=venal=, mercenary;
venal.
=vendar=, to blindfold;
to hoodwink.
=vendimia=, _f._, vintage.
=venia=, _f._, salutation with the head.
=venir=, to come, to draw near.
=ventisquero=, _m._, glacier.
=ver=, to see;
=no tener que ----=, to have nothing to do with.
=verbigracia=, for example, for instance.
=verbo=, _m._, word;
verb.
=verde=, _m._, unripe, green, immature.
=verdura=, _f._, green groceries, fresh vegetables.
=vereda=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), sidewalk;
foot-path.
=verja=, _f._, grating, railing.
=vermut=, _m._, vermuth, a liquor distilled from white wine and absinthe.
=versado=, =-a=, versed, conversant, skilled.
=versatilidad=, _f._, variability;
adaptability;
inconstancy.
=vertiente=, _f._, spring, source.
=vestimenta=, _f._, clothes, garments, vestments.
=veta=, _f._, vein of ore.
=vetustez=, _f._, antiquity.
=vez=, _f._, time;
=a la ----=, at the same time;
=a la ---- que=, as well as;
=en ----=, instead of;
=tal ----=, perhaps;
=tal cual ----=, seldom;
=de ---- en cuando=, from time to time;
=a su ----=, on his _or_ her _or_ its turn;
=a veces=, sometimes;
=pocas veces=, seldom.
=viable=, livable;
transmissible.
=vía férrea=, _f._, railroad.
=viajero=, _m._, traveler;
wayfarer.
=vicuña=, _f._, a South American mammal and ruminant animal,
allied to the _llama_.
=vid=, _f._, grapevine.
=vidalita=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), folk-song.
=vidente=, _m._, visionary, prophet.
=vidrios de color=, _m. pl._, stained glass.
=vientos alisios=, _m. pl._, trade winds.
=vigilia=, _f._, the act of being wide awake, or on the watch.
=vilmente=, vilely.
=villorrio=, _m._, small village.
=vínculo=, _m._, tie, link, chain.
=vinicultura=, _f._, the scientific study of wine-making.
=viniendo=, coming, becoming, approaching.
=viñedo=, _m._, vineyard.
=virrey=, _m._, viceroy.
=visado=, countersigned.
=visar=, to scan, to look closely; to approve, to O. K.
=visillo=, _m._, a small window or peep-hole.
=visto bueno=, _m._, approved, correct; in manuscript _V_º _Bº_ set after
a draft, order, permit, license, account, etc. in public offices means,
"The preceding document has been examined and found to be correct."
=vistoso, -a=, beautiful, delightful;
tasteful.
=vitrina=, _f._, glass showcase.
=viuda=, _f._, widow;
a South American bird.
=vivaz=, lively, active.
=vivienda=, _f._, dwelling, house, apartment, lodging.
=vivo=, =-a=, lively, alert, wide awake.
=vocerío=, _m._, clamor, outcry.
=vocero=, _m._, one who advocates or is the sponsor for an idea;
backer.
=volanta=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), any light carriage well hung on good springs.
=votar=, to vote (_as, an appropriation by Congress_).
=voz=, _f._, word, part of speech.
=vuelo=, _m._, flight;
elevation of style, discourse or workmanship.
=warrant=, _m._, _English word used in Sp. A.
to mean_ duplicate copy of a certificate
covering the deposit of goods in certain custom-houses or in bond.
=ya=, already, now;
=---- no=, no longer, no more;
=---- que=, since, seeing that.
=yacimiento=, _m._, vein of ore, deposit.
=yanqui=, _m._, pertaining to a native of or to the United States of America.
=yaravi=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), folk-song native to Chile, Perú, Bolivia and
Colombia.
=yedra=, _f._, ivy.
=yegua=, _f._, mare.
=yerba=, _f._, grass, weed;
(_Sp. A._) =---- mate=, Paraguayan tea.
=yeso=, _m._, plaster of Paris.
=yuca=, _f._, yucca (_Bot._), sometimes called Spanish bayonet.
=yugada=, _f._, amount of ground which a yoke of oxen can plow in a day.
=yugo=, _m._, yoke;
oppression;
authority.
=yunga=, _f._, name given in Bolivia to the hot region of the northeast
where the famous _yungas_ coffee is grown.
=zafra=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), the amount of sugar-cane ground from any one crop;
by extension, the result of any industrial effort covering an entire season.
=zaga=, _f._, the back of a carriage or a diligence, the rumble.
=zagalejo=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a fine red
cloth petticoat embroidered with spangles.
=zaguán=, _m._, porch, entrance, hall.
=zamacueca=, _f._, a popular dance in Chile and Perú.
=zambito=, _m._, _dim. of_ =zambo=.
=zambo=, _m._, a. species of monkey.
=zambullir=, to dive.
=zapallo=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), pumpkin, squash.
=zapateo=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a dance in which the measure is kept by beating
or shuffling the feet on the floor (_Spanish_, =zapateado=).
=zapote=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), sapote tree, sapodilla and its fruit.
=zarandeado, -a=, stirred.
=zarandear=, to stir, to move nimbly.
=zarigüeya=, _f._, weasel.
=zarzuela=, _f._, a dramatic performance of alternate declamation and
singing.
=zócalo=, _m._, socle (_Arch._);
plaza or square.
=zorrino=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), skunk.
=zorro=, _m._, fox.
=zótano=, _m._, basement;
cave.
=zumbar=, to buzz, to hum.
=zumbido=, _m._, humming, a continued buzzing sound.
=zumo=, _m._, sap, juice, liquor.
=zum-zum=, _m._, a species of _colibrí_ or humming-bird.
=zurubí= _or_ =surubí=, _m._, a South American fish.
=zutano=, _m._, what's-his-name, so-and-so;
_a word which, like_ =fulano=, _is used to designate a person whose
name is not known to the speaker or which he does not care to mention_.