in Spanish America: black with white spot (_Argentina_);
chestnut with white spots (_Colombia_);
sorrel and white (_Ecuador_);
white with chestnut spots (_Venezuela_).
=mortero=, _m._, mortar.
=morueco=, _m._, male sheep, ram.
=mostaza=, _f._, mustard.
=mosto=, _m._, must, the unfermented juice of the grape.
=mostrador=, _m._, showcase, counter.
=mote=, _m._, a dish made of boiled hulled com;
whole hominy.
=motivo=, _m._, cause;
=dar ---- a=, to give cause.
=mozalbete=, _m._, lad, youth.
=mozo=, _m._, waiter, man-servant.
=muchedumbre=, _f._, multitude, crowd.
=mudanza=, _f._, removal;
change, alteration.
=muestrario=, _m._, sample display;
sample.
=mugido=, _m._, lowing.
=mugir=, to low.
=mugroso, -a=, dirty, filthy.
=mula=, _f._, mule;
=lomo de ----=, on muleback.
=municipio=, _m._, city, municipality.
=muralla=, _f._, wall, rampart.
=murciélago=, _m._, bat.
=muro=, _m._, wall.
=musgo=, _m._, moss.
=nabo=, _m._, turnip.
=nácar=, _m._, nacre, mother-of-pearl.
=naciente=, dawning, nascent.
=nada=, nothing, anything;
in no respect, in no degree, by no means;
=no ... ----=, nothing;
=---- menos=, nothing less;
=---- de eso=, by no means, not at all.
=nadie=, no one, nobody;
any one, anybody.
=naipe=, _m._, playing-card.
=napa=, _f._, layer.
=naranjero=, _m._, a South American bird of brilliant plumage.
=naranjilla=, _f._, small green orange.
=natación=, _f._, swimming.
=natural=, native.
=nave=, _f._, nave.
=Navidad=, _f._, Christmas.
=naviero, -a=, pertaining to ships.
=neblina=, _f._, mist, fog.
=neceser=, _m._, a. case of toilet articles, dressing-case.
=negar=, to deny.
=negociado=, _m._, a division in government offices;
bureau.
=nevado=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a. snow-covered mountain.
=ni=, nor, or;
=---- ... ----=, neither ... nor;
=---- ... tampoco=, not ... either, nor ... either.
=níspero=, _m._, medlar tree.
=nivel=, _m._, level.
=níveo, -a=, white as snow.
=no=, not, no;
=---- poder menos de=, not to be able to help;
=---- ... nunca=, never, not ever;
=---- ... nada=, nothing;
=---- ... nadie=, nobody;
=---- por eso=, that does not mean that;
=---- por cierto=, certainly not.
=nogal=, _m._, walnut-tree; walnut.
=nostálgico, -a=, homesick.
=nota=, _f._, news;
official communication.
=novia=, _f._, bride, betrothed.
=nuez=, _f._, nut.
=nunca=, never, ever;
=no ... ----=, not ever, never.
=nutria=, _f._, otter.
=obispo=, _m._, bishop.
=obligatorio, -a=, compulsory.
=obraje=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), forests where timber is being cut.
=observar=, to observe, to examine, to note.
=obstar=, to hinder, to obstruct.
=ocioso, -a=, useless, idle, lazy.
=ocuparse= (=de=), to be occupied with.
=oferta=, _f._, offer;
supply;
proposition (_com._).
=oficial=, _m._, officer;
a higher clerk;
=---- mayor=, chief clerk.
=oficina=, _f._, bureau, office, headquarters.
=oficio=, _m._, occupation, trade, business.
=oficiosidad=, _f._, application, diligence.
=ofrenda=, _f._, offering, oblation, gift.
=oidor=, _m._ (_in Colonial times_), judge of the =audiencia=.
=ojalera=, _f._, ring, loop.
=ojo de buey=, _m._, loophole.
=óleo=, _m._, oil;
=al ----=, in oils, oil painting.
=olla=, _f._, saucepan, pot;
=---- podrida=, dish composed of
different sorts of meats and vegetables boiled together.
=ombú=, _m._, South American tree of dense foliage.
=ondear=, to undulate, to wave.
=opera bufa=, _f._, light opera.
=operario=, _m._, operator, factory hand.
=optar=, to choose, to select.
=ora=, at present;
whether.
=oración=, _f._, prayer, vespers, the _Angelus_.
=ordenanza=, _m._, orderly (_mil._);
porter, bell-boy.
=órdenes=, _f. pl._, ordination, the assumption of Holy Orders.
=ordeñar=, to milk.
=órgano=, _m._, hand organ _or_ street piano.
=orillero, -a=, suburbanite.
=oro=, _m._, gold;
=---- en tejos=, gold in bullion.
=oruga=, _f._, caterpillar.
=orujo=, _m._, bagasse of grapes, skin and seeds of crushed grapes;
refuse.
=ostentar=, to show off, to boast, to brag.
=oveja=, _f._, female sheep.
=paca=, _f._, a South American rodent;
a bale or pack.
=padecer=, to suffer, to endure.
=padres=, _m. pl._, forefathers, ancestors;
parents.
=padrón=, _m._, standard;
census or tax-list.
=pagaré=, _m._, promissory note.
=paila=, _f._, pail, pan, casserole.
=paisano=, _m._, countryman.
=palco=, _m._, box;
=---- avant scène=, stage box;
=---- bajo=, lower tier box;
=---- alto=, parterre tier box.
=palidecer=, to become pale;
to lose brilliancy.
=palitoque=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), the game of bowls;
nine-pins.
=palomitas=, _f. pl._ (_Sp. A._), pop-corn.
=palúdico, -a=, a sufferer from malaria.
=pampa=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), an extensive grass-covered plain.
=pan=, _m._, bread, loaf, cake.
=pandereta=, _f._, tambourine.
=panela=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), brown sugar in cone-shaped molds.
=pantano=, _m._, pool of stagnant water, marsh, morass.
=pantorrilla=, _f._, calf of the leg.
=papa=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), potato.
=papaíto=, m., an affectionate diminutive of =papá=.
=papaya=, _f._, the fruit of the papaw tree.
=paquebote=, _m._, packet boat, mail steamer;
=---- fluvial=, river ferry-boat.
=paquete=, _m._, bundle, parcel;
(_Sp. A._) elegant, well dressed, dandy.
=par=, _m._, pair;
=al ---- de=, nearly alike;
=al ---- que=, as well as.
=para=, for, to, in order to, toward, wherefore, to the end that;
=---- con=, toward;
=---- que=, in order that, that;
=---- sí=, to _or_ for one's self.
=paracaída=, _f._, parachute.
=parada=, _f._, stop-over, a stay, halt, halting place.
=paraíso=, _m._, paradise;
(_Sp. A._) the topmost gallery in the theater.
=páramo=, _m._, an extremely cold, desolate place;
barren land.
=parapeto=, _m._, parapet, breastwork.
=parar=, to stop, to halt.
=pardejón=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), brownish skinned.
=pardo, -a=, dark-skinned.
=parecer=, to seem, to appear;
=al ----=, seemingly;
_refl._, to be like.
=pareja=, _f._, pair, couple, matched team of horses.
=parir=, to give birth to.
=particular=, odd, queer.
=partida=, _f._, departure;
item in an account.
=partido=, _m._, game, match.
=partir=, to part, to divide, to share;
to depart.
=parva=, _f._, stack of hay or wheat.
=parroquia=, _f._, clientèle, patronage;
parish;
(_Sp. A._) the church itself.
=parroquiano, -a=, customer, client.
=pasa=, _f._, raisin.
=pasadizo=, _m._, a narrow passage or covered way;
corridor.
=pasador=, _m._, bolt of a lock;
leather strap or thong.
=pasaje=, _m._, ticket, fare;
passage, voyage.
=pascua=, _f._, Easter.
=pasear=, to take a walk, to promenade;
=---- la mirada=, to glance about.
=paseo=, _m._, walk, promenade.
=paso=, _m._, step;
=---- a paso=, step by step;
=a ese ----=, at that rate;
=al ---- que=, while;
=de ----=, in passing, by the way, lightly, briefly.
=pastel=, _m._, pie, pastry;
=al ----=, a crayon drawing.
=pastilla=, _f._, pastille, tablet.
=pasto=, _m._, pasture;
grass, fodder;
food.
=pastoreo=, _m._, pasturing, grazing.
=patagua=, _m._, a Chilean tree.
=pataleo=, _m._, frantic kicking.
=patear=, to kick.
=patente=, manifest, evident, unmistakable.
=patín=, _m._, skate.
=pato, -a=, drake, duck.
=patriota=, _m. and f._ (_Sp. A._), native soldier who took part in the War of
Independence.
=patriotero, -a=, a militarist, a jingo.
=patrón=, _m._, master of a trading vessel;
(_Sp. A._) boss.
=patrono=, _m._, patron saint of a church or city.
=paují=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a species of wild turkey.
=pavo, -a=, turkey;
=---- real=, peacock.
=pecarí=, _m._, peccary.
=pechada=, _f._, good "collar work" on the part of a horse.
=pechera=, _f._, shirt-front.
=pedícuro=, _m._, chiropodist.
=pedido=, _m._, order (_Com._);
request.
=pedrada=, _f._, the act of throwing stones;
stoning.
=pedregoso, -a=, stony.
=pedrería=, _f._, a collection of precious stones;
_pl._, jewels.
=pedrero=, _m._, stonecutter;
a South American bird.
=peinador, -a=, hairdresser.
=pejerrey=, =m.=, South American trout.
=pelado, -a=, plucked, hairless.
=pelafustán=, _m._, tramp, vagabond.
=pelando=, =agua ----=, scalding water.
=pelar=, to cut the hair;
to pluck feathers;
to peel;
to shell;
=agua para ----=, scalding water.
=pelea=, _f._, fight, combat.
=peletería=, _f._, fur _or_ leather store.
=película=, _f._, skin, rind.
=pelo=, _m._, hair;
=en ----=, bareback.
=pelota=, _f._, ball;
=juego de ----=, ball games in general.
=peluca=, _f._, wig.
=pellizcar=, to pinch.
=pena=, _f._, grief, pain.
=penacho=, _m._, topknot of birds;
plumes worn as an ornament.
=pender=, to hang.
=pendiente=, _f._, slope, declivity, grade.
=peón=, _m._, day laborer.
=percatarse=, _refl._, to bethink one's self, to realize.
=percibir=, to receive, to collect;
to realize (_value_).
=percha=, _f._, clothesrack, hatstand.
=perdurar=, to last for a long time.
=peregrino, -a=, pilgrim, wayfarer.
=perfil=, _m._, profile, outline;
biographical sketch.
=pericón=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a folk-dance.
=peripuesto, -a=, very gay, very fine, very spruce in dress.
=perito=, _m._, skilled, expert.
=perol=, _m._, boiler, kettle, pot.
=perorar=, to make a speech, to declaim.
=persignarse=, to cross one's self.
=perspectiva=, _f._, possibility, prospect, likelihood.
=perspicacia=, _f._, perspicacity.
=pertenecer=, to belong to;
to concern.
=pertrechar=, to supply with ammunition;
to lay out, to arrange, to prepare.
=peruanismo=, _m._, word or phrase peculiar to Perú.
=pescado=, _m._, a fish when caught;
in the water, uncaptured, it is a =pez=;
=---- de agua de mar=, salt-water
fish;
=---- de agua dulce=, fresh-water fish.
=pescador=, _m._, fisherman.
=pescante=, _m._, front part of a carriage including the box;
crane (_Mach._).
=pesebre=, _m._, manger;
stall.
=peso=, _m._, monetary unit in some of the Spanish American countries.
=pespunte=, _m._, back stitching, a back-stitched seam.
=pesquera=, _f._, fishing banks.
=pesquería=, _f._, fishery.
=pesquero=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), _see_ =pesquera=.
=pestillo=, _m._, bolt of a lock, door latch.
=petimetre=, _m._, beau, dandy.
=petipieza=, _f._, comedy.
=petit hôtel=, _m._ (_French_), a residence more than one story high, built in
the French style.
=pez-sol=, _m._, a South American fish;
sunfish.
=piano=, _m._, =---- de cola=, grand piano;
=---- vertical=, upright piano;
=---- mecánico=, piano player.
=picadero=, _m._, circus ring.
=picante=, highly seasoned;
piquant.
=picantería=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), a cheap eating place;
"hashery."
=picarú=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a South American fish.
=pieza=, _f._, piece, fragment;
room;
bird or animal of the chase, quarry;
=---- de moneda=, coin;
=---- de autos=, records or pleadings of a lawsuit stitched together.
=pila eléctrica=, _f._, battery.
=pilcha=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), any piece of wearing apparel;
saddle trappings.
=pileta=, _f._, pool;
trough, vat, basin.
=pillo, -a=, rascally.
=pimentón=, _m._, ground red pepper.
=pimiento=, _m._, capsicum, pepper (_fruit of the capsicum_).
=pincelada=, _f._, brush stroke.
=pingo=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a fine saddle-horse.
=pingüe=, plentiful, abundant.
=pino-limón=, _m._, a South American fruit tree.
=pintada=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), Guinea-fowl.
=pintor=, _m._, painter, artist, delineator.
=pintorrear=, to daub, to paint without skill.
=pira=, _f._, pyre;
bonfire.
=pisar=, to trample, to crush, to tread.
=piso=, _m._, floor, pavement;
story _or_ floor;
loft, flat.
=pisoteado, -a=, trampled.
=pisotear=, to tread under foot.
=pista=, _f._, track, footprint;
scent, clue.
=pistonudo, -a= (_Sp. A._), fine, big, great, admirable.
=pito=, _m._, pipe, small flute, whistle.
=placar=, to placate;
to mitigate.
=plafonnier=, _m._, ceiling electric light.
=plan=, _m._, plan, design, scheme.
=planada=, _f._, plain, level ground.
=planilla=, _f._, list, account sheet.
=planta=, _f._, sole of the foot, foot;
plan of a building, its site or plant.
=plantel=, _m._, nursery garden;
(_Sp. A._) herd of highly bred animals;
establishment.
=plañidero, -a=, plaintive, wailing, sobbing.
=plata=, _f._, silver;
=---- en barras=, silver bullion.
=plátano=, _m._, banana.
=platea=, _f._, that section of the
theater called "pit" in England and "orchestra" in the U. S.
=platillos=, _m. pl._, bosses (_metal work_).
=plaza=, _f._, square;
market.
=plazo=, _m._, credit, term, time;
=a ----=, on credit.
=pleito=, _m._, litigation, lawsuit.
=pleno, -a=, full, ample.
=pliegue=, _m._, fold or pleat;
gathers.
=poblado=, _m._, town, village or other inhabited place.
=poco, -a=, little;
=---- a ----=, gently, softly, little by little;
=de ---- tiempo acá=, latterly;
=a ----=, in a short time;
=por ----, en ----=, almost, nearly;
=un ----=, a little.
=podar=, to prune, to clip.
=poder=, _m._, power;
=en ---- de=, in the possession of, in the hands of.
=podrido, -a=, rotten, putrid.
=podrir=, to rot, to become putrid.
=polaco, -a=, a Pole; a Polish dance.
=polemista=, _m._, polemic;
a controversialist.
=polícromo, -a=, many-colored.
=polvo=, _m._, dust;
toilet powder.
=pólvora=, _f._, gunpowder.
=ponchera=, _f._, punchbowl.
=poncho=, _m._, oblong piece of woolen or cotton
cloth with a slit in the middle to put the head
through, used as an outer wrap by workingmen in certain countries of S. A.
=ponderar=, to heighten, to extol, to exaggerate.
=poner=, to put;
to display;
to take (_time_);
_refl._, to become.
=por=, for, through, between, to, by, along,
on account of, per, for the sake of, in behalf, by means of; about;
=---- tanto= _or_ =---- ende=, for that, for so much;
=---- más que= _or_ =---- mucho que=, in vain;
=---- acá= _or_ =---- allá=, here _or_ there;
=---- si acaso=, if by chance;
=---- entre=, through;
=---- cuanto=, whereas;
=---- tanto=, wherefore;
=---- sí=, by himself (herself or itself);
=---- cierto=, indeed;
=---- qué=, why.
=porfiar=, to insist, to persist, to be stubborn.
=pororó=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), pop-corn.
=poroto=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), bean.
=porque=, because, for;
_see_ =por qué=.
=porte=, _m._, deportment;
manner, air.
=porteño, -a= (_Sp. A._), applied to the native of a port, such as Buenos Aires
or Valparaiso.
=portero=, _m._, gatekeeper;
usher.
=portón=, _m._, a large door;
(_Sp. A._) carriage and automobile entrance in private residences.
=posar=, to perch, to alight upon.
=poseer=, to hold, to possess, to own.
=postigo=, _m._, the division of a double door or the sash of a window and the
wooden shutter which covers it.
=pote=, _m._, _see_ =olla podrida=. _Also_, a nickname applied to a pot-bellied
person.
=potencia=, _f._, power;
potency.
=potrero=, _m._, paddock;
pasture ground.
=pozo=, _m._, well.
=práctico=, _m._, marine _or_ river pilot.
=prado=, _m._, lawn, field, meadow;
a piece of pasture ground.
=praticultura=, _f._, the scientific application of agricultural principles to
the cultivation of pasture grounds and the breeding of cattle.
=precioso, -a=, beautiful, dainty;
precious.
=preciso, -a=, necessary, requisite, needful.
=predecir=, to foretell.
=predilecto, -a=, the preferred one;
the best loved.
=pregón=, _m._, advertisement by the town crier;
cry.
=prenda=, _f._, a garment or ornament.
=prender=, to catch, to take hold of.
=presa=, _f._, a captive or prisoner;
what has been seized;
dike, dam.
=prescripción=, _f._, order, command, disposition.
=presentación=, _f._, introduction, presentation;
appearance.
=presidio=, _m._, place of confinement;
jail, prison.
=prestar=, to lend;
=---- declaración=, to declare under oath;
_refl._, to lend one's self;
to agree to anything.
=presumir de=, to presume, to boast.
=presunto, -a=, presumptive.
=pretender=, to pretend, to claim, to solicit;
to attempt.
=pretil=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), open space before a church;
stone seat;
railing of a bridge.
=preveo=, _see_ =prever=.
=prever=, to foresee, to foreknow.
=previsión=, _f._, foresight.
=prima=, _f._, government obligation whereby
it guarantees the payment of a certain rate per cent on capital invested.
=primaveral=, young, fresh, springlike.
=primor=, _m._, beauty, dexterity, nicety, neatness of workmanship.
=principio=, _m._, beginning;
principle;
=al ----=, at or in the beginning.
=privado, -a=, own, personal, particular.
=procaz=, impudent, bold, saucy, insolent.
=proceder=, to come from, to issue forth;
_m._, method of procedure.
=procedimiento=, _m._, proceedings, action.
=proceso=, _m._, process, action;
=---- jurídico=, legal action.
=procurado, -a=, _here_, specially obtained.
=procurador=, _m._, attorney.
=procurar=, to try, to adopt measures for attaining an end.
=producir=, to produce, to bear;
_refl._, to explain one's self.
=productor=, _m._, producer.
=produjo=, _from_ =producir=.
=profesión=, _f._, declaration, statement;
profession.
=proficuo, -a=, profitable, useful, advantageous.
=profundidad=, _f._, great depth;
complexity.
=profundo, -a=, deep, profound.
=prolongar=, to extend, to continue, to prolong.
=prontitud=, _f._, promptness, celerity, dispatch.
=pronto, -a=, quick;
ready.
=propicio, -a=, propitious, kind, favorable.
=propiedad=, _f._, property, possession;
right or rights.
=propietario=, _m._, owner, proprietor.
=propio=, _m._, one's own;
those belonging to one's own family, friends or country.
=propio, -a=, own, personal;
proper, appropriate;
original, genuine, precise;
=con sus propias manos=, with his (or her) own hands.
=proponerse=, _refl._, to resolve, to determine, to mean.
=proporcionar=, to afford, to furnish, to supply.
=propósito=, _m._, purpose, design, intention;
=a ----=, for the purpose, fit for, by-the-bye.
=proseguir=, to proceed.
=prosista=, _m._, author who writes in prose.
=prosternarse=, _refl._, to prostrate or abase one's self.
=proteger=, to protect, to favor, to foment, to back.
=protegido, -a=, favorite, protégé.
=protervo, -a=, stubborn, perverse.
=provecho=, _m._, profit;
=con ----=, profitably.
=provechoso, -a=, profitable, improving.
=proveedor=, _m._, purveyor.
=proveer=, to provide, to procure beforehand, to supply;
_refl._, to provide one's self, to store up.
=proverbio=, _m._, saying, old saw, proverb.
=providencia=, _f._, good judgment, foresightedness.
=provincia=, _f._, state, province;
one of the divisions of a country.
=provincial=, pertaining to the province;
rustic, countrified.
=provisionalmente=, temporarily, meanwhile, provisionally.
=provisto, -a=, supplied, provided.
=prudentemente=, discreetly.
=prueba=, _f._, proof, test;
sign;
experiment;
=a ---- de incendio=, fire-proof.
=puchero=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), _see_ =olla podrida=.
=pueblano=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), one coming from the city.
=pueblero=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), _see_ =pueblano=.
=pueblo=, _m._, population, inhabitants, people;
=---- bajo=, populace.
=puerta-cancela=, _f._, front-door grating or screen, in Spanish houses.
=puerto=, _m._, port, entrance.
=pues=, then, therefore, inasmuch as, since, sure, surely, certainly,
well, then;
=¿y ----?= well, and what of that?
=---- sí= (_iron._), yes indeed!
=¿---- y que?= why not? what else? what then?
=¡---- qué!= why! =---- bien=, well;
=acérquese ----=, come nearer then, _or_ well, come nearer.
=puesto=, _m._, shop or place where anything is exposed for sale at
retail department; market.
=¡puf!= an exclamation expressing the unpleasant sensation of a bad smell.
=pujanza=, _f._, power, might, strength, push.
=pulpería=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), a country grocery store and bar.
=pulular=, to swarm, to be alive with.
=puma=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), mountain lion, a species of wildcat or panther.
=puntilla=, _f._, a narrow lace edging.
=punto=, _m._, point;
=a ---- de=, on the point of;
=---- menos=, a trifle smaller;
=a buen ----=, opportunely;
=al ----=, at once;
=al ---- que=, at the time;
=por ---- general=, as a rule;
=a ---- fijo=, exactly;
=estar en su ----= (_Culinary_), done;
stitch;
=de ----=, knitted or crocheted.
=puntualidad=, _f._, promptness, punctuality;
precision.
=punzante=, pricking, sharp.
=punzar=, to prick, to puncture, to grieve.
=purificar=, to refine, to clear, to purify.
=puro=, _m._, a cigar.
=purpúreo, -a=, purple.
=que=, which, that, who;
=lo ----=, that which, what;
for, than, as;
=tener ----=, to have to, must;
=de ----=, of the fact that.
=quebracho=, _m._, a South American hardwood tree.
=quebrada=, _f._, ravine, a deep pass.
=quebradón=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), _see_ =quebrada=.
=quedar=, to remain;
=quedarse con=, to prefer.
=quejarse=, _refl._, to complain of, to grumble.
=quemar=, to burn;
to clear.
=quemazón=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), sale at which goods are sold very cheap.
=quena=, _f._, a musical instrument used by the Bolivian and Peruvian Indians.
=querer=, to love.
=quetzal=, _m._, a trogon of Mexico and Guatemala having golden green plumage.
=quevedos=, _m. pl._, _pince-nez_.
=quiebra= (_Sp. A._), possessed of all the qualities a _gaucho_ admires.
=quien=, who, whom, he who, him who;
=---- ... ----=, some ... some, (the) one ... (the) other.
=quina=, _f._, cinchona, quinine.
=quincallería=, _f._, hardware store and trade.
=quincha=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), humming-bird.
=quinoa=, _f._, a South American plant.
=quintuplicar=, to multiply by five.
=quizás=, perhaps, possibly, in case of.
=rábano=, _m._, radish.
=rabia=, _f._, anger, rage.
=rabioso, -a=, furious, choleric, raging, fierce.
=racimo=, _m._, bunch of grapes.
=ración=, _f._, ration, food for one meal.
=ráfaga=, _f._, a violent gust of wind.
=ralo, -a=, thin, tenuous, not compact.
=rallado, -a=, grated, powdered.
=rallar=, to grate, to reduce to a paste or to powder.
=ramal=, _m._, anything springing from another;
branch, division;
offset.
=ramificado, -a=, branched, divided.
=ramificar=, to branch, to divide.
=rancho=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), farm, ranch;
native hut.
=rango=, _m._, rank, quality.
=rapadura=, _f._ (=raspadura=) (_Sp. A._), brown sugar.
=rápsode=, _m._, rhapsodist;
poet.
=raro, -a=, unusual, rare;
widely apart or separated.
=raso, -a=, smooth;
=bala ----=, smooth-bore bullet.
=rascar=, to scratch, to scrape.
=rasgar=, to tear _or_ cut asunder.
=rasgo=, _m._, magnanimous deed;
trait.
=rasguear=, to strum on the guitar.
=rastacuerismo=, _m._, parade, vain show: _from rastaquouère_, a nickname given
in France to the ostentatious newly rich.
=rastra=, _f._, harrow, an agricultural instrument.
=rastreador=, _m._, expert in trailing the footprints of another.
=rastro=, _m._, trace, vestige.
=raudal=, _m._, plenty, abundance;
a torrent.
=real=, _m._, a Spanish coin originally worth 12-1/2 cents,
equivalent to the old Californian "bit";
a name given in some S. A. countries to the ten-cent piece;
real;
royal, grand.
=rebajar=, to rebate.
=rebaño=, _m._, flock of sheep.
=rebotar=, to rebound.
=recado=, _m._, regards, friendly greeting;
(_Sp. A._), saddle used in country districts.
=recaer=, to devolve upon.
=recargo=, _m._, a surcharge, an increase in cost.
=receta=, _f._, recipe;
prescription.
=recibir=, to receive;
to welcome.
=recibo=, _m._, receipt;
signed bill;
=acusar ----=, to acknowledge receipt.
=recién=, recently, lately;
_used before participles instead of_ =reciente=;
=----llegado=, =---- venido=, newly arrived.
=recinto=, _m._, enclosure.
=recipiente=, _m._, receptacle;
recipient.
=recitar=, to recite, to declaim.
=reclamar=, to claim.
=reclamo=, _m._, call, allurement, enticement.
=recodo=, _m._, a turn in a road or street.
=recoger=, to gather together, to collect;
to receive;
=---- un vale=, to take up a note;
_refl._, to gather one's forces together.
=recogimiento=, _m._, retirement;
removed from worldly concerns.
=recolección=, _f._, compilation, summary;
gathering, crop, harvest;
the collecting of money or taxes;
retirement.
=recomendable=, commendable, laudable.
=recompensa=, _f._, reward, compensation.