Containing such Spanish or Hispano-Mexican words as occur undefined in this work, or recur without definition after having been once translated.
A
A, al, to to the
Abajo, down, under, below
Acequia, ditch, canal
Adelantado, governor of a province
A dios, adieu, farewell
Administrador de Rentas, a custom-house officer
Adobe, a sort of unburnt brick
Afuera, without, abroad
Aguador, water-carrier
Aguardiente, brandy
Alacran, scorpion
Alameda, public walk with rows of trees, uusall the alamo
Alamo, cotton-wood
Alcalde, justice of the peace
Alegria, mirth, a plant
Alli, there
Amigo, friend
Ancheta, adventurer of goods
Angelito, little angel
Angostura, narrowness
Aparejo, sort of pack-saddle
Aqui, here
Arancel, tariff
Armas, arms
Arriba, up above
Arriero, muleteer
Asamblea, assembly
Astucia, cunning, artifice
Atajo, drove of pack mules, etc.
Atole, sort of thick gruel
Auto, act, edict
Ayotea, flat roof, terrace
B
Baile, ball, dance
Bandolin, species of small guitar
Barbaro, barbarous; a savage
Barra, ingot, bar of silver, etc.
Baston, staff, cane
Blanco, white
Bolsa, pocket, purse
Bonanza, prosperity
Bonito, pretty
Bota, boot, leggin
Bravo, brave, bold
Bueno, good
Burro, ass
C
Caballada, drove of horses, etc.
Caballero, gentleman, knight
Caballo, horse
Cacique, Indian chief or prince
Cafe, coffee; coffee-house
Calabozo, dungeon, jail
Caliente, warm, hot
Camino, road
Campo, field, camp
Campo santo, cemetary without a church
Cancion, song, poem
Canada, valley
Canon, deep gorge or ravine; cannon
Capilla, chapel
Capitan, captain
Carajo, an oath; scoundrel
Caravana, caravan
Carcel, prison, jail
Carga, load
Cargador, carrier
Cargamento, cargo
Carnero, male sheep
Carreta, cart
Carro, wagon, etc.
Casa, house
Cautivo, captive
Ceja, brow
Centralismo, central government
Cerro, mound
Chacal, jackel
Chico, small; small person
Chile, red pepper
Cibolero, buffalo-hunter
Cibolo, the American buffalo
Cigarrito, little cigar
Cigarro, cigar
Cimarron, wild
Claco, small copper coin
Coche, coach
Cocina, kitchen
Cocinera, female cook
Cola, tail; glue
Colorado, red
Comanchero, Comanche trader
Comino, confiscation
Consumo, consumption
Contra-revolucion, counter-revolution
Cordillera, chain of mountains
Corral, yard, pen
Correr, to run
Coyote, prairie-wolf
Crepusculo, dawn, twilight
Cristo, Christ
Cruz, cross
Cunado, brother-in-law
D
De, del, of, the, etc.
Decreto, decree
Derecho, tax; right
Descubrimiento, discovery
Dia, day
Diablo, devil
Dictador, dictator
Diligencia, diligence; stage-coach
Dios, God
Doblon, doubloon
Domingo, Sunday; Dominic
Don, Sir, Mr.; gift
Dona, Madam, Mrs., Miss
Dorado, gift
Dos, two
Dulce, sweet
E
Eclesiastico, ecclesiastical
El, the; he, him
Enaguas, sort of petticoat
En junta, in council
Enmendadura, enmendation
Entrado, entrance
Entrerenglonadura, interlineation
Escritor, writer
Escuadron, squadron
Espanol, Spanish; Spaniard
Esta, is, he is, it is, etc.
Estacado, staked
Estrangero, stranger, foreigner
Estufa, cell; stove
F
Factura, invoice
Fandango, dance; hall
Fiera, wild beast
Fe, faith
Feria, fair
Fierro, iron; branding-iron, etc.
Fiesta, feast
Fonda, eating-house, inn
Fraile, Fray, friar
Frijol, bean
Fueros, chartered privileges
G
Gachupin, Spaniard in America
Gallina, hen
Gallo, cock
Ganado, cattle
Geje, chief
Gobernador, governor
Gobernadorcillo, petty governor, or chief
Gobierno, government
Grama, species of grass
Gran, grande, great, large
Grandeza, greatness, grandeur
Grano, grain
Gauge, gourd, flask
Guardia, guard, watch; watch-house
Guerra, war
Guia, sort of passport for goods
Guisado, cooked, stewed
Guitarra, guitar
H
Hacienda, estate; lands; treasure
Haciendero, proprietor of an hacienda
Herradura, horse-shoe
Herrero, blacksmith
Hidalgo, nobleman
Hoja, leaf, husk, etc.
Hombre, man
Hombre bueno, arbitrator
I
Ilustrisimo, most illustrious
Imprenta, printing-office
Inocente, innocent
J
Jacal, hut, wigwam
Jola, copper coin, penny
Jornada, day's travel; journey
Juez, judge
Junta, council; union
L
La, las, the; her, it, them
Labor, labor; field; mining-pit
Labrador, laborer, farmer
Ladron, thief, robber
Laguna, lake
Lanzada, thrust with a lance
Layador, nooser
Lazito, little lazo
Lazo, noosing rope
Legua, league
Lepero, vagabond, sans-culotte
Ley, law
Limosnero, beggar
Llano, plain; prairie; smooth
Lo, los, the; it, them, etc.
Lobo, wolf
M
Madre, mother
Manifesto, manifest; bill of goods presented to the custom-house
Manta, covering; cotton-cloth
Marco, weight of eight ounces; mark
Mayor, great supervisor
Mayordomo, overseer
Medano, sand-hill
Medio, half; picayune
Menor, loss, inferior
Mesa, table; table-plain
Meson, inn, hotel
Mestizo, mongrel
Mezquite, a tree, acacia
Mi, mis, my
Militar, military
Monte, a game; grove; mount
Mora, mulberry
Muerto, dead; dead man
Mula, mule; unsalable item
N
Negro, black; a black-person
Noria, machine for drawing water; well
Norte, north
Noticioso, giving information
Numero, number
O
Oficial, official; officer
Ojo, eye; spring of water
Oro, gold
P
Padre, father; priest
Padrino, godfather; sponsor
Paisano, countryman
Palacio, palace
Panza, paunch
Papa, pope; potato
Parage, place; camping-site
Pariente, relative, kin
Parroquia, parish; parish church
Pasa, raisin
Paseo, pleasure walk or ride
Paso, pass, passage; step
Pastor, pastor; shepherd
Patio, court, enclosed yard
Pato, duck
Patriotico, patriotic
Pauta, rule, model
Pelo, hair
Penitencia, penance, penitence
Perro, dog
Peso, dollar; weight
Piedra, stone
Pinole, food of parached Indian meal stirred in water
Placer, pleasure; gold region
Plata, silver
Plaza, square; place; village
Poquito, very little
Portal, porch, corridor
Perfecto, perfect
Presidio, garrison, fort
Presto, quick, soon
Profano, profane
Pronunciamento, act of making a public declaration
Proyecto, project, plan
Publico, public
Pueblo, people; Catholic Indians, etc.
Puerta, door
Puro, pure; pure tobacco cigar
R
Ranchero, country woman
Rancheria, village of wild Indians
Ranchero, inhabitant of a rancho
Rancho, stock-farm
Raspadura, erasure; rasping
Real, a coin, royal, real, grand
Rebozo, muffler, species of scarf
Remedio, remedy, medicine
Rey, king
Rico, rich; rich man
Rio, river
S
Sala, hall, parlor
Salina, salt pond or pit
San, santo, santa, saint, holy
Sandia, watermelon
Sangre, blood
Santisimo, most holy
Saqueo, sack, pillage
Sarape, sort of blanket
Semana, week
Senor, sir, Mr.; lord
Senora, Madam, Mrs.; lady
Senoria, lordship
Senoria ilustrisima, title of a bishop, etc.
Senorita, madam, miss, Mrs., etc.
Sierra, ridge of mountains; saw
Siesta, afternoon's sleep
Silla, chair; saddle
Sistema, system
Sol, sun
Soldado, soldier
Sombrero, hat
Sonoreno, citizen of Sonora
Su, sus, his, her, its, their
T
Tarde, evening
Tierra, country, land
Tierra Afuera, the exterior, or country near the coast, etc.
Tilma, Indian mantle
Tio, uncle
Todo, all, every, whole
Tormillo, screw
Tortilla, thin cake, diminutive of torta, cake, loaf
U
Un, uno, a, one
V
Valo, ford
Valiente, valiant, brave
Valle, valley, dale
Vaquero, cowherd
Vaquita, diminutive of vaca, cow
Vara, Spanish yard of 33 inches
Venta, sale; sale-brand; inn
Verdadero, true
Verde, green
Vicio, vice
Viernes, Friday
Y
Y, e, and
Yeso, gypsum
Z
Zambo, offspring of the Indian and negro
Zaguan, entry, porch
Zarco, light blue
Zorra, fox
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