Spanish words starting with U:
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| Spanish word | meaning in English | features |
|---|---|---|
| úlcera | ulcer | {f} |
| últimamente | recently, lately | {adv} |
| último | final; last | {adj} |
| último | finally | {adj} |
| último | latest; most recent | {adj} |
| únicamente | only, uniquely | {adv} |
| único | solitary; alone | {adj} |
| único | unique; sole; single; only | {adj} |
| úrico | uric | {adj} |
| úrsido | Ursid | {m} |
| Úrsula | female given name, cognate to English Ursula | {prop} |
| útero | uterus; womb | {m} |
| útil | helpful; useful | {adj} |
| útiles | tools; implements | {mp} |
| útilmente | usefully | {adv} |
| u | or | {conj} |
| u | Name of the letter U | {f} |
| u | The 22nd letter of the Spanish alphabet | {letter} |
| U | The 22nd letter of the Spanish alphabet | {letter} |
| uña | claw; hoof; stinger | {f} |
| uña | nail, fingernail, toenail | {f} |
| uña de caballo | coltsfoot | {f} |
| Uagadugú | Ouagadougou | {prop} |
| ualabí | wallaby | {m} |
| uapití | elk; wapiti | {m} |
| ubicación | position; location | {f} |
| ubicar | to be located: localizarse | {vr} |
| ubicar | to position oneself: situarse | {vr} |
| ubicar | to find: localizar | {vt} |
| ubicar | to position; to place: situar | {vt} |
| ubicuidad | ubiquity | {f} |
| ubicuitina | ubiquitin | {f} [protein] |
| ubicuo | ubiquitous | {adj} |
| ubiquitina | ubiquitin | {f} [protein] |
| ubiquitinación | ubiquitination | {f} |
| ubre | udder | {f} |
| ubérrimo | very fruitful, abundant, lush | {adj} [literary] |
| -ucha | feminine form of -ucho | {suffix} |
| uchepo | A tamale prepared with sweet corn, originating from the state of Michoacán | {m} [Mexico] |
| -ucho | Used in forming pejoratives from nouns and adjectives | {suffix} |
| uchuva | cape gooseberry, a fruit, Physalis peruviana, related to the tomatillo, yellow, and about 20 mm in diameter | {f} |
| Ucrania | Ukraine | {prop} |
| ucraniano | Ukrainian | {adj} |
| ucraniano | Ukrainian person | {m} |
| ucraniano | Ukrainian language | {prop} |
| ucranio | (of a person) Ukrainian | {m} |
| Ud. | Abbreviated form of usted | {abbr} |
| -udo | A suffix appended to nouns to form adjectives (which can also be used as nouns), to indicate that someone or something has attributes such as existence, abundance or resemblance, and sometimes indicates habits or attitudes, similar to English suffixes -y, -ous, -ful: | {suffix} |
| Uds. | Abbreviated form of ustedes | {abbr} |
| Uds | you (formal, plural) | {pron} |
| UE | initialism of Unión Europea (English: EU) | {initialism} |
| -uela | feminine form of -uelo | {suffix} |
| -uelo | diminutive suffix for nouns | {suffix} |
| -uelo | emphasizes contempt for subject | {suffix} |
| uñeta | plectrum | {f} |
| ufanarse | to take pride in; to boast about | {v} |
| ufano | proud | {adj} |
| ufano | smug | {adj} |
| Uganda | Uganda | {prop} |
| ugandés | Ugandan | {adj} |
| ugandés | Ugandan | {m} |
| uh | Used to express disappointment or disdain | {interj} |
| ukelele | ukulele | {m} |
| ulama | A Mesoamerican game played with a rubber ball and racquet | {f} |
| ulceración | ulceration | {f} |
| ulcerar | to fester | {v} |
| ulcerar | to ulcerate | {v} |
| ulceroso | ulcerous | {adj} |
| Ulises | The letter U in the Spanish phonetic alphabet | {prop} |
| Ulises | Ulysses | {prop} |
| ulterior | later; subsequent | {adj} |
| ulterior | ulterior | {adj} |
| ulteriormente | subsequently | {adv} |
| ultimar | to finalize; to complete | {vt} |
| ultimar | to kill | {vt} |
| ultimátum | ultimatum | {m} |
| ultraderecha | far right | {f} |
| ultraestructura | ultrastructure | {f} |
| ultraizquierda | far left | {f} |
| ultrajar | to rape | {v} [El Salvador, Venezuela] |
| ultrajar | to insult; to offend, outrage | {v} |
| ultraje | insult, offense | {m} |
| ultraligero | ultralight, microlight, superlight, lightweight | {adj} |
| ultramar | abroad; overseas | {m} |
| ultranza | extreme | {f} |
| ultranza | to the extreme; to the utmost | {f} |
| ultrarrojo | infrared | {adj} |
| ultrasónico | ultrasonic | {adj} |
| ultrasonido | ultrasound | {m} |
| ultratumba | afterlife | {f} |
| ultravioleta | ultraviolet | {adj} |
| ulular | to hoot | {vi} |
| ulular | to ululate | {vi} |
| ulular | to wail; to howl | {vi} |
| ululato | hoot | {m} |
| ululato | wail | {m} |
| umbilicado | umbilicate | {adj} [mycology] |
| umbral | doorstep; threshold; stoop | {m} |
| un | apocopic form of uno one | {adj} [before the noun] |
| -un- | -un- | {affix} [chemistry] |
| un | a | {art} |
| una | Feminine of uno | {adj} |
| una | Feminine of uno | {f} |
| UNA | Universidad Nacional de Agricultura | {acronym} |
| una de cal y otra de arena | An alternation of two opposite things, for example hot and cold, good cop bad cop, zigzag, up and down, happy one minute and sad the next | {f} [idiomatic] |
| una, dole, tele, catole | Equivalent to eeny, meeny, miny, moe | {phrase} |
| unanimidad | unanimously | {adv} |
| unanimidad | unanimity | {f} |
| unas | feminine of unos; some (some people) | {adj} |
| UNASUR | Union of South American Nations | {acronym} |
| una vez más | once again | {adv} |
| una y otra vez | repeatedly; over and over | {adv} [idiomatic] |
| uncial | uncial | {adj} |
| uncial | uncial | {f} |
| unción | unction | {f} |
| uncir | to yoke | {v} |
| un día es un día | what the heck; you only live once (said when making an exception to indulge in something) | {proverb} |
| un día más un día menos | another day, another dollar | {proverb} |
| undécimo | eleventh | {adj} |
| undécimo | eleventh | {m} |
| ungüento | unguent, salve | {m} |
| ungir | anoint | {v} |
| unicelular | unicellular | {adj} |
| unicornio | unicorn | {m} |
| unidad | A unit (object, military, or measure) | {f} |
| unidad | unity | {f} |
| unidad astronómica | astronomical unit | {f} |
| unidimensional | unidimensional | {adj} |
| unido | joined, linked | {adj} |
| unido | united | {adj} |
| unificación | unification | {f} |
| unificar | to unify | {v} |
| uniformar | to standardize | {v} |
| uniforme | uniform, even | {adj} |
| uniforme | uniform, dress uniform | {m} |
| uniformidad | uniformity | {f} |
| unilateral | unilateral | {adj} |
| unión | union | {f} |
| Unión Africana | African Union | {prop} |
| Unión Europea | European Union | {prop} |
| unión libre | common-law marriage | {f} |
| Unión Soviética | Soviet Union | {prop} |
| unir | to merge, to conflate | {v} |
| unir | to unite | {v} |
| unitario | unitary; unit | {adj} |
| unitario | one of Los Unitarios; member of the Partido Unitario, in 19th century Argentina | {m} [politics] |
| unitario | Unitarian (adherent of Unitarianism; Unitarian Christian; or Unitarian, member of the Unitarian Church) See also unitariano | {m} [religion] |
| unitario | Unitarian Universalist, see unitario universalista | {m} [religion] |
| universal | universal | {adj} |
| universalidad | universality | {f} |
| universalmente | universally | {adv} |
| universidad | university | {f} |
| universitaria | feminine form of universitario | {f} |
| universitario | of or relating to a university | {adj} |
| universitario | university student | {m} |
| universo | universe | {m} |
| unánime | unanimous | {adj} |
| unánimemente | unanimously | {adv} |
| uno | one | {determiner} |
| uno | one | {num} [cardinal] |
| uno | one | {pron} |
| un poco | a bit | {adv} |
| un poco | a little | {adv} |
| unísono | unison, unisonous | {adj} |
| unísono | unison | {m} |
| untar | to anoint | {v} |
| untar | to bribe | {v} |
| untar | to smear | {v} |
| untosa | feminine form of untoso | {adj} |
| ununbio | ununbium | {m} |
| ununoctio | ununoctium (chemical element) | {m} |
| ununpentio | ununpentium | {m} |
| ununquadio | [deprecated] flerovium (formerly ununquadium) | {m} |
| ununseptio | ununseptium | {m} |
| ununtrio | ununtrium | {m} |
| ups | oops | {interj} |
| -ura | attaches to adjectives to form abstract nouns | {suffix} |
| uracilo | uracil | {m} [organic compound] |
| uranilo | uranyl | {m} [chemistry] |
| uranio | uranium | {m} |
| Urano | Uranus | {prop} |
| urato | urate | {m} [organic compound] |
| urbanidad | politeness; urbanity | {f} |
| urbanismo | city planning | {m} |
| urbanización | housing development | {f} |
| urbanización | housing estate | {f} |
| urbanización | urbanization | {f} |
| urbanizar | to develop (land for building houses) | {v} |
| urbanizar | to urbanize | {v} |
| urbano | urban | {adj} |
| urbano | urbane | {adj} |
| urbanístico | urban, urbanistic | {adj} |
| urbe | metropolis; city | {f} |
| urdú | Urdu (language) | {prop} |
| urdimbre | warp (of the weave) | {f} |
| urdir | to conspire | {v} |
| urdir | to scheme | {v} |
| urdir | to warp (textiles) | {v} |
| urdu | Urdu (the Indo-Iranian language) | {prop} |
| ureasa | urease | {f} [enzyme] |
| uretra | urethra | {f} [anatomy] |
| uretral | urethral | {adj} |
| urgencia | emergency | {f} |
| urgencia | urgency | {f} |
| urgente | urgent | {adj} |
| urgentemente | urgently | {adv} |
| urgir | to be urgent, pressing | {vi} |
| uribista | Describing a supporter of Colombian president Álvaro Uribe, his administration, or policies, or describing a political ally or member of Uribe's administration | {adj} |
| uribista | Of or relating to Colombian president Álvaro Uribe, his administration, or policies | {adj} |
| uribista | A supporter of Colombian president Álvaro Uribe, his administration, or policies. A political ally or member of Uribe's administration | {mf} |
| uridina | uridine | {f} [organic compound] |
| urinario | urinary | {adj} |
| urinario | urinal | {m} |
| urólogo | urologist | {m} |
| urna | poll; ballot box | {f} |
| urna | urn | {f} |
| uro | aurochs (Bos primigenius) | {m} |
| urogallo | wood grouse | {m} |
| urológico | urologic, urological | {adj} |
| urología | urology | {f} |
| urraca | magpie | {f} |
| urraca de América | blue jay | {f} |
| URSS | USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union) | {prop} |
| uréter | ureter | {m} |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | {prop} |
| uruguayo | Uruguayan | {adj} |
| uruguayo | Uruguayan | {m} |
| uruk-hai | An ugly woman | {f} [Spain, Internet, pejorative] |
| urushiol | urushiol | {m} [organic compounds] |
| usía | second person; your honor; you (singular) | {pron} [archaic, formal] |
| usado | used | {adj} |
| usado | worn, worn-out | {adj} |
| usanza | custom | {f} |
| usanza | usage | {f} |
| usar | To be fashionable | {vr} |
| usar | To be used | {vr} |
| usar | To consume | {vt} |
| usar | To use | {vt} |
| usar | To wear | {vt} |
| usarse | to be fashionable | {v} |
| usarse | to be used | {v} |
| usencia | second person; your Excellency; you (singular) | {pron} [archaic, formal] |
| usencia | second person; your reverence; you (singular) | {pron} [archaic, formal] |
| uso | usage; habit | {m} |
| uso | use | {m} |
| uso | wear (degradation) | {m} |
| usted | second person informal; you (singular) | {pron} [a, Colombia, chiefly Bogotá] |
| usted | second person formal; you (singular) | {pron} |
| ustedes | you (plural) | {pron} [Latin America, Canary Islands, Western Andalusia] |
| usual | usual | {adj} |
| usualmente | usually | {adv} |
| usuario | user | {m} |
| usufructo | usufruct | {m} |
| usura | usury | {f} |
| usurero | usurer, loan shark (someone lending money at exorbitant rates of interest) | {m} |
| usurpación | usurpation | {f} |
| usurpador | usurper | {m} |
| usurpar | To usurp | {vt} |
| Utah | Utah | {prop} |
| utensilio | utensil; tool; implement | {m} |
| uterino | uterine | {adj} |
| utilidad | profits | {f} |
| utilidad | utility | {f} |
| utilitario | utilitarian | {adj} |
| utilizable | usable | {adj} |
| utilización | utilization; use | {f} |
| utilizar | to use; to make use of; to utilize | {vt} |
| utilizarse | To utilize | {vr} |
| utopía | utopia | {f} |
| utopia | alternative form of utopía | {f} |
| utópico | utopian | {adj} |
| Utrecht | Utrecht, a city in the Netherlands | {prop} |
| Utrecht | Utrecht, a province of the Netherlands | {prop} |
| uva | grape | {f} |
| uve | Name of the letter V in Spain. (To differentiate from the letter B which has same phoneme) | {f} |
| uve doble | Name of the letter w | {f} |
| uy | alternative spelling of huy | {interj} |
| Uzbekistán | Uzbekistan (Republic of Uzbekistan) | {prop} |
| uzbeko | Uzbek | {adj} |
| uzbeko | Uzbek (person) | {m} |
| úvula | uvula | {f} [anatomy] |