Part 17
=aparato=, preparation, ostentation
=aparcero=, partner, associate
=aparecer=, to appear
=aparejar=, to prepare
=aparejo=, harness, tools in general
=aparición=, apparition
=apariencia=, appearance
=apartar=, to set off, aside; push off, separate
=aparte=, apart, aside
=apasionado=, =-a=, inspired, impassioned
=apatía=, apathy
=apático=, =-a=, apathetic, indifferent
=apedrear=, to stone
=apelar=, to appeal, have recourse to, summon
=apellidar=, to name, proclaim
=apenas=, hardly, with difficulty; as soon as
=apercibir=, to perceive, make ready, prepare
=apero=, implements; =---- de labranza=, farm tools
=apetecer=, to long for, desire
=apiadarse=, to have pity; =---- de=, to have pity for
=ápice=, _m._, trifle, apex
=apiñado=, =-a=, close, gathered together
=apiñarse=, to crowd
=aplastado=, =-a=, flattened
=aplaudir=, to applaud
=aplauso=, applause
=aplazar=, to postpone
=aplicable=, applicable
=aplicación=, application
=aplicar=, to apply
=apoderarse=, to take possession; =---- de=, to take possession of
=aporcionar=, to apportion
=aportar=, to contribute
=aposento=, room
=apóstol=, apostle
=apoyar=, to support, help; =----se=, to lean
=apoyo=, prop, help
=apreciación=, appreciation, understanding
=apreciar=, to appreciate
=aprender=, to learn
=apresamiento=, seizure
=apresar=, to seize, impress
=apresuramiento=, hurry
=apresurar=, to hurry
=apretar=, to squeeze, bind
=apretón=, _m._, squeeze; =---- de manos=, handshake
=aprisco=, sheepfold, pen
=aprobación=, approval
=aprobar=, to approve
=aprontar=, to make ready, hasten
=apropiación=, appropriation
=apropiar=, to appropriate
=aprovechar=, to take advantage of
=aproximación=, approach, approximation
=aproximadamente=, approximately
=aproximar=, to approach
=aptitud=, aptitude
=apto=, =-a=, suitable, apt
=apuntar=, to aim, make note of; to dawn, break forth
=apunte=, jotting, note, memoir
=apurado=, =-a=, straitened
=apurar=, to obtain, drain; =----se=, to hurry
=apuro=, hurry, distress; =salir de ----=, to get out of a difficulty
=aquejar=, to afflict, grieve
=aquel=, that
=aquél=, that one
=aquí=, here; =de ----=, hence
=ara=, altar
=árabe=, _a. and s._, Arab, Arabian
=arabesco=, =-a=, arabesque
=arañar=, to scratch
=arañazo=, scratching, scratch
=arbitraje=, arbitration
=arbitrario=, =-a=, arbitrary
=arbitrio=, free will, opinion; _pl._, revenues, means
=árbitro=, arbiter, judge
=árbol=, tree, mast
=arbolado=, =-a=, arbored
=arboladura=, rigging
=arboleda=, grove
=arbusto=, shrub
=arcabuz=, _m._, arquebuse, blunderbuss
=arcángel=, archangel
=arcilla=, white earth, argil
=arco=, bow, arch
=arder=, to burn
=ardiente=, eager, burning
=ardor=, _m._, warmth, eagerness, yearning
=arduo=, =-a=, arduous, hard
=arena=, sand, arena
=arganita=, basket; (_mostly used in the pl._), =----s=, baskets slung like saddle-bags and used for carrying fruit
=Argel=, Algiers
=argentado=, =-a=, silvery
=argentino=, =-a=, Argentine, silvery
=argumento=, argument, story
=árido=, =-a=, arid, dry
=ariete=, _m._, battering ram
=arisco=, =-a=, shy, rough, intractable
=aristocrático=, =-a=, aristocratic
=arma=, weapon; =poner sobre las ----s=, to put under arms
=armamento=, armament, arms
=armar=, to arm, equip, provide
=armonía=, harmony
=armonioso=, =-a=, harmonious
=armonizar=, to harmonize
=aroma=, aroma, flower of the =aromo=, acacia tree
=arpa=, harp
=arpegio=, arpeggio, strain
=arquitectónico=, =-a=, architectural
=arquitectura=, architecture
=arrabal=, _m._, suburb, environs
=arraigado=, =-a=, rooted
=arrancar=, to pluck, tear out
=arranque=, _m._, outburst, sudden fit, impulse
=arrastrar=, to drag
=arrastre=, _m._, flow; dragging
=arrebatar=, to snatch, carry away
=arreciar=, to increase in violence
=arreglar=, to arrange, fix, settle
=arreglo=, arrangement; =con ---- a=, according to
=arreo=, trappings
=arrepentirse=, to repent
=arrestar=, to arrest, stop
=arria=, drove of beasts, beast train
=arriba=, above
=arribar=, to arrive, put into harbor in distress
=arribo=, arrival
=arriero=, muleteer, driver
=arriesgar=, to risk
=arrimado=, =-a=, close
=arrobamiento=, ecstasy, ravishment
=arrodillarse=, to kneel down
=arrogancia=, arrogance, pride
=arrogante=, arrogant, proud
=arrojado=, =-a=, bold, reckless
=arrojar=, to throw
=arrojo=, boldness, recklessness
=arrollar=, to rout, fold back; =----se=, twist, roll
=arroyo=, brook
=arruinar=, to ruin, destroy
=arrullar=, to lull
=arte=, _m._, art, power, skill, cunning
=artesa=, trough
=articular=, to articulate
=artífice=, _m._, artificer, maker
=artificial=, artificial
=artillería=, artillery
=artista=, _m._, artist
=artísticamente=, artistically
=artístico=, =-a=, artistic
=asaltante=, assailant
=asaltar=, to assault, assail
=asalto=, assault
=asamblea=, assembly
=asar=, to roast
=ascendente=, arising, rising
=ascender=, to ascend
=ascenso=, promotion, rise
=asegurar=, to assure
=asemejarse=, to resemble
=asentimiento=, assent, consent
=asesinar=, to murder
=asesinato=, assassination
=asesino=, assassin
=asestar=, to strike, direct, aim
=aseveración=, statement, affirmation
=asfixiante=, asphyxiating
=así=, thus; =---- es que=, and so
=asiático=, =-a=, Asiatic
=asiento=, seat; =---- de tijera=, collapsible chair, camp-chair
=asilar=, to shelter
=asilo=, asylum
=asimilación=, assimilation
=asimilar=, to assimilate
=asimismo=, likewise
=asír=, to seize; =----se de=, to catch hold of
=asistir=, to assist; =---- a=, to be present
=asociación=, association, group, social spirit
=asolar=, to destroy, raze
=asomar=, to show, loom; =----se=, to appear
=asombrado=, =-a=, amazed
=asombro=, amazement, dread, admiration
=asombroso=, =-a=, amazing
=aspecto=, aspect, appearance
=áspero=, =-a=, rough
=aspiración=, aspiration
=aspirar=, to aspire, breathe
=asta=, flag-pole
=astro=, star, any heavenly body
=astucia=, astuteness
=asturiano=, =-a=, Asturian, from region of Asturias in north-western Spain
=asumir=, to assume, put on
=asunto=, topic, matter
=asustar=, to frighten
=atacante=, attacker
=atacar=, to attack
=atado=, bundle
=atalaya=, watchtower, observation point
=ataque=, _m._, attack
=atar=, to tie, bind
=atardecer=, to become night; to grow late
=atardecer=, _m._, sunset; =al ----=, at nightfall
=atemorizado=, =-a=, frightened
=atemperado=, =-a=, tempered, softened
=Atenas=, Athens
=atención=, attention, care
=atender=, to attend, bear in mind
=atentar=, to attempt
=atento=, =-a=, attentive, polite
=aterrante=, terrifying
=aterrar=, to terrify
=atestiguar=, to testify, attest
=atizar=, to stir
=Atlántico=, Atlantic Ocean
=atlántico=, =-a=, pertaining to the Atlantic
=atleta=, _m._, athlete
=atlético=, =-a=, athletic
=atmósfera=, atmosphere, environment
=atracar=, to moor, approach
=atracción=, attraction
=atractivo=, attraction
=atraer=, to draw, attract
=atrapar=, to catch, overtake
=atrás=, behind; back
=atraso=, arrear, delay, backwardness
=atravesar=, to run across, pierce, cross
=atreverse=, to dare, venture
=atrevimiento=, daring
=atribuir=, to attribute, assign
=atrincherar=, to intrench
=atropellar=, to trample, push, be hurried
=aturdido=, =-a=, giddy, wild
=aturdir=, to daze, confuse
=audacia=, boldness, audacity
=audaz=, bold, audacious
=auditorio=, audience
=aun=, still, yet, even
=aunque=, although
=aura=, gentle breeze
=aurora=, dawn
=ausencia=, absence
=ausente=, absent
=auspicio=, auspice; (_used mostly in the pl._), =----s=, auspices
=austeridad=, austerity
=austero=, =-a=, severe, austere
=autocracia=, autocracy
=auto-educación=, self-education
=autor=, author
=autoridad=, authority
=auxiliar=, to help
=auxiliar=, _m._, helper
=auxilio=, help
=avance=, _m._, advance
=avanzada=, advance
=avanzadísimo=, =-a=, very advanced
=avanzado=, =-a=, advanced, early, inopportune
=avanzar=, to advance, reach out
=avaro=, =-a=, miserly
=avatar=, _m._, avatar, transformation
=ave=, _f._, bird, fowl
=avenida=, avenue, row; freshet, flood
=avenido=, =-a=, reconciled, satisfied
=aventajado=, =-a=, gifted, excellent
=aventajar=, to have the advantage over, surpass
=aventura=, adventure
=aventurero=, =-a=, _a. and s._, adventurous; adventurer
=avergonzar=, to shame
=averiguar=, to find out, investigate
=aversión=, aversion
=avestruz=, _m._, ostrich
=avezado=, =-a=, accustomed
=avidez=, avidity
=ávido=, =-a=, eager, greedy
=avisar=, to warn, give notice
=¡ay!= alas!
=ayear=, to cry out =¡ay!=, moan
=ayer=, yesterday
=ayudante=, helper, aide-de-camp
=ayudar=, to help
=ayuno=, =-a=, fasting; lacking; ignorant, unacquainted
=azar=, chance, hazard; =al ----=, at haphazard
=azorar=, to excite, stir
=azotar=, to strike, beat
=azote=, _m._, blow, lash
=azotea=, roof
=azul=, blue
B
=bache=, _m._, hole, rut
=Bahía=, seaport of Brazil to the north of Río Janeiro
=bahía=, bay
=baile=, _m._, dance
=bailoteo=, awkward dancing
=bajá=, _m._, pasha
=bajar=, to lower, let down; to descend, go down
=bajío=, shoal
=bajo=, =-a=, low
=bajo=, under; underneath
=bala=, bullet
=baladro=, bellowing, cry
=balanza=, scales
=balazo=, shot
=balbucear=, to mutter, stammer
=balcón=, _m._, balcony
=Báltico=, Baltic Sea
=baluarte=, _m._, bulwark, fort
=banco=, bench; bank; shoal
=bandera=, banner, flag; party
=bandido=, bandit
=bando=, faction, party; band
=bandolero=, highwayman, thief
=banquero=, banker
=banquete=, _m._, banquet
=bañar=, to bathe, suffuse
=baqueano=, _V._ baquiano
=baquía=, _also written_ =vaquía=, dexterity, expertness
=baquiano=, _Arg._, guide, path-finder; _also spelt_ =baqueano=
=báquico=, =-a=, bacchic
=barba=, beard, chin
=barbarie=, _f._, savagery
=bárbaro=, =-a=, savage, fierce
=barbirrucio=, =-a=, graybearded
=barca=, boat, barge
=barco=, boat
=bardo=, bard, singer
=barège=, barège, fabric of worsted and silk
=barra=, bar, gallery
=barranca=, ravine, cliff
=barranco=, _V._ =barranca=
=barrer=, to sweep, clear
=barrial=, _m._, puddle
=barrio=, quarter of a city, district
=barro=, mud
=basalto=, basalt, name of a species of marble
=base=, _f._, base
=bastante=, enough, rather
=bastar=, to suffice
=bastión=, _m._, bastion
=batalla=, battle, encounter
=batear=, _Arg._, to roast whole, barbecue
=batir=, to fashion, beat; =----se=, to fight; =---- en brecha=, to batter a breach
=bayeta=, flannel; cloak worn by students in the Middle Ages
=bayoneta=, bayonet
=beber=, to drink
=Belial=, Belial, one of the fallen angels in Milton's _Paradise Lost_
=bélico=, =-a=, warlike
=belicoso=, =-a=, bellicose
=belleza=, beauty
=bellísimo=, =-a=, very beautiful
=bello=, =-a=, handsome, beautiful
=bendición=, blessing, benediction
=bendito=, =-a=, blest
=beneficiar=, to benefit
=beneficio=, benefit
=benéfico=, =-a=, beneficent
=benévolo=, =-a=, benevolent
=benignidad=, kindness, benignity
=bergantín=, _m._, brig
=besar,= to kiss
=beso=, kiss
=bestia=, beast, animal
=bíblico=, =-a=, biblical
=bibliografía=, bibliography
=bien=, well; =no ----=, as soon as; =si ----=, although; =antes ----=, rather, on the contrary
=bien=, _m._, property, possession, treasure; =---- público=, public weal
=bienestar=, _m._, well-being
=bienhechor=, benefactor
=bienvenido=, =-a=, welcome
=bifurcar=, to branch off, bifurcate
=biografía=, biography
=bípedo=, biped
=bizarro=, =-a=, gallant, brave, bizarre
=bizco=, =-a=, cross-eyed
=blanco=, =-a=, white
=blancura=, whiteness
=blandengue=, soldier, armed with lance, who policed province of Buenos Aires
=blandir=, to brandish
=blanquear=, to whiten; appear white
=blanquecino=, =-a=, whitish
=blanquizco=, =-a=, whitish
=blasonar=, to boast
=bloqueo=, blockade
=boca=, mouth
=bocacalle=, _f._, outlet, entrance to a street
_bocado_, tit-bit, mouthful
=bocina=, horn; =---- de meleadas=, horn used in honey-gathering
=boda=, wedding
=bofetada=, slap; =dar de ----s=, to slap
=boina=, cap worn in Navarra and Biscay
=bolear=, to bring down with =bolas=; _cf._ note, 64, 5
=boliche=, _Arg._, small store
=bolsillo=, pocket
=bombardeo=, bombardment
=bonaerense=, pertaining to Buenos Aires
=bonanza=, clear weather, prosperity
=bondad=, kindness
=bondadoso=, =-a=, kind
=bonito=, =-a=, pretty
=borda=, gunwale, rail
=borde=, _m._, edge, border
=bordo=, board; =a ----=, on board
=borlón=, _m._, tassel
=borracho=, =-a=, drunk, intoxicated
=borrar=, to erase, do away with
=bosque=, _m._, wood
=bosquecillo=, small wood
=bota=, boot; =---- de potro=, horsehide boot
=bote=, _m._, boat
=botijilla=, little bottle, flask
=boya=, buoy
=Brasil=, Brazil
=brasileño=, =-a=, Brazilian
=bravío=, =-a=, wild, unpolished
=bravo=, =-a=, brave, courageous
=bravura=, bravery
=brazo=, arm; =a ---- partido=, arm to arm, openly; _pl._, hands, employees
=brecha=, breach
=breña=, wild, craggy ground
=Bretaña=, Britain; _V._ =Gran Bretaña=
=breve=, brief, short
=brigada=, brigade
=brillante=, brilliant
=brillar=, to shine
=brillo=, luster, splendor
=brin=, _m._, duck, sailcloth
=brincar=, to leap, jump
=brindar=, to toast, offer a toast
=brío=, dash, courage, eagerness
=brioso=, =-a=, spirited, courageous
=brisa=, breeze
=británico=, =-a=, Britannic
=broma=, joke; =en ----=, jokingly
=bromista=, droll
=brotar=, to bud; to gush, issue
=bruja=, witch
=brujo=, enchanter, necromancer
=bruma=, haziness, fog
=brumoso=, =-a=, foggy, gloomy
=bruscamente=, abruptly
=brusco=, =-a=, brusque
=bruto=, animal, brute
=bueno=, =-a=, good; =a las buenas o las malas=, willy-nilly
=buey=, ox
=búfalo=, buffalo
=buho=, owl
=buitre=, _m._, vulture
=bulevar=, _m._, boulevard
=bulliciosamente=, noisily
=bullir=, to boil
=buque=, _m._, vessel, ship
=burgués=, =-esa=, bourgeois, middle class
=burla=, mockery, fun
=burlar=, to mock, scorn, deceive
=busca=, search
=buscador=, searcher
=buscar=, to look for
=busto=, bust
C
=cabalgador=, rider
=cabalgar=, to ride on horseback
=caballar=, equine
=caballería=, cavalry; chivalry
=caballero=, knight, gentleman
=caballerosidad=, magnanimity, chivalry
=caballo=, horse
=cabaña=, hut
=cabeceante=, swaying, nodding
=cabecear=, to sway, nod
=cabellera=, head of hair
=cabello=, hair
=caber=, to be contained in, fit, befall
=cabeza=, head
=cabildo=, town council, town hall
=cabizbajo=, =-a=, crestfallen, pensive
=cabo=, end; cape; chief, corporal; =al ----=, finally; =---- de guardia=, corporal of the guard
=cacique=, cacique, Indian chief
=cactus=, _m._, cactus
=cada=, each
=cadalso=, scaffold
=cadáver=, _m._, corpse
=cadena=, chain
=cadencia=, cadence
=cadete=, commercial apprentice, cadet
=caduco=, =-a=, worn out, decrepit
=caer=, to fall, happen
=café=, coffee, café
=caída=, fall
=Caín=, Cain, son of Adam and Eve
=caja=, box, chest, treasury
=cajetilla=, _m._, Argentine locution used by a =gaucho= to show his contempt for a city man; fop, dandy
=cal=, _f._, lime
=calabaza=, pumpkin
=calamidad=, calamity
=calamitoso=, =-a=, calamitous
=calar=, to pierce, fix a bayonet
=calcular=, to calculate
=cálculo=, calculation, estimate
=caldear=, to heat, foment
=caldera=, boiler, kettle
=calibre=, _m._, caliber
=calidad=, quality
=cálido=, =-a=, warm
=caliente=, warm
=calificación=, qualification
=calificar=, to qualify
=calizo=, =-a=, limy
=calma=, calm
=calmar=, to calm, pacify
=calor=, _m._, heat, passion, zest
=calumniar=, to calumniate
=calurosamente=, warmly
=calzada=, causeway, paved road
=callado=, =-a=, silent
=callar=, to quiet; to keep silence
=calle=, _f._, street
=callejón=, _m._, lane
=callejuela=, alley
=cama=, bed
=cámara=, chamber, hall
=camarada=, _m._, comrade
=cambiar=, to change
=cambio=, change, exchange; =en ----=, on the other hand
=caminante=, wayfarer, traveler
=caminar=, to walk
=caminito=, byway
=camino=, road; =----s públicos=, public highways; =---- de encrucijada=, crossroad
=camote=, _m._, sweet potato
=campamento=, camp
=campaña=, campaign; _Arg._, field, country
=campechano=, =-a=, frank, hearty
=campeón=, _m._, champion
=campesino=, =-a=, _a. and s._, rural; farmer
=campestre=, rustic
=campiña=, flat arable land, plain
=campo=, field, country
=canción=, song
=Candelaria=, Candlemas
=candorosamente=, candidly, unwittingly
=candoroso=, =-a=, frank, candid, naïve
=canoa=, canoe
=cansancio=, fatigue
=cansar=, to tire
=cantar=, to sing
=cantar=, _m._, song
=cántico=, hymn
=cantidad=, quantity
=canto=, song
=cantor=, singer, bard
=cañada=, dale
=cañón=, cannon, barrel of a gun, tube; =---- de batir=, siege gun; =---- de diez y ocho=, eighteen pounder; =---- de chimenea=, chimney flue
=cañonero=, =-a=, gun-bearing; =lancha cañonera=, gunboat
=capa=, cape, mantle, cloak
=capacidad=, capacity
=caparazón=, _m._, caparison, shell
=capataz=, _m._, overseer
=capaz=, capable
=capellán=, chaplain
=capital=, _f._, capital; _m._, money
=capitalismo=, capitalism
=capitalista=, _m._, capitalist
=capitán=, captain
=capítulo=, chapter
=capote=, _m._, cloak with a cape
=capricho=, caprice, whim
=capucha=, cover
=cara=, face; =volver ----s=, to face about
=carácter=, _m._, character, feature
=característico=, =-a=, characteristic
=caracterizar=, to characterize
=carancho=, bird of prey, peculiar to Argentina
=carbón=, _m._, coal
=carbonera=, coal-bin
=cárcel=, _f._, prison
=carcomido=, =-a=, gnawed, tottering
=cardal=, _m._, _Arg. for_ =cardizal=, field covered with thistles
=cardinal=, cardinal, basic
=cardo=, thistle
=cardón=, _m._, cactus
=carencia=, lack, absence
=carecer=, to lack
=carestía=, lack, scarcity
=carga=, charge, load
=cargamento=, cargo, load
=cargar=, to charge, load
=cargo=, charge, trust; office, rank; accusation; =a ---- de=, in charge of
=caricia=, caress
=caridad=, charity
=cariñoso=, =-a=, loving
=carnavalesco=, =-a=, carnival-like
=carne=, _f._, flesh, meat
=carnero=, ram, sheep
=carnestolendas=, carnival lasting three days before Ash Wednesday
=caro=, =-a=, dear
=carozo=, kernel, seed
=carrera=, race, course, career
=carreta=, cart
=carretón=, _m._, large wagon
=carril=, _m._, road, rut, rail of railway
=carro=, wagon
=carruaje=, _m._, carriage
=carta=, letter
=cartabón=, _m._, size-stick; standard
=cartera=, pocketbook, leather case
=cartón=, _m._, pasteboard
=cartucho=, cartridge
=casa=, house, home
=casar=, to marry a person off; =----se con=, to marry
=casco=, hull; hoof of a horse
=casería=, country house; _Arg._, customers
=caserío=, group of houses
=casero=, =-a=, homely, domestic
=casi=, almost
=caso=, case; =hasta el ---- que=, as long as, until
=castañuela=, castanet
=castellano=, =-a=, Castilian
=castigar=, to punish
=castigo=, punishment
=castillo=, castle
=castizo=, =-a=, chaste, noble; racy; idiomatic
=casto=, =-a=, chaste
=casualidad=, chance
=catalán=, =-ana=, Catalan, pertaining to Spanish province of Catalonia
=Catamarca=, province of Argentina, _V._ map
=catarata=, falls
=catástrofe=, _f._, catastrophe, death
=cátedra=, class, chair
=categoría=, rank, category
=catolicismo=, catholicism
=católico=, =-a=, catholic
=catorce=, fourteen
=cauce=, _m._, bed of a river, channel
=caudal=, _m._, wealth, fund
=caudaloso=, =-a=, voluminous, used of rivers having great volume, copious
=caudillejo=, upstart chief, leader
=caudillo=, chief, leader
=causa=, cause; =por ---- de=, on account of
=causar=, to cause
=cautelosamente=, cautiously, quietly
=cautiverio=, captivity
=cautividad=, captivity
=cautivo=, =-a=, captive
=cauto=, =-a=, cautious
=cavatina=, aria
=caverna=, cavern
=cavilación=, deep thought, caviling
=cavilar=, to think, meditate
=cazador=, hunter
=cazar=, to hunt
=ceder=, to yield
=cedulilla=, small slip of paper; lottery ticket
=céfiro=, zephyr
=ceibo=, silk-cotton tree of the Plata basin, about one hundred feet in height, broad crowned, with red leaves and flowers. Its fruit is conical shaped, about one foot long, and it contains six seeds wrapped in a thick cotton-like substance used to pad pillows
=ceja=, eyebrow
=celebración=, celebration
=celebrar=, to celebrate, hold
=célebre=, famous
=celeste=, heavenly
=celo=, zeal, jealousy
=celoso=, =-a=, zealous, jealous
=cenagoso=, =-a=, muddy
=cendal=, _m._, crape, veil
=ceniza=, ashes
=centellante=, sparkling
=centelleo=, sparkle, flashing
=centenario=, centenary
=centenar=, _m._, hundred
=centinela=, sentinel
=central=, central
=centralista=, centralist
=céntrico=, =-a=, centric
=centro=, center, domain, power
=centuplicado=, =-a=, hundredfold
=ceñir=, to gird, grasp
=ceño=, frown, supercilious look
=ceñudo=, =-a=, frowning
=cerca=, near
=cercanía=, neighborhood
=cercano=, =-a=, near
=cercar=, to surround
=cerciorar=, to ascertain, assure
=cerco=, ring, circle, fence, inclosure
=ceremonia=, ceremony
=cerrar=, to shut; =----se=, to come to an end
=certidumbre=, _f._, certainty
=certamen=, _m._, competition
=cerviz=, _f._, cervix, nape of the neck
=cesar=, to cease
=cicatriz=, _f._, scar
=ciego=, =-a=, blind; =a ciegas,= blindly
=cielito=, name of dance peculiar to =gauchos=, corresponding to Andalusian =jaleo=
=cielo=, sky; song, dance
=cien=, one hundred
=ciénago=, _m._, swamp, mud
=ciencia=, science, art, knowledge
=científico=, =-a=, scientific
=cierto=, =-a=, certain, sure, true; =por ----=, surely, of course
=cilíndrico=, =-a=, cylindrical
=cilindro=, cylinder, roll
=cima=, top, summit
=cimiento=, cement, foundation
=cinco=, five
=cincuenta=, fifty
=cintillo=, band
=cinto=, belt
=circo=, circus, circle, arena
=circulación=, circulation
=circular=, to circulate
=circular=, circular
=círculo=, circle
=circunferencia=, circumference
=circunscribir=, to limit, circumscribe
=circunscripción=, circumscription, political district
=circunspecto=, =-a=, cautious
=circunstancia=, circumstance
=circunstante=, standing about
=circunvalar=, to encircle
=cirio=, cereus, genus of plants of the cactus family
=cita=, call, appointment; =darse ----=, to have a rendezvous
=citar=, to quote, cite, appoint, call
=ciudad=, city
=ciudadano=, citizen
=cívico=, =-a=, civic
=civil=, civil, polite
=civilización=, civilization
=civilizar=, to civilize
=cizaña=, darnel
=clamor=, noise, clamor
=claridad=, clarity, clearness, light
=clarín=, _m._, bugle
=claro=, gap
=claro=, =-a=, light, clear, manifest
=clase=, class, condition
=clásico=, =-a=, classic
=clasificar=, to classify
=clausurar=, to adjourn, close
=clavar=, to nail, rivet
=clave=, _f._, key
=clavo=, nail, clove
=clérigo=, clerk, _i.e._, man of letters; priest
=clienta=, patroness, customer; _Arg. for_ =parroquiana=
=clima=, _m._, climate
=coaligado=, =-a=, joined, allied
=cobertizo=, cover, shelter
=cobijar=, to protect, shelter
=cobro=, collection
=cocina=, kitchen
=cocinar=, to cook
=cocinera=, cook
=cocotero=, coconut tree
=codicia=, cupidity
=codiciar=, to covet, envy
=codicioso=, =-a=, covetous
=codo=, elbow
=coexistir=, to coexist
=cohesión=, cohesion, contiguity
=cohete=, _m._, firecracker, rocket
=cohibido=, =-a=, restrained
=coincidencia=, coincidence
=coincidente=, coincident
=cola=, tail
=colaboración=, collaboration
=colaborador=, collaborator
=colar=, to filter, pass through
=colcha=, coverlet
=colchón=, _m._, mattress
=colchoneta=, quilt
=colectivo=, =-a=, collective
=colega=, _m._, colleague
=coleto=, jacket; =---- de ante=, buff doublet
=colgar=, to hang
=colina=, hill
=colindar=, to be contiguous, border on
=colmena=, hive
=colmillo=, eye-tooth, tusk
=colocación=, position
=colocar=, to place
=Colón=, Columbus
=colonia=, colony