=---- de vapor=, steamer.
=bardo=, _m._, bard.
=barquero=, _m._, boatman.
=barra=, _f._, bar, reef, _or_ sand-bank at the mouth of a harbor;
=---- de fango=, mud-bank.
=barranca=, _f._, ravine, precipice, cliff.
=barrio=, _m._, city ward _or_ district.
=barro=, _m._, clay;
=loza de ----=, earthenware.
=bastardo, -a=, spurious, illegitimate.
=basura=, _f._, sweepings;
withered leaves in a forest.
=basurero=, _m._, dust or garbage collector;
dungyard.
=batata=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), sweet potato.
=batey=, _m._, machinery and other appurtenances of a sugar-mill;
(_Cuba_) the factory itself.
=batir=, to beat, to stir briskly.
=baúl-cómoda=, _m._, wardrobe trunk.
=bautismo=, _m._, baptism.
=bazar=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), store where household goods are sold.
=becerro=, _m._, yearling calf.
=beduino, -a=, Bedouin, Arab of the desert.
=begona=, _f._, a S. A. fish.
=bejucos=, _m._, creeping plants which climb on trees.
=beneficiar=, to work and improve a mine;
(_Sp. A._) to quarter cattle or sheep.
=benteveo=, _m._, South American bird, so named because of its curious cry.
=berenjena=, _f._, egg-plant.
=bergantín=, _m._, brig, brigantine.
=bermejo, -a=, of a bright reddish color.
=berrear=, to bleat like a calf.
=berza=, _f._, cabbage.
=biblioteca=, _f._, library;
bookcase;
=---- giratoria=, revolving bookcase.
=bienes raíces=, _m. pl._, real estate.
=billete=, _m._, ticket.
=bisagra=, _f._, hinge.
=bisoñería=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), lack of experience in the habits of a country.
=bizcochuelo=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), spongecake.
=blanquear=, to whitewash.
=blanquecino, -a=, whitish.
=bocado=, _m._, bit of a bridle.
=boceto=, _m._, sketch;
=---- cómico=, a short comedy.
=bocha=, _f._, wooden ball;
the game of bowls.
=bodega=, _f._, storehouse;
wine vault, _hence_, the establishment where wine is made;
(_Sp. A._), grocery.
=bodegón=, _m._, a squalid eating-house.
=bofetada=, _f._, slap, box, blow in the face with the open hand.
=boga=, _f._, a fish.
=bohío=, _m._, palm-thatched hut (_West Indies_).
=boina=, _f._, flat, round woolen cap;
cap originally worn by the Carlists.
=boldo=, _m._, a medicinal plant found in Chile, used also to color wine.
=boleadora=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), bifurcated ropes, with weights at the extremities
of the bifurcated sections, thrown about the legs of cattle to be caught.
=boliche=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), the game of ten-pins.
=bolos=, the game of ten-pins.
=bolsa=, _f._, bag, purse;
=---- de comercio=, stock exchange.
=bollo=, _m._, small roll made of fine flour.
=bomba=, _f._, pump.
=bombilla=, _f._, narrow metal tube ending in a spoon-shaped
covered, but perforated, bowl used in drinking mate.
=bonetería=, _f._, department in dry-goods stores where knitted goods are sold.
=bonito=, _m._, South American fish of fine flavor.
=bordado=, _m._, embroidery.
=borde=, _m._, strip.
=borla=, _f._, tassel.
=borracha=, _f._, name applied in Brazil to the rubber tree, sometimes used in
Spanish America also.
=borrar=, to erase, to obliterate, to rub out.
=boscaje=, _m._, cluster of trees, grove.
=bostezo=, _m._, yawn, yawning.
=bota=, _f._, boot;
=---- de potro=, a crude kind of boot made from the hide covering the joints
of the horse's hind legs;
=---- granadera=, boot with a stiff cuff, worn by Napoleon's grenadiers.
=botafuego=, _m._, a very highly seasoned dish.
=botica=, _f._, drug-store.
=boudoir=, _m._ (_French_), small parlor. The resulting neologism =budoar=
is now in current use.
=bóveda=, _f._, vault, arch;
=---- celeste=, sky.
=bovino, -a=, relating to cattle.
=boyero=, _m._, ox-driver;
a South American bird.
=bozal=, _m._, muzzle;
head-stall for a horse.
=bracero=, _m._, day laborer.
=bramido=, _m._, roar of wild beasts;
bellowing.
=brasileño, -a=, Brazilian.
=bravío, -a=, ferocious, savage, wild, untamed.
=bravo, -a=, brave;
savage, wild;
also applied to beasts;
=indio ----=, savage Indian.
=brazo=, _m._, arm;
bracket.
=breva=, _f._, name applied to the first yearly crop of fruit from a fig-tree.
=brida=, _f._, bridle, reins.
=brinco=, _m._, leap, jump.
=brindar=, to drink one's health, to toast.
=brío=, _m._, strength, force, vigor;
manliness, spirit, resolution, courage.
=brizna=, _f._, blade of grass.
=brocal=, _m._, curbstone of a well.
=broma=, _f._, joke.
=bronceado, -a=, brass-paved, brazen.
=brotar=, to gush, to flow _or_ rush out;
to bud.
=brusco, -a=, rude, peevish, brusque.
=bruto, -a=, coarse, rough, crude;
=en ----=, in a crude state.
=bufete=, _m._, desk or writing-table;
lawyer's office.
=buhonero=, _m._, peddler.
=buitre=, _m._, vulture.
=bullicioso, -a=, noisy, lively, restless, clamorous.
=buque=, _m._, vessel, ship;
=---- mercante=, merchant ship.
=burgués, -esa=, common, not refined.
=burla=, _f._, mockery, abuse, sneer.
=burlón=, _m._, mocking-bird.
=busca=, _f._, search.
=butaca=, _f._, armchair;
proscenium seat in a theater.
=cabalgadura=, _f._, the horse or mule one is riding.
=cabalgar=, to ride on horse-back.
=caballeriza=, _f._, stable.
=caballero=, _m._, knight, gentleman;
=---- andante=, knight-errant.
=caballerosidad=, _f._, the condition or quality of being a gentleman.
=cabaña=, _f._, shepherd's hut;
(_Sp. A._) stock-breeding establishment.
=cabañero=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), stock-breeder.
=cabecera=, _f._, railroad terminal;
head waters, source of a river.
=cabeza=, _f._, head;
(_Sp. A._) pommel of a saddle.
=cabezada=, _f._, head-stall of a bridle.
=cabo=, _m._, extreme, extremity, end;
=---- de tabaco=, stub of a cigar or cigarette;
=al ----=, at last.
=cabotaje=, _m._, coasting trade.
=cabrería=, _f._, place where goat's milk is sold.
=cacao=, _m._, the tree, also the fruit from which the cocoa-bean is obtained.
=cacerola=, _f._, stewpan, saucepan.
=cacharro=, _m._, coarse earthen pot.
=cachupín=, _also_ =gachupín=, _m._, formerly, a Spaniard who settled in
Spanish America.
=cada=, each, every;
=---- uno= (=-a=), each, each one;
=---- día=, each or every day;
=---- vez que=, every time that.
=cafetal=, _m._, plantation of coffee-trees.
=cafeto=, _m._, coffee-tree.
=caimito=, _m._, a fruit-tree of tropical America.
=caja=, _f._, box, cashier's desk;
=---- de ahorros=, savings bank;
=---- registradora=, cash register.
=cal=, _f._, slaked lime;
=a la ----=, white-washed, kalsomined.
=calabaza=, _f._, pumpkin, squash.
=calabozo=, _m._, dungeon, cell.
=calado=, _m._, draught, the depth of water a vessel draws;
=poco ----=, shallow draught.
=calandria=, _f._, a species of lark found in S. A. and elsewhere.
=calaverada=, _f._, foolish _or_ unwise action.
=calcar=, to trace.
=cálido, -a=, hot;
piquant.
=calinda=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), a kind of dance.
=calzada=, _f._, road, causeway, paved highway.
=calzarse=, _refl._, to put on one's boots or shoes;
to shoe.
=calzonera=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), trousers which open at both outer leg-seams,
these openings being closed by numerous buttons and buttonholes.
=callampa=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), mushroom;
derby hat.
=callejero, -a=, relating to the street.
=camarero=, _m._, waiter, steward.
=camarote=, _m._, cabin, stateroom, berth.
=caminar=, to walk;
to march, to proceed.
=camino=, _m._, road.
=camote=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), an unusually large sweet potato found in S. A.
=campánula=, _f._, bell-flower.
=campaña=, _f._, campaign;
(_Sp. A._), the country, as opposed to the city.
=campeón=, _m._, champion.
=campero, -a= (_Sp. A._), rural.
=campiña=, _f._, field, country, land.
=campo=, _m._, country, field.
=cana=, _f._, gray hair.
=canaca=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), relating to the yellow race.
=canapé=, _m._, couch, settee, lounge.
=cancha=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), field for sports, patio, corral;
open space.
=candado=, _m._, padlock.
=canelo=, _m._, cinnamon tree.
=canelón=, _m._, South American tree.
=cangrina=, _f._, carbuncle.
=cano, -a=, gray-haired.
=canónico=, canonical.
=cantar=, _m._, song set to music;
to sing.
=cántaro=, _m._, large, narrow-mouthed pitcher.
=cantero=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a plot of cultivated ground.
=canto=, _m._, song;
poetry, verse;
edge, border, side.
=cantor=, _m._, poet, singer.
=caña=, _f._, sugar-cane;
a hollow-stemmed reed;
(_Sp. A._) rum.
=cañada=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), rivulet, brook, canyon, gully.
=cañagua=, _f._, South American plant.
=cañaveral=, _also_ =cañal= (_Mex._), _m._,
sugarcane plantation.
=cañería=, _f._, drain-pipes, water-pipes, piping.
=caoba=, _f._, mahogany-tree.
=capa=, _f._, cloak, mantle;
layer _or_ stratum;
wrapper-leaf (tobacco).
=capataz=, _m._, overseer, superintendent, warden, foreman.
=capaz=, capable.
=capear=, to challenge a bull with cloak or flag.
=capellán=, _m._, chaplain;
clergyman on a large plantation who has charge of the religious welfare
of the family and laborers.
=capital=, _m._, money invested or drawing interest;
_adj._, principal, leading, capital, essential.
=capote=, _m._, cloak;
=---- para lluvia=, raincoat.
=caracol=, _m._, snail;
=escalera de ----=, winding stairs.
=característica=, _f._, actress who takes character parts in plays
and comedies.
=caramba=, _int._, hah! strange!
=caramelo=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), caramel, candy.
=carancho=, _m._, small South American bird of prey.
=carbón=, _m._, coal, charcoal.
=cardenal=, _m._, cardinal;
a South American bird with brilliant red plumage.
=careo=, _m._, the act of confronting the accuser and accused.
=cargamento=, _m._, load.
=cargar=, to load, to charge, to attack.
=cariacontecido=, sad, mournful.
=carne=, _f._, flesh, pulp of fruit.
=carnoso, -a=, fleshy, pulpy.
=caro, -a=, expensive;
dear, beloved.
=carrera=, _f._, race;
=---- con obstáculos=, hurdle race.
=carretera=, _f._, roadway.
=carrillo=, _m._, cheek, the fleshy part of the face.
=carta=, _f._, letter;
=---- de recomendación=, a letter recommending the bearer;
=---- de presentación=, letter of introduction;
=---- de crédito=, letter of credit;
chart;
=---- de naturaleza=, naturalization papers.
=cartel=, _m._, (theater) bill, announcement.
=cartón=, _m._, cardboard, pasteboard.
=cartucho=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), paper cone in which grocers wrap purchases.
=cartulina=, _f._, bristol board, cardboard.
=casa=, _f._, house;
firm;
=---- de compra y venta=, buyers and venders;
=---- de empeño=, pawnshop;
=---- de remate=, auctioneer's.
=casaisaco=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a parasitic plant.
=casamiento=, _m._, marriage.
=cáscara=, _f._, shell.
=caserío=, _m._, village or small town.
=casero, -a=, domestic.
=casi=, almost;
=---- nunca=, very seldom.
=castillo=, _m._, castle;
=---- de pólvora=, fireworks.
=castizo, -a=, pure (_referring to literary style_).
=casualidad=, _f._, hazard, contingency, chance, accident.
=cátedra=, _f._, seat or chair of a professor, head
professorship in the Faculty of a university school.
=categoría=, _f._, degree, rank.
=catimbao=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), name applied to a person wearing a
mask in a Corpus Christi procession.
=cauce=, _m._, bed of a river.
=cauchal=, _m._, part of a forest where rubber-trees are abundant.
=cauchera=, _f._, see =cauchal=.
=caucho=, _m._, rubber in a raw state.
=caudal=, _m._, amount;
(_Sp. A._) the amount of water carried by a river.
=cauteloso, -a=, cautious.
=cavado, -a=, excavated.
=cavar=, to dig.
=caza=, _f._, hunting.
=cazador=, _m._, hunter.
=cazuela=, _f._, earthen pot, also the meat cooked in it;
in Sp. A. theaters, the gallery reserved for women (in Cuba,
the uppermost gallery).
=cebado, -a=, fattened.
=cebar=, to feed animals, to fatten;
=---- mate= (_Sp. A._), to brew and serve "mate."
=cebo=, _m._, bait.
=cebón=, _m._, fat bullock _or_ hog.
=cedazo=, _m._, sieve;
(_Sp. A._) kind of dance.
=ceder=, to grant, to cede, to yield.
=cédula=, _f._, bond, security;
license, such as is granted to properly qualified chauffeurs and aviators.
=ceiba=, _f._, cottonwood tree.
=ceja=, _f._, eyebrow;
summit of a mountain.
=celebrar=, to celebrate, to praise, to commend.
=celeste=, sky-blue.
=celosía=, _f._, lattice of a window or door;
Venetian blind.
=cemento=, _m._, cement, concrete;
=---- armado=, reinforced concrete.
=cenefa=, _f._, trimming, band on the edge of a stuff.
=ceniciento, -a=, ash-colored.
=ceniza=, _f._, ashes, cinders.
=cenizoso, -a=, _see_ =ceniciento=.
=centelleante=, sparkling, flashing.
=centenar=, _m._, a hundred.
=centinela=, _m._, sentry.
=cercanía=, _f._, proximity, neighborhood, vicinity.
=cerda=, _f._, coarse hair in a horse's tail or mane;
bristle.
=cerner=, to soar.
=cerrajero=, _m._, locksmith.
=cerramiento=, _m._, the action of locking or closing.
=cerril=, rough, mountainous, wild;
untamed.
=certificado=, _m._, voucher;
=---- de depósito=, deposit voucher.
=cibelina=, _f._, marten.
=cielito=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a folk-dance.
=cielo=, _m._, sky, heaven;
=---- raso=, ceiling.
=cierne=, _see_ =cerner=.
=cima=, _f._, top, summit.
=cimarrón=, _m._, formerly a runaway slave;
a runaway.
=cimbrador, -a=, flexible.
=cincelado, -a=, engraved, carved.
=cincelar=, to chisel.
=cincha=, _f._, cinch, girth.
=cinchada=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), tug-of-war between opposing groups on horseback.
=circundado, -a=, surrounded.
=circundar=, to surround.
=circunstantes=, _m. pl._, bystanders, persons present.
=circunvecino, -a=, neighboring, adjacent, contiguous.
=cirio=, _m._, long, thick wax candle.
=ciruela=, _f._, plum.
=cita=, _f._, appointment, summons;
quotation.
=claraboya=, _f._, skylight;
transom.
=clarificador=, _m._, a machine in sugar mills which clarifies and
purifies sugar.
=claro=, _m._, lacune, gap, skylight, void.
=clase=, _m._, class, rank;
(_Mil._) petty officer.
=clausura=, _f._, closure, confinement, retirement.
=clave=, _f._, key.
=clerical=, relating to clergymen or religion.
=cloaca=, _f._, sewer.
=coartar=, to limit, to restrain.
=cobrar=, to collect, to acquire.
=cobrizo, -a=, coppery, copper-colored.
=coca=, _f._, the dried leaves of coca, coca.
=cocer=, to boil, to cook.
=cocotero=, _m._, cocoanut tree.
=cocuyo=, _m._, firefly.
=coche=, _m._, coach;
(_Sp. A._) railroad or street car.
=cochino=, _m._, hog, pig.
=codear=, to elbow.
=cohete=, _m._, rocket, firecracker.
=coliseo=, _m._, theater, coliseum.
=colmado, -a=, filled, heaped.
=colmar=, to fill, to crown, to heap.
=colocación=, _f._, position, job, employment.
=coloniaje=, _m._, colonial period in Spanish American history.
=colono=, _m._, colonist, planter, agricultural worker.
=colorido=, _m._, coloring.
=collado=, _m._, foothill; fell, a small eminence.
=comadreja=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), weasel.
=comarca=, _f._, district, territory, countryside.
=comedia=, _f._, comedy;
=---- de enredo=, a comedy, the merit of which consists
principally in the complexity of the plot and the ingenuity
shown in its development as contrasted with the _comedia de costumbres_,
the object of which is to portray the life and customs of a country.
=comedido, -a=, civil, polite, obliging.
=comedimiento=, _m._, kindness, willingness to oblige.
=comercio=, _m._, commerce;
shop.
=comité=, _m._, committee.
=cómoda=, _f._, bureau, a chest of drawers.
=compás=, _m._, pair of compasses, callipers.
=competir=, to compete with, to vie, to contest, to rival.
=componer=, to compose _or_ write;
to mend, to repair.
=comportar=, to carry, to bring together;
_refl._, to behave _or_ conduct one's self.
=compostura=, _f._, mending, repairing;
composure.
=comprometer=, to expose, to endanger.
=compuerta=, _f._, lock _or_ sluice-gate.
=con=, with, toward;
=para ----=, toward;
=---- tal que=, provided that;
=---- que=, so then;
=---- todo= _or_ =todo eso=, nevertheless, notwithstanding.
=conciliábulo=, _m._, secret meeting _or_ confab.
=concurrencia=, _f._, competition (in business);
attendance;
audience.
=concurrente=, _m._, attendant;
competitor.
=concurrir=, to concur, to contribute, to coincide.
=conferencia=, _f._, lecture.
=confiar=, to trust in, to depend upon, to hope.
=confinado, -a=, confined, imprisoned;
=aire ----=, foul air.
=confinar=, to confine _or_ shut in.
=confite=, _m._, candy, _pl._ goodies.
=confitería=, _f._, candy-store.
=confuso, -a=, obscure, confused, confounded.
=congelación=, _f._, freezing.
=congelado, -a=, frozen;
=carne ----=, frozen meat.
=congelar=, to freeze, to congeal.
=congénere=, of like kind.
=congojoso, -a=, afflicting, causing grief.
=conmover=, to affect, to disturb, to move.
=conocimiento=, _m._, bill of lading.
=consagrar=, to consecrate, to hallow, to devote.
=conseja=, _f._, tradition, legend, fable.
=consejo=, _m._, counsel, advice; council.
=conserva=, _f._, preserve, jam;
=pescado en ----=, pickled fish.
=conservar=, to keep, to preserve, to pickle.
=consignatario=, _m._, consignee.
=consola=, _f._, consol, side-table, shelf.
=constar=, to vouch for, to be sure of.
=contado, -a=, scarce, rare;
=de ----=, instantly;
=al ----=, for cash;
=por de ----=, of course.
=contador=, _m._, auditor, accountant.
=contaduría=, _f._, accounting department, auditor's office.
=contaminado=, corrupted, polluted.
=contaminar=, to corrupt, to pollute.
=contar=, to count;
to depend upon;
to refer, to tell.
=contemplación=, _f._, complaisance;
meditation.
=contener=, to contain, to refrain, to repress.
=contiguo, -a=, close by, adjacent.
=continuo, -a=, constant;
=de ----=, continually.
=contorno=, _m._, neighborhood.
=contrabando=, _m._, smuggling.
=contrahacer=, to imitate, to mimic, to counterfeit.
=contramaestre=, _m._, boatswain.
=contraponer=, to compare, to contrast, to oppose.
=contrapuesto, -a=, compared, contrasted, opposed.
=contratiempo=, _m._, disappointment, setback.
=contravención=, _f._, violation of the law.
=controversión=, _f._, conversion, equivalence.
=conuco=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a very small piece of land, formerly given to slaves
by their masters to cultivate for themselves.
=convenio=, _m._, pact, agreement.
=convenir=, to agree, to be of the same opinion;
to fit, to suit, to be convenient.
=conversador=, _m._, he who is conversing. Commonly used as
an adjective, meaning one who talks too much.
=conversión=, _f._, to change the currency from one kind of legal
tender to another;
=caja de ----=, conversion fund.
=convoy=, _m._, cruet stand.
=copa=, _f._, cup;
=---- de árbol=, foliage of a tree;
_pl._ the bosses of a bridle.
=copete=, _m._, crest, tuft, aigret.
=copihue=, _m._, a very rare vine found only in Chile.
=copioso, -a=, abundant.
=copo=, _m._, flake.
=coral=, _m._, choral.
=corcel=, _m._ (_Poet._), a horse.
=corcovo=, _m._, the action of a horse in bucking.
=corcho=, _m._, cork.
=cordón=, _m._, cord, string.
=corillo, -a=, diminutive of coro.
=coro=, _m._, choir.
=corona=, _f._, wreath;
part of a sugar-mill.
=coronar=, to reach the goal, to crown an effort with success.
=corral=, _m._, corral, barn _or_ poultry-yard.
=corralón=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a large corral;
timber-yard.
=correa=, _f._, leather strap.
=corredor=, _m._, corridor, gallery;
=---- de bolsa=, stockbroker.
=correr=, to run;
=---- con=, to take charge of.
=corretaje=, _m._, brokerage.
=corrida=, _f._, race, course;
=---- de la sortija=, ring race;
=---- de toros=, bullfight.
=corriente=, common, ordinary.
=corrillo=, _m._, a circle, a set (of persons).
=cortapisa=, _f._, obstacle, hindrance, stumbling-block.
=corte=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), the capital city.
=corteza=, _f._, bark of a tree.
=cortinado=, _m._, portière, screen, curtain.
=cosecha=, _f._, harvest.
=cosechar=, to reap.
=costal=, _m._, sack _or_ large bag.
=costanero, -a=, coastwise.
=costarricense= _or_ =costarriqueño, -a=, a Costa Rican;
relating to Costa Rica.
=costear=, to defray the cost;
to skirt the coast.
=costurera=, _f._, seamstress.
=cotidiano=, _m._, daily.
=cotizar=, to quote prices.
=coulisse= (_French_), side scene, wing.
=covacha=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), place for the baggage in stage coaches, called the
boot.
=coz=, _f._, kick.
=crecida=, _f._, freshet.
=crepuscular=, _m._, a Mexican bird.
=cría=, _f._, breeding;
brood.
=criador=, _m._, breeder.
=criandera=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), wet-nurse.
=criollaje=, _m._, _criollos_ referred to collectively.
=criollo, -a=, the Spanish American born with the exception of the full-blooded
Indian; _adj._, indigenous, national, American in spirit.
=cristianar=, to baptize.
=crudo, -a=, raw, crude, savage.
=crujido=, _m._, crack, noise made by an arrow, creak.
=cruzar=, to cross the strain in breeding.
=cuadra=, _f._, stable;
(_Sp. A._) a city block.
=cuadrilla=, _f._, pack of dogs;
gang of laborers;
shift of men.
=cuadro=, _m._, frame, picture, description, episode;
square body of troops;
division of the acts in a play or drama;
=---- de flores=, flower bed;
=---- de cafetos=, a plantation of 10,000 coffee plants.
=cual=, which;
=el= (=la=) =cual=, who, which, whom;
=tal ----=, a few, so so;
=---- más, ---- menos=, much alike;
=cada ----=, each one.
=cuando=, when, in case that, though, although, even;
=de ---- en ----=, from time to time;
=---- más= _or_ =---- mucho=, at most;
=---- menos=, at least.
=cuanto, -a=, how much, as much, all the, all that;
=todo ----=, all that;
=---- antes=, as soon as possible;
=-os, -as=, _pl._, how many, as many, all the;
=en ---- a=, as to;
=---- más=, besides;
=por ----=, inasmuch.
=cuarta=, _f._, palm (_an old linear measure_).
=cuartel=, _m._, quarter;
ward of a city.
=cubanismo=, _m._, words or idioms peculiar to Cuba.
=cubierto, -a=, covered, protected;
=a ---- de=, safe from.
=cubrir=, to cover, to protect, to shelter.
=cuenta=, _f._, computation, account, bill;
bead;
=darse ----=, to realize.
=cuentas=, _f. pl._, accounts;
=en buenas ----=, in fact, in short.
=cuento=, _m._, _see_ =chisme=.
=cuerno=, _m._, horn.
=cuesta=, _f._, the slope of a mountain;
=a cuestas=, on one's shoulders or back.
=culminante=, highest, overtopping, culminating.
=cultor=, _m._, one who professes a cult, an admirer or adherent of an idea or
art.
=cumbre=, _f._, top, topmost.
=cumpleaños=, _m. pl._, birthday.
=cumplido, -a=, civil, talented, estimable, faultlessly polished.
=cupón=, _m._, coupon, an interest-bearing stub attached to a
bond.
=cura=, _m._, priest.
=curato=, _m._, parish.
=curioso, -a=, inquisitive.
=curso=, _m._, course, direction, career.
=curtido, -a=, tanned;
hardened.
=curtir=, to tan leather;
to harden, to inure to hardship.
=chacra=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), small farm, market garden.
=cháchara=, _f._, trinket.
=chaflán=, _m._, bevel;
obtuse angle;
chamfer;
a dealer in horses;
a young laborer.
=chala=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), corn husk.
=chalet=, _m._ (_French_), country-house.
=chalilones=, _m. pl._ (_Sp. A._), carnival celebrations.
=chambergo=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), soft hat.
=chambón=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a blunderer;
an unskilled person.
=champus=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a pudding made with corn flour, sugar and orange
juice.
=chancaca=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), raw sugar;
a sweet dish with corn or wheat.
=chancho=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), pig.
=chapear= (_Sp. A._), to clear ground of undergrowth with the
_machete_.
=chapetón, -a=, formerly a Spaniard lately arrived in America.
=chapetonada=, _f._, a disease incident
to newly arrived Europeans in Spanish America before they become
acclimated; hence, new, unskilled, unversed.
=charabón=, _m._, ostrich chicken.
=charanga=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), a band;
a dance.
=charca=, _f._, or =charco=, _m._, pool of water.
=charlar=, to chat, to converse.
=charol=, _m._, patent leather.
=charqui=, _m._, jerked beef.
=Charrúa=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), name of an Indian tribe;
a bird.
=chascarrillo=, _m._, spicy anecdote.
=chasquear=, to crack with a whip or lash.
=chata=, _f._, a flat-bottomed boat;
pug-nosed.