Spanish words starting with Y:
Full list of Spanish words that start with the letter Y according to the Spanish dictionary. Search and filter them as you like. Find the translation in English behind the Spanish word.
Also look for Spanish words starting with these letters:
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
Spanish word | meaning in English | features |
---|---|---|
y | and | {conj} |
y | plus | {conj} [in arithmetic] |
y | well | {conj} [informal] |
y | and | {conj} [in names of number] |
y | The 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet, called ye or sometimes i griega | {letter} |
Y | The 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet | {letter} |
ya | already | {adv} |
ya | anymore; no longer | {adv} |
ya | yes | {adv} [before |
ya | since, now | {adv} [before |
ya | emphatical | {adv} |
ya | immediately | {adv} |
ya | only | {adv} [in negatives] |
ya | in the near future; soon | {adv} |
ya | now | {adv} |
ya | first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else) | {conj} |
ya | whether (something) or (something else) | {conj} |
yaacabó | A bird of South America | {m} |
yaca | soursop tree | {f} |
yacaré | caiman | {m} [Central America] |
yacer | to lie; to recline | {v} |
yacimiento | deposit; bed | {m} |
yacimiento | site | {m} |
Yagüe | A neighbourhood in Logroño, Spain | {prop} |
Yagüe | Spanish surname | {prop} |
Yagüe | The letter Y in the Spanish phonetic alphabet | {prop} |
Yago | male given name | {prop} |
yaguareté | jaguar | {m} |
Yahvé | Yahweh (personal name of God) | {prop} |
yak | yak (bovine) | {m} |
yambo | iamb | {m} |
yambo | jambul | {m} |
yaniqueque | (Dominican) deep fried pocket of dough | {m} |
yanqui | Yankee | {adj} |
yanqui | Yankee (native or inhabitant of the USA) | {mf} |
yapa | Something that is added, especially something that a merchant gives to a buyer to complete the amount requested, or something extra given as a bonus; a gratuity, lagniappe | {f} |
yapar | to add a bit extra to a customer's order for free or in order to complete the ordered amount | {v} |
ya que | as, due to, since | {conj} |
ya que estamos | while we are at it, for that matter | {adv} [idiomatic] |
yarda | yard | {f} |
yardaje | yardage | {m} |
yate | yacht | {m} |
ya te digo | you betcha; damn right; too right (used to express agreement) | {phrase} |
yautía | yautia, Xanthosoma | {f} |
yaya | granny, gran | {f} |
yayo | grandpa, pops | {m} |
YC | Yucatan (Mexican state) | {abbr} |
y comercial | ampersand | {f} |
ye | Name of the letter y | {f} |
yedra | ivy | {f} |
yegua | a contemptible fat woman | {f} |
yegua | heifer | {f} |
yegua | mare | {f} |
yegua | The letter Y in the Spanish phonetic alphabet | {f} |
yelmo | helmet | {m} |
yema | bud; shoot | {f} [botany] |
yema | yolk (of an egg) | {f} |
yema del dedo | fingertip | {f} |
yemení | Yemeni | {adj} |
yemení | Yemeni | {mf} |
Yemen | Yemen | {prop} |
yemenita | Yemenite; Yemeni | {adj} |
yemenita | Yemenite; Yemeni | {mf} |
yen | yen | {m} |
-yendo | -ing | {suffix} |
yerba | alternative form of hierba | {f} |
yerba | yerba (Ilex paraguaiensis) | {f} |
yerba buena | alternative form of hierba buena, mint | {f} |
yerba mansa | yerba mansa | {f} |
yerba mate | maté | {f} |
yermo | barren; deserted | {adj} |
yermo | wasteland | {m} |
yerno | son-in-law | {m} |
yerro | error, blunder | {m} |
yerto | stiff; rigid | {adj} |
yesca | tinder | {f} |
Yesenia | female given name used since 1970 | {prop} |
yeísmo | the practice of pronouncing the Spanish letter elle ("ll") similar to the letter ye ("y") | {m} |
yeso | gypsum | {m} |
yeso | plaster | {m} |
yeso | plaster cast | {m} |
yeyuno | jejunum | {m} |
Yibuti | Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) | {prop} |
yibutiano | Djiboutian | {adj} |
yibutiano | Djiboutian | {m} |
yiffear | to yiff | {v} |
yihad | jihad | {f} |
yihadismo | jihadism | {m} |
yira | harlot; prostitute | {f} [colloquial, Latin American Spanish, pejorative] |
yámbico | iambic | {adj} |
y/o | (conjuction) and/or | {abbr} |
yo | In psychoanalysis, Freud's concept of the ego | {m} |
yo | First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case. I | {pron} |
yoctogramo | yoctogram | {m} |
yodado | iodized | {adj} |
yodo | iodine | {m} |
yodopsina | photopsin, iodopsin | {f} [protein] |
yodurar | to iodize | {v} |
yoduro | iodide, I- | {m} |
yoga | yoga | {m} |
yogui | yogi; yoga practitioner | {m} |
yogur | yogurt | {m} |
yogurín | jack the lad | {m} [colloquial] |
yogurín | toy boy | {m} [colloquial] |
yola | yawl; small boat with oars and sail | {f} |
Yolanda | female given name | {prop} |
Yom Kipur | Yom Kippur | {propm} |
yo necesito un lápiz | I need a pencil | {phrase} |
yongberi | youngberry | {f} |
yo no hablo español | I don't speak Spanish | {phrase} |
yo no hablo inglés | I don't speak English | {phrase} |
yo no hablo turco | I don't speak Turkish | {phrase} |
yo no hablo ucraniano | I don't speak Ukrainian | {phrase} |
yonqui | A drug user | {mf} [colloquial] |
yoruba | Yoruba (people) | {mf} |
yoruba | Yoruba (language) | {m} |
yo sabré | it is my life | {interj} |
yo soy británica | I am English | {phrase} |
yo soy británico | I am English | {phrase} |
yo también | me too | {phrase} |
yottametro | yottametre | {m} |
yoyó | yo-yo | {m} |
yoyo | yo-yo | {m} |
y para de contar | and that's all, and that's it | {phrase} [idiomatic] |
yuan | yuan | {m} |
yuca | cassava | {f} |
yuca | yucca plant | {f} |
yucal | piece of land cultivating yucca | {m} |
yucateco | of the Yucatán | {adj} |
yucateco | a person from the Yucatán | {m} |
Yucatán | Yucatán (peninsula or state) | {prop} |
yudo | judo | {m} |
yudoca | judoka | {mf} |
yue | The Sinitic language which includes Cantonese | {m} |
yugo | yoke | {m} |
Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | {prop} |
yugoslavo | Yugoslavian | {adj} |
yugoslavo | Yugoslavian | {m} |
yugular | jugular | {adj} |
yugular | jugular | {f} [anatomy] |
yugular | to cut off | {v} |
yugular | to cut someone's throat | {v} |
yungas | tropical valleys | {fp} |
y un huevo | no way, no way José | {interj} [idiomatic, colloquial] |
yunque | anvil | {m} |
yunta | a pair or yoke of oxen | {f} |
yunta | cuff link, cufflink | {f} |
yurta | yurt (large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof) | {f} |
yuso | down | {adv} [obsolete] |
yute | jute | {m} |
yuxtaponer | to juxtapose | {vt} |
yuxtaposición | juxtaposition | {f} |