| aceite (m.) |
oil |
| aceituna |
olive |
| adobe (m.) |
adobe (sun-dried brick) |
| aduana |
customs, customs house |
| ajedrez (m.) |
chess |
| Alá (m.) |
Allah (God) |
| alacena |
cupboard, closet |
| alacrán (m.) |
scorpion |
| albacora |
albacore (tuna) |
| albahaca |
basil |
| albaricoque (m.) |
apricot |
| albóndiga |
meatball |
| alcalde |
mayor |
| alcancía |
coin bank |
| alcaparra |
caper |
| alcachofa |
artichoke, shower head |
| alcoba |
bedroom |
| alcohol (m.) |
alcohol |
| Alcorán (m.) |
Qur'an (Koran) |
| aldea |
village |
| alfalfa |
alfalfa |
| alfiler (m.) |
pin |
| alfombra |
carpet |
| algodón (m.) |
cotton |
| algoritmo |
algorithm (problem-solving method) |
| alguacil |
sheriff |
| almacén (m.) |
store, warehouse, grocery |
| almanaque (m.) |
almanac |
| almíbar (m.) |
syrup |
| almirante |
admiral |
| almohada |
pillow, cushion |
| alquiler (m.) |
rent |
| arrecife (m.) |
reef |
| arroz (m.) |
rice |
| atalaya |
watchtower (f.), guard (m.) |
| ataúd (m.) |
coffin, casket |
| atún (m.) |
tuna |
| ayatolá (m.) |
ayatollah |
| azafrán (m.) |
saffron |
| azar (m.) |
al azar = at random |
| azote (m.) |
whip |
| azúcar (m. or f.) |
sugar |
| balde (m.) |
bucket |
| baño |
bathroom |
| barrio |
neighborhood |
| berenjena |
eggplant |
| café (m.) |
coffee |
| califa (m.) |
caliph |
| carcajada |
loud laughter, guffaw |
| cero |
zero |
| cifra |
numeral, figure, amount, sum |
| cimitarra |
scimitar |
| cuzcuz (m.) |
couscous |
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| chaleco |
vest |
| chisme (m.) |
gossip, rumor |
| dado |
die (pl. dice) |
| derviche (m.) |
dervish |
| dinar (m.) |
dinar |
| embarazo |
pregnancy |
| fez (m.) |
fez |
| fideo |
noodles for soup |
| fulano |
so-and-so |
| guitarra |
guitar |
| harén (m.) |
harem |
| hasta |
until (prep.), even (adv.) |
| hazaña |
feat |
| ¡hola! |
hello! |
| imán (m.) |
imam |
| imán (m.) |
magnet |
| islam (m.) |
Islam |
| jabalí (m.) |
wild boar |
| jaque (m.) |
check (in chess) |
| jaqueca |
migraine |
| jarabe (m.) |
syrup |
| jinete (m.) |
horseman |
| jirafa |
giraffe |
| lima |
lime |
| limón (m.) |
lemon |
| macabro, a |
macabre (adj.) |
| marfil (m.) |
marble |
| máscara |
mask |
| momia |
mummy |
| mono, a |
monkey, ape |
| naranja |
orange |
| ¡ojalá! |
I hope!, God willing! |
| ¡olé! |
bravo! |
| paraíso |
paradise |
| quiosco |
kiosk |
| ramadán (m.) |
Ramadan |
| rehén |
hostage |
| res (f.) |
beast, animal; carne de res = beef |
| rincón (m.) |
corner |
| robo |
robbery |
| rubio, a |
blond(e) |
| sandía |
watermelon |
| sorbete (m.) |
sherbet |
| sultán (m.) |
sultan |
| talco |
talc |
| tamarindo |
tamarind |
| tambor (m.) |
drum |
| tarea |
task, assignment |
| tarifa |
tariff, rate |
| taza |
cup |
| toronja |
grapefruit |
| valija |
suitcase |
| zanahoria |
carrot |
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