha	female lover	{f} [Chile, Peru, pejorative]
lacha	shame	{f} [Spain]
lacho	womanizer	{m} [Chile, Peru, colloquial]
lacho	lover	{m} [Chile, Peru, pejorative]
lacio	languid	{adj}
lacio	limp, flaccid, flabby	{adj}
lacio	limp (lacking stiffness)	{adj}
lacio	straight (of hair)	{adj}
Lacio	Latium	{prop}
lacón	pork shoulder	{m}
lacónico	laconic, brief, concise	{adj}
lacra	fault, defect	{f}
lacrar	to seal	{v}
lacrimal	lachrymal	{adj}
lacrimar	to weep	{v}
lacrimógeno	tear (attributive); tear-inducing	{adj}
lacrimógeno	tearful, causing tears; sad, emotional	{adj}
lacrimoso	lachrymose; of or relating to tears or weeping	{adj}
lacrosse	lacrosse	{m} [sports]
lactancia	breastfeeding	{f}
lactar	to breast-feed	{v}
lactasa	lactase	{f} [enzyme]
lactato	lactate	{m}
lactoalbúmina	lactalbumin	{f} [protein]
lactosa	lactose	{f} [carbohydrates]
la curiosidad mató al gato	curiosity killed the cat	{proverb}
laúd	lute	{m}
ladear	to bank (to incline laterally in order to turn)	{vr}
ladear	to bend	{v}
ladear	to lean	{v}
ladear	to tilt	{v}
ladear	to tip	{v}
ladearse	reflexive form of ladear	{vr}
ladera	slope	{f}
ladero	lateral	{adj}
ladilla	crab louse	{f}
ladino	astute, crafty, acute	{adj}
ladino	mestizo	{adj}
ladino	a mestizo person	{m}
ladino	Ladino; the Judeo-Spanish language	{m}
ladino	the Ladin language of Italy	{m}
Ladislao	male given name, cognate to English Ladislaus	{prop}
lado	face	{m}
lado	side	{m}
ladrar	to bark	{v} [of dogs]
ladrido	bark, yelp, yap, yip (short, loud, explosive utterance)	{m}
ladrillo	brick	{m}
ladrón	having the qualities of a thief	{adj}
ladrón	thief; robber; crook	{m}
ladro	woof, bark	{m}
ladrona	female thief, robber	{f}
laforina	laforin	{f} [enzyme]
lagaña	sleep (in the corner of the eye)	{f} [informal]
lagartija	(small) lizard	{f}
lagarto	lizard	{m}
lago	lake	{m}
lagomorfo	lagomorph, lagomorphic	{adj}
lagomorfo	lagomorph	{m}
lagosta	locust, lobster	{f} [obsolete]
lagrimar	to cry	{v}
lagrimear	to water up; to cry easily	{v}
laguna	lagoon	{f}
la Habana	Havana	{prop}
La Haya	The Hague (Dutch city)	{prop}
laicado	laity	{m}
laicizar	To laicize, to secularize	{v}
laja	slab	{f}
la leche	wow	{phrase} [Spain, idiomatic]
Lalo	male given name	{prop}
lama	moss	{f} [Chile, Colombia, Costa Rico, Mexico]
lama	fine sand	{f}
lama	slime, mud	{f}
lama	lama (master of Tibetan Buddhism)	{m} [Buddhism]
la madre que te parió	son of a bitch (literally, "the mother who bore you"; an insult said out of anger)	{n} [pejorative]
la mamá de Tarzán	the bee's knees	{phrase}
lambda	lambda; the Greek letter Λ, λ	{f}
lamber	to lick	{v}
lameculos	toady, sycophant, brown noser	{mf}
lamentable	lamentable	{adj}
lamentablemente	unfortunately, sadly	{adv}
lamentar	to lament	{v}
lamento	wail	{m}
lamer	to lick	{v}
lamera	feminine form of lamero	{f}
lamero	related to lamers	{adj} [slang]
lamero	a water harvesting system	{m} [La Gomera]
lamero	person in charge of placing the dinamite.	{m} [mining]
lamero	lamer	{m} [slang]
laminar	laminar	{adj}
laminar	to laminate	{v}
laminilla	lamella	{f} [mycology]
laminina	laminin	{f} [protein]
lampiño	beardless	{adj}
lampiño	hairless bodied	{adj}
lampiño	having less or smaller body hair than other similar	{adj}
lamprea	lamprey (a fish)	{f}
lana	cash, money	{f} [colloquial]
lana	wool	{f}
lancear	to spear	{v}
lancha	boat	{f}
landa	plain (a sandy plain)	{f}
landgrave	landgrave	{m}
Landron	Spanish surname meaning long	{prop}
langosta	lobster	{f}
langosta	locust	{f}
langostino	prawn	{m}
languidecer	to languish, pine away	{v}
languidez	languor	{f}
languor	languor	{m} [rare]
la niña bonita	The number fifteen in some Spanish card games	{f} [Spain, colloquial]
la noche es capa de pecadores	the night is a cloak for sinners.	{proverb}
lanolina	lanolin	{f}
lantano	lanthanum	{m}
lanteja	alternative spelling of lenteja	{f} [obsolete]
lanudo	longhaired, shaggy-haired	{adj}
lanudo	woolly	{adj}
lanugo	lanugo	{m}
lanza	lance, spear, glaive	{f}
lanzada	lance thrust	{f}
lanzadera	shuttle	{f}
lanzado	fearless, reckless	{adj}
lanzado	very fast	{adj}
lanzador	pitcher, in baseball	{m}
lanzadora	(female) pitcher, in baseball	{f}
lanzallamas	flamethrower	{m}
lanzamiento	launch	{m}
lanzamiento de peso	shot put	{m} [athletics]
lanzamisiles	rocket launcher	{m}
lanzar	to launch	{v}
lanzar	to pitch, in baseball	{v}
lanzar	to throw	{v}
lanzón	lancetfish	{m}
lanzuela	diminutive form of lanza	{f}
lao	Lao (language)	{adj}
lao	Lao (of or relating to Laos)	{adj}
lao	Lao (person)	{adj}
lao	Lao (person)	{mf}
lao	Lao (ethnic group)	{prop}
lao	Lao (language)	{prop}
Laos	Laos	{prop}
laosiano	Laotian, Lao	{adj}
laosiano	Laotian, Lao (person)	{m}
lapa	limpet	{f}
laparoscopia	laparoscopy	{f} [surgery]
laparoscopio	laparoscope	{m} [surgery]
laparotomía	laparotomy	{f} [surgery]
La Paz	La Paz (capital of Bolivia)	{prop}
lapicera	pen	{f}
lapidar	to stone (to throw stones at)	{v}
lapislázuli	lapis lazuli (blue stone)	{m}
laplaciano	Laplacian (of, or relating to Laplace)	{adj}
laplaciano	Laplacian (operator)	{n} [mathematics]
lapso	A lapse	{m}
lapsus linguae	A lapsus linguae; an inadvertent remark, a slip of the tongue	{n}
laquear	to lacquer	{v}
lar	home	{m}
La raza	(literally, "The race") A term which many Mexicans commonly use to denote mestizo ancestry	{prop}
largar	to go away (leave) blow	{vr}
largar	To chase away	{v}
largar	To let go	{v}
largar	To release	{v}
largo	long	{adj}
larguísimo	endless, interminable	{adj} [figuratively]
larguísimo	superlative form of largo	{adj}
laringe	larynx	{f}
laringitis	laryngitis	{f} [pathology]
La Rioja	La Rioja	{prop}
La Rueda de la Fortuna	A Spanish translation for Ferris Wheel	{prop}
La Rueda de la Fortuna	The Argentinian adaptation of the American bred game show Wheel of Fortune	{prop}
La Ruleta de la Fortuna	The Spanish or Ecuadorian adaptation of the American bred game show Wheel of Fortune	{prop}
las	the	{art}
las	Accusative of ellas	{pron}
las	feminine plural pronoun	{pron}
lasaña	lasagna	{f}
lasca	stone chip, lithic flake	{f}
lasca	thin slice	{f}
lascivia	immoderate appetite, longing	{f} [dated]
lascivia	lasciviousness	{f}
lascivo	lewd, lascivious	{adj}
lasitud	lassitude, exhaustion	{f}
lastimado	hurt, injured	{adj}
lastimar	to hurt oneself	{vr}
lastimar	to damage, harm	{v}
lastimar	to hurt (cause physical or emotional pain)	{v}
lastimar	to injure	{v}
lastimar	to offend	{v}
lastimar	to pity	{v}
lastimarse	reflexive form of lastimar To hurt oneself, to feel sorry for	{vr}
lastimoso	shameful, pitiful	{adj}
lastra	a large flat stone, a slap of stone	{f}
lastrar	to ballast	{v}
lastre	ballast	{m}
lata	can, tin (vessel)	{f}
lata	annoyance (that which annoys)	{f} [colloquial]
lata	pity	{f} [colloquial]
lata	plate, sheet of metal	{f}
lata	tin, tin-plate (material)	{f}
latencia	latency	{f}
latente	latent	{adj}
lateral	lateral, to the side	{adj}
lateralmente	laterally	{adv}
latido	beat, pulsation	{m}
latifundio	large estate, large land property	{m}
latinar	to speak Latin	{v}
latinar	to write in Latin	{v}
latinismo	Latinism	{m}
latino	of or related to any of the various romance languages	{adj}
latino	of or related to Latin people, speakers of romance languages	{adj}
latino	of or related to Lazio, Italy	{adj}
latino	of or related to the Latin language	{adj}
latinoamericano	Latin American	{adj}
latinoamericano	Latin American	{m}
Latinoamérica	Those countries in the Americas and related islands which speak Latin-derived languages, mostly Spanish and Portuguese: Latin America	{prop}
latir	to bark	{v} [of a dog]
latir	to beat, to throb	{v}
latitud	latitude	{f}
latín	Latin; the language of the ancient Romans	{prop}
latón	brass	{m}
latón	hackberry	{m} [colloquial]
latoso	annoying, tedious, boring	{adj} [colloquial]
laucha	mouse (small rodent or computer mouse)	{f}
laucha	sagacious person	{f}
lauchita	diminutive form of laucha	{f}
laudar	To rule or deliver a verdict	{vt}
Laura	female given name	{prop}
laurear	to honor	{v}
laurel	laurel	{m} [plants]
laurencio	lawrencium	{m}
lauroceraso	cherry laurel (shrub)	{m}
lava	lava	{f}
lava	washing	{f}
lavable	washable	{adj}
lavabo	washbasin	{m}
lavacoches	carwash	{m}
lavada	A washing, a cleaning, a laundry load	{n}
lavado	laundry	{m}
lavadora	washing machine	{f}
lavamanos	sink	{m}
lavanda	lavender (color)	{f}
lavanda	lavender (plant and flower)	{f}
lavandería	laundry, laundromat	{f}
lavaparabrisas	windshield washing fluid, screen wash	{m}
lavaplatos	dishwasher	{m}
lavar	to wash	{vt}
lavar	to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt etc)	{vt}
lavarropas	washing machine	{m}
lavarse	to wash oneself	{v}
lavavajillas	dishwasher	{m}
lawrencio	alternative spelling of laurencio	{m}
laxante	laxative	{adj}
laxante	laxative	{m} [medicine]
laxar	to ease, to loosen	{v}
lazar	To lasso something	{v}
lazo	bond	{m}
lazo	bow (type of knot)	{m}
lazo	lasso	{m}
lazo	link	{m}
lazo	ribbon	{m}
Líbano	Lebanon	{prop}
lábaro	labarum	{m}
lóbrego	dark	{adj}
lóbrego	gloomy	{adj}
lóbrego	sad	{adj}
lúbrico	lubricous, slimy	{adj} [biology, mycology]
lúbrico	lusty	{adj}
lúbrico	vicious	{adj} [rare]
lúbrico	slippery	{adj}
lóbulo	ear lobe	{m}
lóbulo	lobe	{m}
lóbulo	lobule	{m}
lóbulo frontal	frontal lobe	{m} [neurology]
lóbulo occipital	occipital lobe	{m} [neurology]
lóbulo parietal	parietal lobe	{m} [neurology]
lóbulo temporal	temporal lobe	{m} [neurology]
LCD	LCD (liquid crystal display)	{initialismm} [electronics, computing]
lúcido	lucid	{adj}
lícitamente	licitly	{adv}
lícito	just	{adj}
lícito	licit	{adj}
lácteo	dairy (containing or made from milk)	{adj}
lácteo	lactic, milk (attributive) (of, or relating to milk)	{adj}
lácteo	milky (resembling milk)	{adj}
lácteo	A dairy product	{m}
lácteo	dairy	{m} [plural]
láctico	lactic	{adj}
lúcuma	lucmo (fruit)	{f}
líder	leader	{mf}
lúdico	ludic	{adj}
le	To her, for her (dative form of ella)	{pron}
le	To him, for him (dative form of él)	{pron}
le	To you, for you (dative form of usted, ello, lo)	{pron}
leña	wood (pieces gathered to make fire)	{f}
Lea	Leah	{prop} [biblical character]
Lea	female given name	{prop}
leñador	lumberjack	{m}
leñador	lumber seller	{m}
leñador furtivo	poacher	{n} [logging]
leal	loyal	{adj}
lealdad	obsolete form of lealtad	{f}
lealmente	loyally	{adv}
lealtad	loyalty	{f}
Leandro	Leander	{prop} [Greek mythology]
Leandro	male given name	{prop}
lebrasta	feminine form of lebrasto	{f}
lebrastillo	diminutive form of lebrasto; a small leveret	{m}
lebrastón	leveret	{m}
lebrasto	leveret	{m} [obsolete]
lebrato	leveret	{m}
lebrel	sighthound, whippet	{m}
lebruno	harelike	{adj}
lección	lesson	{f}
lecha	milt	{f}
lechar	milky	{adj}
lechar	to milk	{v} [Latin America]
lechar	to whitewash	{v} [Latin America]
leche	milk	{f}
leche condensada	condensed milk	{f}
leche de almendra	almond milk	{f}
leche de arroz	rice milk	{f}
leche de avellana	hazelnut milk	{f}
leche de avena	oat milk	{f}
leche de cáñamo	hemp milk	{f}
leche de coco	coconut milk	{f}
leche desnatada	skim milk	{f}
leche de soja	soy milk	{f}
lechera	milk churn	{f}
lechera	milkmaid	{f}
lechería	dairy, creamery	{f}
lechero	milky	{adj}
lechero	milkman	{m}
lechón	suckling piglet	{m}
lecho	bed	{m}
lecho	riverbed	{m}
lechoso	milky	{adj}
lechuga	lettuce	{f}
lechuga	Expresses anger, upset, or annoyance. Euphemism for leche	{interj} [informal, euphemistic]
lechugas	Expresses anger, upset, or annoyance. Euphemism for leche	{interj} [informal, euphemistic]
lechuza	barn owl	{f}
lechuza	owl	{f}
lectina	lectin	{f} [protein]
lector	reading	{adj}
lector	reading aloud to other people	{adj}
lector	reader	{m}
lectura	reading	{f}
leído	read	{adj}
leído	well read	{adj}
leer	to read	{v}
legaña	rheum or sleep (in the corner of the eye)	{f} [informal]
legado	legacy	{m}
legal	legal	{adj}
legalidad	legality	{f}
legalizar	to legalize	{v}
legalizar	to register (a vehicle)	{v}
legalmente	legally, lawfully	{adv}
legar	to hand down	{v}
legendario	legendary	{adj}
legible	legible	{adj}
legión	legion	{f}
legionario	legionary	{adj}
legionario	legionary	{m}
legislación	legislation	{f}
legislador	legislator	{m}
legislar	to legislate	{v}
legislativo	legislative	{adj}
legislatura	legislature	{f}
legitimar	to legitimize	{v}
legitimidad	legitimacy	{f}
lego	ignorant, lay	{adj}
lego	layman	{m}
legomena hápax	hapax legomenon	{n}
legrado	curettage	{m} [surgery]
legítimo	legitimate	{adj}
legítimo	real, true	{adj}
legua	league (distance)	{f}
legumbre	legume	{f}
legumbre	vegetable	{f}
leguminoso	leguminous	{adj}
lehendakari	lehendakari	{mf}
Leire	female given name	{prop}
lejía	lye	{f}
lejanía	distance, remoteness	{f}
lejanía	faraway place	{f}
lejano	far, faraway	{adj}
lejos	far	{adv}
lema	headword, term, title	{m}
lema	lemma	{m}
lema	motto	{m}
lema	subject	{m}
lemario	index of entries in a linguist work (such as a dictionary)	{m}
lemming	lemming (rodent)	{m}
lempira	lempira	{f}
Lempira	One of the departments of Honduras	{prop}
león	antlion	{m}
león	cougar, puma, mountain lion	{m} [Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela]
león	A brave person	{m} [figurative]
león	lion	{m}
León	León (region, department)	{prop}
León	male given name	{prop}
León	Spanish surname	{prop}
León	Spanish surname	{prop}
lencería	lingerie	{f}
lendroso	nitty (having nits in one's hair)	{adj}
lengüeta	flap; tab	{f}
lengüetazo	(big) lick	{m}
lengüetear	to lick	{v}
lengua	language	{f}
lengua	tongue	{f}
lenguado	sole (fish)	{m}
lenguaje	language as in choice of words	{m}
lenguaje	programming language	{m}
lenguaje de programación	A programming language	{m}
lengua materna	mother tongue	{f}
lenguarada	lick	{f}
león marino	sea lion	{m}
lentamente	slowly	{adv}
lente	lens	{mf}
lenteja	lentil	{f}
lentejar	A lentil field	{m}
lentejuela	spangle; sequin	{f}
lentes	glasses	{mp}
lentes	Plural of lente	{mp}
lentillo	contact lens	{m}
lentitud	slowness	{f}
lento	slow	{adj}
leño	joint	{m} [Honduras, slang]
leño	log; piece of wood, timber	{m}
Leo	Leo, the constellation	{prop}
leona	feminine form of león, a female lion; lioness	{f}
Leonardo	male given name, cognate to Leonard	{prop}
Leonor	female given name, cognate to Eleanor	{prop}
leonés	Leonese	{adj}
leonés	Leonese person	{m}
leonés	Leonese language	{prop}
leopardo	leopard	{m}
leñoso	woodlike	{adj}
leporino	cleft- or hare-	{adj} [upper lips]
lepra	leprosy	{f}
leproso	leprous	{adj}
leptina	leptin	{f} [hormone]
leptón	lepton	{m}
leptónico	leptonic	{adj}
lero	Used to indicate a long and dull conversation	{interj} [El Salvador, Often used repeatedly]
lero	Used to indicate mockery	{interj} [Guatemala, Often used repeatedly]
lesbiana	lesbian	{f}
lesbianismo	lesbianism	{m}
lesbiano	Lesbian (of or from Lesbos)	{adj}
lesbiano	Lesbian (native of Lesbos)	{m}
lesbio	Lesbian (of or from Lesbos)	{adj}
lesbio	lesbian (of or pertaining to lesbians and lesbianism)	{adj}
lesbio	Lesbian (native of Lesbos)	{m}
lesión	lesion; injury	{f}
lesionar	to wound	{v}
lesna	awl	{f}
lesotense	relating to Lesotho	{adj}
lesotense	Mosotho	{mf}
Lesoto	Lesotho	{prop}
letal	lethal	{adj}
letanía	litany	{f}
Leticia	female given name	{prop}
letón	Latvian (from or native to Latvia)	{adj}
letón	Latvian (pertaining to Latvia)	{adj}
letón	a Latvian	{m}
letón	the Latvian language	{prop}
letona	feminine form of letón	{f}
Letonia	Latvia	{prop}
letra	A letter (symbol)	{f}
letra	handwriting	{f}
letra	lyrics	{f}
letrado	educated; erudite	{adj}
letra mayúscula	capital letter	{f}
letra minúscula	lower-case letter	{f}
letra pequeña	fine print, small print	{f}
letrero	sign, signboard, signpost	{m}
letrina	latrine	{f}
leucemia	leukemia	{f} [pathology]
leucina	leucine	{f} [amino acid]
leucisco	roach (fish)	{m}
leucémico	leukemic	{adj}
leucémico	A person who has leukemia	{m}
leucocito	leukocyte	{m}
leucoplasto	leucoplast	{m} [cytology]
leucotomía	leukotomy	{f} [surgery]
Leví	Levi (Biblical character and tribe)	{prop}
leva	draft (of troops)	{f}
levadura	yeast	{f}
levantamiento	lifting, raising	{m}
levantamiento	uprising	{m}
levantar	to wake up	{vr}
levantar	to lift	{v}
levantarse	to get up, to get out of bed	{v}
levantarse con el pie izquierdo	to get out of bed on the wrong side	{v} [idiomatic]
levante	east	{m}
levante	East (wind), levanter	{m}
levantista	A person connecting with Levante UD, as a fan, player, coach etc.	{mf} [soccer]
leve	minor; trivial	{adj}
leve	slight; light	{adj}
levedad	lightness; levity	{f}
levemente	lightly	{adv}
levemente	softly	{adv}
levógiro	counterclockwise, anticlockwise, widdershins	{adj}
leviatán	leviathan (all senses)	{m}
levigar	to levigate, to make smooth	{v}
levitación	levitation	{f}
levitar	to levitate	{v}
levístico	lovage	{m}
lexema	lexeme	{m}
lexicógrafo	lexicographer	{m}
lexicografía	lexicography (art or craft of writing dictionaries)	{f}
ley	law	{f}
ley	religion, credence, worship of a god	{f}
leyenda	caption, footer (on a photo or illustration)	{f}
leyenda	legend, idol (famous and admired person)	{f}
leyenda	legend, inscription (on a coin or medal)	{f}
leyenda	legend, saga, traditional story	{f}
leyenda	life of a saint	{f}
leyenda	the act of reading	{f}
Leyenda Negra	Black Legend	{prop}
Leyenda Rosa	White Legend	{prop}
ley orgánica	organic law	{f}
lezna	awl	{f}
légamo	slime	{m}
lógica	female logician	{f}
lógica	logic	{f}
lógicamente	logically	{adv}
lógico	logical	{adj}
lógico	logician	{m}
lágrima	tear, teardrop	{f}
lúgubre	lugubrious, mournful, gloomy	{adj}
liña	line	{f} [archaic]
liana	liana	{f}
liar	to deceive	{v} [colloquial]
liar	to bind, to tie	{v}
liar	to wrap, to wrap up	{v}
liasa	lyase	{f} [enzyme]
libanés	Lebanese (A person from Lebanon)	{adj}
libanés	Lebanese (A person from Lebanon)	{mf}
libar	To swig or sip a beverage (usually implies an alcoholic beverage)	{v}
libídine	lust	{f}
liberación	liberation	{f}
liberado	liberated	{adj}
liberador	liberator	{m}
liberal	liberal	{adj}
liberalización	liberalization	{f}
liberar	to liberate or to release or make it free	{v}
Liberia	Liberia	{prop}
liberiano	Liberian	{adj}
liberiano	Liberian	{m}
libertad	freedom	{f}
libertador	liberating; that which liberates or frees	{adj}
libertador	liberator	{m}
libertar	to liberate or set free	{v}
libertario	libertarian	{adj}
libertario	libertarian	{m}
libertarismo	libertarianism	{m} [politics]
libertinaje	debauchery	{m}
libertinaje	libertinage	{m}
Libia	Libya (country in Northern Africa)	{prop}
libidinoso	libidinous, lustful	{adj}
libido	libido, sex drive	{m}
libio	Libyan	{adj}
libio	Libyan	{m}
libélula	dragonfly	{f}
libra	pound (unit of currency of the United Kingdom and its dependencies)	{f}
libra	pound (unit of mass or force/weight)	{f}
Libra	Libra (astrological sign)	{prop}
Libra	Libra (constellation)	{prop}
libra esterlina	pound sterling	{f}
librar	to expel the placenta	{v}
librar	to free, to exempt	{v}
librar	to give birth	{v}
librar	to issue (a check, a decree)	{v}
librar	to make (an appointment)	{v}
librar	to place, to put (hope, trust)	{v}
librar	to save, to rescue, to deliver, to preserve	{v}
librar	to wage, to engage (battle, war)	{v}
libre	free, clear, at liberty	{adj}
LIBRE	Liberalismo Renovador	{acronym}
libremente	freely	{adv}
librepensador	freethinker	{m}
librería	bookshop, bookstore	{f}
libreta	notebook	{f}
libro	book	{m}
libro de bolsillo	paperback	{n}
libro de texto	textbook	{m}
libérrimo	absolute superlative of libre	{adj}
licenciado	licensed	{adj}
licenciado	bachelor (person having the first university degree)	{m}
licenciar	to license	{v}
licenciatura	degree, bachelor, Bachelor's degree (first academic degree)	{f}
liceo	secondary school, high school (in some countries)	{m} [Latin American Spanish]
lichi	alternative form of lychee	{m}
licitación	bid	{f}
licitar	to bid	{v}
licántropo	werewolf, lycanthrope	{m}
licor	liqueur	{m}
licorería	liquor store	{f}
licuadora	blender	{f}
licuar	To puree; to blend; to liquify using a blender	{v}
licuefacción	liquefaction	{f}
lid	fight	{f}
lid	lawsuit	{f}
liderar	to lead	{v}
liderato	leadership (state or position of being a leader)	{m}
liderazgo	leadership	{m}
Lidia	Lydia.	{prop} [biblical character]
Lidia	female given name	{prop}
lidiar	to fight	{v}
liebre	hare	{f}
Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	{prop}
liechtensteiniano	Of, from, or relating to, Liechtenstein	{adj}
liechtensteiniano	Liechtensteiner	{m}
liendre	nit (egg of a louse)	{f}
lienzo	canvas	{m}
liga	band; suspender (UK), garter (US)	{f}
liga	mistletoe	{f} [botany]
liga	elastic band	{f}
liga	alloy, mixture	{f} [metallurgy]
liga	league	{f} [politics, general]
ligación	binding, joining, union	{f}
ligado	ligature	{m}
ligadura	knot	{f}
ligadura	ligature	{f}
ligamento	ligament	{m}
ligar	To flirt	{v}
ligar	To link, to join	{v}
ligar	To tie	{v}
ligasa	ligase	{f} [enzyme]
ligeramente	lightly	{adv}
ligeramente	slightly	{adv}
ligereza	agility	{f}
ligereza	inconstancy, instability	{f}
ligereza	lightness, levity	{f}
ligero	light, not heavy	{adj}
light	[by extension] Lacking substance or seriousness; lite	{adj}
light	light (low in fat, calories, salt, alcohol, etc.)	{adj}
light	[of cigarettes] light (low in tar, nicotine and other noxious chemicals)	{adj}
lignificación	lignification	{f}
lignina	lignin	{f} [biochemistry]
ligre	liger; a species crossbred between a male lion and a female tiger	{m}
ligue	cruising (a concerted effort to find sex) or gay sex	{m}
lija	sandpaper	{f}
lijar	to sand	{v}
lila	colored lilac, purple, violet	{adj}
lila	a lilac's flower	{f}
lila	a lilac shrub	{f} [plants]
Lilia	female given name, equivalent to the English Lilia	{prop}
Liliana	female given name, cognate to English Lilian	{prop}
lima	file (tool to smoothen a surface)	{f}
lima	lime (fruit)	{f}
Lima	Lima (capital of Peru)	{prop}
limaco	slug (animal)	{m}
limar	to file (with a file or rasp)	{v}
limbo	limb	{m} [astronomy]
limbo	blade, edge	{m} [botany]
limbo	limbo	{m} [Roman Catholic theology]
limen	threshold, doorstep	{m} [poetic]
limitación	limitation	{f}
limitar	to border	{vi}
limitar	to limit	{vt}
limón	lemon	{m}
limo	mud, slime, silt	{m}
limonada	lemonade	{f}
limonado	lemon colored or flavored	{adj}
limoncillo	mamoncillo	{m}
limonera	lemon seller	{f}
limonero	lime tree [citrus]	{m} [botany, Latin America]
limonero	lemon, lemon tree	{m} [botany]
limonero	lemon seller	{m}
limonero	wagon shaft	{m}
limosina	limousine	{f}
limosna	alms	{f}
limosna	charity; charitable donation	{f}
limosnear	to beg for alms	{v}
limpia	a cleansing, a cleaning	{n}
limpiabotas	Work that consists in washing shoes and boots	{m}
limpiachimeneas	chimney sweep	{mf}
limpiacristales	window cleaner (person)	{m}
limpiacristales	window cleaner (product)	{m}
limpiador	cleaning	{adj}
limpiador	cleaner (cleansing product)	{m}
limpiador	windscreen wiper (see limpiaparabrisas)	{m}
limpiaparabrisas	windshield wiper; windscreen wiper	{m}
limpiar	to clean	{v}
limpiar	to wash	{v}
limpiarse	(reflexive form of limpiar) to clean oneself	{vr}
limpieza	cleaning	{f}
limpieza	cleanliness	{f}
limpieza de sangre	Pure (usually Iberian) Christian ancestry, absent Muslim or Jewish blood	{f}
limpio	clean	{adj}
limpio	broke, out of pocket	{adj} [colloquial]
limítrofe	neighboring, bordering	{adj}
limusina	limousine, limo	{f}
lina	flaxseed, linseed	{f}
linaje	ancestry, lineage	{m}
linalol	linalool	{m} [chemistry]
linar	flax field	{m}
Linares	Spanish surname	{prop}
lince	lynx	{m}
linchar	to lynch	{v}
lindano	lindane	{m} [organic compound]
lindante	bordering	{adj}
lindar	to border	{v}
lindo	pretty	{adj}
lineal	linear	{adj}
linealmente	linearly	{adv}
linealmente independiente	linearly independent	{adj} [linear algebra]
linear	linear	{adj} [botany]
linear	to line	{v}
linear	to outline, to mark out	{v}
linfa	lymph	{f}
linfa	water	{f} [poetical]
linfocito	lymphocyte	{m} [cytology, immunology]
linfoma	lymphoma	{m}
linfático	lymphatic	{adj}
lingüiça	linguica	{f}
lingüicidio	linguicide	{mf}
lingüista	linguist	{mf}
lingonberi	lingonberry	{m}
lingote	ingot	{m}
lingüística	linguistics	{f}
lingüístico	linguistic	{adj}
linóleo	linoleum	{m}
lino	flax	{m}
lino	linen	{m}
linoleato	linoleate	{m}
linoleico	linoleic	{adj}
linterna	flashlight, torch	{f}
linterna	lantern	{f}
linterna eléctrica	flashlight	{f}
Liorna	Livorno (town)	{prop}
lipasa	lipase	{f} [enzyme]
lipídico	lipidic; of or pertaining to lipids	{adj}
lipoma	lipoma	{m} [oncology]
lipooxigenasa	lipooxygenase	{f} [enzyme]
lipopolisacárido	lipopolysaccharide	{m} [organic compound]
liposoluble	liposoluble	{adj}
liposucción	liposuction	{f}
liquen	lichen	{m}
liquidación	sale (sale of goods at reduced prices)	{f}
liquidar	to liquefy	{v}
lira	lyre	{f}
lirio	flag (plant)	{m}
lirio	iris (plant)	{m}
lirón	dormouse	{m}
lisa	mullet, white mullet	{f}
Lisboa	Lisbon (capital of Portugal)	{prop}
lisboeta	From Lisbon	{adj}
lisboeta	Of or relating to Lisbon	{adj}
lisboeta	A native of Lisbon; Lisboner	{mf}
lisiar	to cripple	{v}
lisina	lysine	{f} [amino acid]
lisis	lysis	{f} [chemistry]
liso	flat	{adj}
liso	flat-chested (woman)	{adj}
liso	plain	{adj}
liso	smooth	{adj}
liso	straight	{adj}
lisonja	flattering comment	{f}
lisonjeador	flatterer	{m}
lisonjear	to delight; to please	{v}
lisonjear	to flatter; to wheedle; to fawn	{v}
lisonjear	to pay compliments to	{v}
lisonjeramente	flatteringly, fawningly	{adv}
lisonjero	complimentary	{adj}
lisonjero	flattering, fawning	{adj}
lisonjero	pleasing, agreeable	{adj}
lisonjero	flatterer, fawner	{m}
lisosoma	lysosome	{m} [cytology]
lisozima	lysozyme	{f} [enzyme]
lista	a list, roll	{f}
lista	a stripe	{f}
listado	readied	{adj}
listado	skipjack (official term)	{m}
listar	to list	{v}
listeza	cleverness	{f}
listillo	smart aleck, smartass	{m} [colloquial]
listín	list of highlights	{m}
listín	telephone book	{m}
listón	batten, slat	{m}
listón	lath	{m}
listón	ribbon	{m}
listón	bar crossbar	{m} [sports]
listón	strip	{m}
listo	alert	{adj}
listo	clever (with ser)	{adj}
listo	ready (with estar)	{adj}
lisura	cheeky remark, disrespectful comment	{f} [Latin America]
lisura	sincerity	{f}
lisura	smoothness, calmness	{f}
lisura	smoothness, flatness	{f}
litar	to make a sacrifice in order to please the gods	{v}
litera	bunk	{f}
literal	literal	{adj}
literalmente	literally	{adv}
literalmente	verbatim	{adv}
literario	literary	{adj}
literato	literatus, man of letters	{m}
literatura	literature	{f}
litógrafa	feminine form of litógrafo	{f}
litógrafo	lithographer	{m}
litigar	to litigate	{v}
litigio	litigation, lawsuit	{m}
litio	lithium	{m}
lito-	litho-	{prefix}
-lito	-lith, -lite	{suffix}
litografía	lithography	{f}
litográfico	lithographic	{adj}
litoral	coastal	{adj}
litoral	coast; coastline	{m}
litote	Litotes, understatement.	{f}
litúrgico	liturgical	{adj}
litro	litre	{m}
lituana	feminine form of lituano	{f}
Lituania	Lithuania	{prop}
lituano	Lithuanian (from or native to Lithuania)	{adj}
lituano	Lithuanian (pertaining to Lithuania)	{adj}
lituano	a Lithuanian	{m}
lituano	the Lithuanian language	{prop}
Litueche	Litueche	{prop}
liturgia	liturgy	{f}
liturgia	ritual	{f}
Liubliana	Ljubljana (Capital city of Slovenia)	{prop}
livermorio	livermorium	{m}
liviano	light (not heavy)	{adj}
livone	Livonian; a person from Livonia	{m}
livonio	the Livonian language	{prop}
livor	a bluish color	{m}
livor	bruise	{m} [archaic, literary]
livor	malice, malignity	{m}
lixosa	lyxose	{f} [carbohydrates]
ll	elle, the 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet, after l and before m	{letter}
Ll	The 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet	{letter}
LL	elle, the 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet, after L and before M	{letter}
llaga	sore	{f}
llaga	ulcer	{f}
llaga	wound	{f}
llama	flame	{f}
llama	llama (mammal)	{f}
llamada	call	{f}
llamada a la oración	call to prayer	{f} [Islam]
llamado	called	{adj}
llamado	call	{m}
llamador	caller	{m}
llamador	door knocker	{m}
llamador	messenger	{m}
llamamiento	call, appeal	{m}
llamar	to cost	{vr} [Spain, colloquial]
llamar	to be called	{vr}
llamar	to appeal; to attract	{v}
llamar	to refer to	{v}
llamar	to summon	{v}
llamarada	flushing	{f}
llamarada	sudden flare-up, blaze	{f}
llamarada de petate	flash in the pan	{f} [idiomatic]
llamarse	(reflexive form of llamar) to be called (to call oneself)	{vr}
llamativa	flamboyant	{n}
llamativo	(said of food) dry; inducing thirst	{adj}
llamativo	striking, showy	{adj}
llameante	flaming, blazing	{adj}
llamear	to blaze	{v}
llana	trowel	{f}
llanamente	candidly	{adv}
llanero	(South America) plainsman, cowboy, llanero	{m}
llaneza	frankness	{m}
llaneza	plainness	{m}
llaneza	simplicity	{m}
llano	even; flat; level	{adj}
llano	plain	{adj}
llano	straightforward	{adj}
llano	a plain (an open, grassy, mostly treeless land)	{m}
llanta	fat, protruding belly	{f} [idiomatic, Mexico]
llanta	tire	{f} [Latin America]
llanta	plant	{f} [obsolete]
llanta	tire rim	{f}
llantén	plantain (plant of the genus Plantago)	{m}
llantén	Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)	{m}
llantén menor	ribwort (Plantago lanceolata or Plantago major)	{m}
llanto	crying	{m}
llanura	plain	{f}
llave	curly bracket	{f}
llave	key	{f}
llave	spanner, wrench	{f}
llave	valve, faucet	{f}
llave de cierre	stopcock	{f}
llavero	keyring	{m}
llegada	arrival	{f}
llegar	to arrive	{v}
llegar a final de mes	to make ends meet	{v} [idiomatic]
llegar a la suela del zapato	To not compare to, to have nothing on	{v} [idiomatic, usually in the negative]
llenador	filling	{adj}
llenar	to complete a group	{v}
llenar	to fill something up	{v}
llenarse	to gorge oneself	{vr}
llenito	chubby; plump	{adj}
llenito	diminutive form of lleno	{adj}
lleno	full	{adj}
llesca	weed, dope	{f} [slang]
lleísmo	the practice of merging the sound of the Spanish letter ye ("y") into the sound of the digraph elle ("ll")	{m}
llevadero	entertaining	{adj}
llevadero	tolerable	{adj}
llevar	to have spent time	{vt}
llevar	to include (have as a component, part, accesory or ingredient)	{vt}
llevar	to lead away; to carry away (implies moving someone further from the speaker)	{vt}
llevar	to take, carry, take away, carry away (implies to move something further from who speaks)	{vt}
llevar	to wear (short form of llevar puesto)	{vt}
llevar a cabo	carry out, fulfill, accomplish	{v}
llevar los pantalones	to wear the trousers	{v} [idiomatic]
llevarse	to wear	{v}
llevarse el gato al agua	to pull it off (suceed)	{v} [idiomatic]
llorar	to cry	{v}
lloriquear	to cry a little	{v}
lloriqueo	whimper	{m}
lloriqueo	whining	{m}
llorón	crybaby	{m}
llorona	(female) crybaby	{f}
lloroso	mournful, sad	{adj}
lloroso	weeping	{adj}
llovedizo	leaky	{adj}
llover	to rain	{vi} [impersonal]
llover a cántaros	To pour; to rain heavily; to rain cats and dogs	{v} [idiomatic]
llover a mares	To pour; to rain heavily; to rain cats and dogs	{v} [idiomatic]
llovizna	drizzle	{f}
lloviznar	to lightly rain; to drizzle	{vi} [impersonal]
lluvia	rain	{f}
lluvia ácida	acid rain	{f}
lluvia de estrellas	A meteor shower	{f}
lluvia de meteoros	A meteor shower	{f}
lluvioso	rainy	{adj}
lámina	lamina	{f} [botany, anatomy]
lámina	blade	{f} [botany]
lámina	engraving	{f}
lámina	slap, sheet	{f}
límite	limit	{m}
lámpara	lamp	{f}
lámpara	torch, flashlight	{f}
lémur	lemur	{m}
línea	a thin, long dose of cacaine (slang)	{f}
línea	command, order (government and enterprises)	{f}
línea	government policy, government action (e.g. línea dura = hard or strict government policy)	{f}
línea	individual script, dialogue for each actor (theatre and TV)	{f}
línea	line (mathematics, art, electricity or telephone)	{f}
línea fija	landline	{n}
lánguido	languid, weak	{adj}
lúnula	lunula	{f} [geometry]
lío	bundle	{m}
lío	huddle	{m}
lío	trouble	{m}
lo	neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the	{art}
lo	impersonal neuter pronoun; it, that	{pron}
loa	praise	{f}
loable	laudable	{adj}
loablemente	laudably, commendably	{adv}
loar	to praise	{v}
loba	feminine form of lobo she-wolf	{f}
loba	an attractive woman	{f} [slang]
lobato	a wolf cub, a wolfling	{m}
lobezno	a wolf cub, a wolfling	{m}
lobisón	werewolf	{m}
lobo	wolf	{m}
lobo de Tasmania	thylacine	{m}
lobo marino	seadog	{m}
lobo marino	seal	{m}
lobo marino	sea lion	{m}
lobuno	lupine, wolflike, wolfish	{adj}
loca	feminine form of loco	{f}
loca	(slang) an effeminate man or boy	{f}
loca	(slang) a very flirtatious homosexual man or boy	{f}
locación	rental, leasing	{f}
local	local	{adj}
local	premises, rooms	{m}
local de alterne	hostess bar	{f}
localidad	place, locality	{f}
localización	finding, location	{f}
localización	localization	{f}
localizado	located	{adj}
localizador	localizer	{m}
localizar	to be located, localized	{vr}
localizar	to find	{vt}
localizar	to localize, locate	{vt}
locamente	madly, crazily	{adv}
locera	A woman who makes or sells items made of china.	{f} [colloquial, Honduras, and, Venezuelan Spanish]
locero	One who makes or sells items made of china.	{m} [colloquial, Honduras, and, Venezuelan Spanish]
loción	lotion	{f}
loco	crazy, insane, mad (asserting that something is out of place in the head)	{adj}
loco	loose (pipe fittings, pulley)	{adj}
loco	overgrown, rambling	{adj}
loco	rash, risky, imprudent	{adj}
loco	sexy (only with "ser" ex. soy loco)	{adj}
loco	tremendous, terrific, huge, enormous	{adj}
loco	A highly affected homosexual; fruit	{m}
loco	A plant in the genus Astragalus or Oxytropis	{m}
loco	Chilean edible gastropod mollusk resembling abalone but is, in fact, a muricid (Concholepas concholepas)	{m} [Chile]
loco	A crazy person	{m} [pejorative]
locomoción	locomotion	{f}
locomoción	transportation	{f}
locomotora	engine, locomotive	{f}
locos y niños dicen la verdad	Children and crazy people tell what's true, meaning they have no inhibition to express how they see things	{phrase}
locrio	dish made from rice cooked with meat	{m}
locuacidad	loquacity, talkativeness, garrulity, flippancy	{f}
locuaz	loquacious	{adj}
locución	idiom	{f}
locución adverbial	adverbial phrase	{f}
locura	An act of madness	{f}
locura	Madness	{f}
locus	locus	{m} [genetics]
locutor	announcer, newscaster, newsreader, commentator	{m} [media]
locutorio	call shop	{m}
lodo	mud; muck; mire	{m}
-logía	-logy, -ology	{suffix}
logana	loganberry	{f}
loganberi	loganberry	{m}
logar	place	{m} [archaic]
logar	to rent	{vt} [archaic]
logaritmo	logarithm	{m}
logia	lodge (Freemasons)	{f}
-logo	-logist (one who studies)	{suffix}
logotipo	A logo	{m}
logotipo	A mascot	{m}
logrado	successful	{adj}
lograr	to achieve	{vt}
lograr	to get; to obtain	{vt}
lograrse	to be successful	{vr}
logro	attainment, success	{m}
Logroño	Logroño	{prop}
logística	logistics	{f}
logístico	logistical	{adj}
lola	girl	{f} [colloquial, Chile]
lola	breasts, bosom, boobies, knockers	{f} [colloquial, usually in plural, Mexico]
Lolita	female given name	{prop}
lolo	young, teen, juvenile (person)	{adj} [colloquial, Chile]
lolo	kid, boy, girl	{m} [colloquial, Chile]
Lolol	Lolol	{prop}
loma	hill	{f}
loma	suburb	{f}
lombriz	A worm	{f}
lombriz solitaria	tapeworm	{f}
lomo	back (the rear of body)	{m}
lomo	crease	{m}
lomo	loin	{m}
lona	canvas	{f}
lona	cotton duck	{f}
lona	sail cloth	{f}
lona	tarpaulin	{f}
loncha	slap	{f}
loncha	slice	{f}
lonche	tea (light meal with tea or coffee)	{m} [Peru]
lonco	lonco	{m}
londinense	Of or pertaining to London	{adj}
londinense	Londoner	{mf}
Londres	London	{prop}
longa	longa	{f} [music]
longaniza	pork sausage	{f}
longevidad	longevity	{f}
longitud	length	{f}
longitud	longitude	{f}
longitudinal	longitudinal	{adj}
longitudinalmente	longitudinally	{adv}
longko	alternative form of lonco	{m}
look	Look; style, appearance	{m} [informal]
Lope	male given name	{prop}
lo primero es lo primero	first things first	{proverb}
loquear	to act foolishly	{v}
lo que no mata, engorda	That which does not kill us makes us stronger.	{proverb}
loquero	A psychologist or psychiatrist	{m} [colloquial, deprecative]
lord	lord (British title)	{m}
Lorena	female given name transferred from the place name	{prop}
Lorena	Lorraine ( region )	{prop}
Lorenza	female given name, feminine form of Lorenzo	{prop}
Lorenzo	male given name, equivalent to Laurence	{prop}
Lorenzo	The letter L in the Spanish phonetic alphabet	{prop}
loriga	bard (armor for a horse)	{f}
loriga	mail, chain mail	{f}
loro	a chatterbox	{m}
loro	parrot, parakeet	{m}
loro tricahue	burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus)	{m}
los	the	{art}
los	Accusative form of ellos or ustedes	{pron}
los	Plural masculine or neuter pronoun, e.g. los que no hablan, "those who do not speak"	{pron}
losa	flagstone, slab, tile	{f}
lo siento	sorry	{interj}
Los Ángeles	Los Angeles (seaport in southern California)	{prop}
Los Ángeles	The angels	{prop}
Lot	Lot (Biblical character)	{prop}
lote	batch	{m} [informatics]
lote	lot (chance assignement)	{m}
lote	lot, claim	{m}
lote	plot (of land)	{m}
lote	batch	{m} [production]
lotería	lottery	{f}
lotificación	subdivision of land	{f}
loto	lotus	{m}
Lourdes	female given name	{prop}
Lovaina	Leuven/Louvain (Belgian city)	{prop}
loza	ceramic floor tile	{f}
loza	dishes, dishware	{f}
loza	earthenware	{f}
loza	porcelain, china	{f}
lozano	fresh or lush	{adj}
López	Spanish surname	{prop}
lápida	tombstone, gravestone	{f}
lípido	lipid	{m} [organic compound]
lápiz	pencil	{m}
lápiz labial	lipstick	{m}
lúpulo	hop plant	{m}
líquido	liquid	{adj}
líquido	liquid	{m}
líquido cefalorraquídeo	cerebrospinal fluid	{m}
líquido cerebroespinal	cerebrospinal fluid	{m}
líricamente	lyrically	{adv}
láser	laser	{m}
lástima	a pity	{f}
látex	latex	{m}
látigo	whip	{m}
Luanda	Luanda	{prop}
lubina	sea bass	{f}
lubricación	lubrication	{f}
lubricante	lubricant	{m}
lubricar	to lubricate	{v}
lubrificación	lubrication	{f}
lubrificante	lubricant	{m}
lubrificar	to lubricate	{v}
luca	thousand pesos	{f} [Chile, colloquial]
Lucía	female given name; Spanish equivalent of Lucy or Lucia	{prop}
Lucas	Luke	{prop} [biblical character]
Lucas	male given name	{prop}
Lucerna	Lucerne (city)	{prop}
lucero	brilliance, luster	{m}
lucero	luminary (natural light-giving body)	{m}
lucífero	bright, radiant, dazzling, luminous, giving off light	{adj} [poetic]
lucífero	the morningstar, daystar, planet Venus	{m}
lucha	fight	{f}
lucha	struggle	{f}
Lucha	female given name, Luz María or María de la Luz	{prop}
luchador	fighting	{adj}
luchador	fighter	{m}
luchador	wrestler	{m}
luchadora	feminine form of luchador	{f}
lucha en lodo	mudwrestling	{f}
lucha grecorromana	Greco-Roman wrestling	{f} [martial arts]
lucha libre	free-style wrestling	{f} [martial arts]
luchar	to fight	{v}
Lucho	Nickname for Luis	{prop}
Luciana	female given name, feminine form of Luciano	{prop}
Luciano	Lucian, the Sophist	{prop}
Luciano	male given name, cognate to Lucian	{prop}
lucidez	lucidity, lucidness	{f}
Lucifer	Lucifer	{prop}
lución	slowworm	{m}
lucio	bright, luminous	{adj}
lucio	shiny	{adj}
lucio	pike (any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox)	{m}
lucio	slowworm	{m}
lucir	to shine	{v}
lucir	to show off, to display	{v}
luciérnaga	firefly	{f}
lucrar	to obtain one's desires	{v}
lucrar	to profit, win, gain, opportune, lucrate	{v}
lucrativo	lucrative, profitable	{adj}
lucro	profit, gain, lucre	{m}
luctuoso	sad, mournful, grieving	{adj}
láudano	laudanum	{m}
ludista	Luddite	{mf}
ludoteca	games room	{f}
ludoteca	playroom	{f}
luego	later	{adv}
luego	soon	{adv}
luego	then	{adv}
luego	therefore	{adv}
luego luego	at once, immediately	{adv}
lugar	place	{m}
lugarteniente	deputy, lieutenant	{mf}
Luis	male given name, cognate to Louis	{prop}
Luisa	female given name, cognate to Louise	{prop}
Luisiana	Louisiana	{prop}
Luisito	male given name	{prop}
lujo	luxury	{m}
lujoso	luxurious	{adj}
lujuria	excess	{f}
lujuria	lust	{f}
lujurioso	lustful	{adj}
Lula	A pet form for Lourdes (including María de Lourdes)	{prop}
lulo	A tart tomato-like fruit that grows in Colombia and Ecuador	{m}
lumbar	lumbar	{adj}
lumbre	combustible material	{f}
lumbre	fire (matter that has produced or is capable of producing fire)	{f}
lumbre	light produced by fire	{f}
lumbre	luminosity, clearness	{f}
lumbrera	lamp or other device for giving light	{f} [dated]
lumbrera	louver	{f}
lumbrera	luminary (all senses)	{f}
lumbrera	eyes	{f} [poetic, plural]
lumia	prostitute	{f}
luminaria	altar lamp	{f}
luminaria	lamp, light	{f}
luminaria	vigil fire	{f}
luminaria	luminary, star, celebrity	{mf}
luminol	luminol	{m} [organic compound]
luminoso	luminous, bright	{adj}
lumpectomía	lumpectomy	{f} [surgery]
luna	moon	{f}
Luna	Earth's Moon	{prop}
Luna	female given name of modern usage	{prop}
Luna	Spanish surname	{prop}
luna de miel	honeymoon (trip taken by a newly married couple)	{f}
lunamoto	moonquake	{m}
lunar	lunar	{adj}
lunar	mole, birthmark	{m}
lunes	Monday	{m}
luneta	lunette	{f} [architecture]
luneta	box (seating compartment in a theater)	{f}
luneta	lens	{f}
lunático	lunatic	{m}
lupa	magnifying glass	{f}
lupanar	brothel	{m}
luso-español	Luso-Spanish	{adj}
luso-francés	Luso-French	{adj}
lustrabotas	shoeshiner	{m}
lustrar	to polish	{v}
lustre	luster	{m}
lustro	lustrum	{m}
lustroso	lustrous, glossy	{adj}
lutecio	lutetium	{m}
Lutero	Luther	{prop}
luto	mourning	{m}
lutria	otter	{f}
lux	lux	{m}
Luxemburgo	Luxembourg	{prop}
luxemburguesa	feminine form of luxemburgués	{f}
luxemburgués	Luxembourgish (from or native to Luxembourg)	{adj}
luxemburgués	Luxembourgish (pertaining to Luxembourg)	{adj}
luxemburgués	A person from Luxembourg	{m}
luxemburgués	the Luxembourgish language	{prop}
luz	lumen	{f} [anatomy]
luz	light	{f}
Luz	female given name	{prop}
luz de cruce	dipped headlight	{f}
luz trasera	taillight; taillamp	{f}
luz zodiacal	zodiacal light	{f} [astronomy]
lívido	livid, ashen, leaden gray	{adj}
léxico	lexical	{adj}
léxico	lexicon (dictionary or vocabulary)	{m}
Lyón	Lyons (a city in France)	{prop}

Spanish words that start with the letter L

Number of Spanish words that start with L 1,283

We have found a total of 1283 words in the Spanish language that start with the letter L. That is less than the average 1600 words per letter.

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