Spanish words starting with Y:

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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}