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2655 words, in teaching order
manitawave (to show the hand wide open to the rival public) to indicate that the match was won 5-0 or 0-5
Noun
tardotardy, late; slow, sluggish; dim-witted
Adjective
pimentónpaprika; a relish made from red sweet peppers; the pimiento (fruit); bell pepper, sweet pepper
Noun
paltaavocado (fruit); embarrassment, fear; Palta (extinct language)
Noun
desconfiadodistrustful, untrusting, mistrustful; suspicious
Adjective
escolarizaciónschooling (attendance of school); enrollment (give due attendance to school)
Noun
detallistacharacterized by very precise attention to detalles (details); detail oriented, fussy, thoughtful, thoughty, perfectionist, fastidious, finicky, meticulous, precise, exact; demonstrating detalles (kindness or consideration) for others; thoughtful, thoughty, considerate, attentive
Adjective
limomud, slime, silt; limousine
Noun
quesadillaquesadilla; a type of pan dulce made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds, known elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world as a quesadilla salvadoreña
Noun
platearto silver-plate; to turn silver
Verb
enroscarto screw in; to coil; to coil up
Verb
lianaliana (a climbing woody vine, usually tropical)
Noun
coartarto limit, restrict; to inhibit, to cramp someone's style
Verb
cerillamatch (firestarter); long, narrow candle; taper; earwax
Noun
modistaa tailor, fashion designer, or milliner
Noun
gustosotasty, delicious; glad, willing
Adjective
pololoAny of various beetles, such as Astylus trifasciatus.; boyfriend (partner in a romantic relationship)
Noun
piruetapirouette; caper (playful behaviour)
Noun
guardarropacloakroom; (US) checkroom, coatroom, coat check (a room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club); wardrobe, (US) closet; cupboard (movable furniture for storing clothes); wardrobe (the contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing); cloakroom attendant
Noun
gulagluttony (habit of eating in excess); gourmandizing
Noun
cardothistle; cardoon (plant); prickly customer; butt ugly person
Noun
enfáticoemphatic (having emphasis)
Adjective
colofóncolophon; climax, culmination
Noun
polivalentemulti-purpose, all-purpose; multifaceted
Adjective
roncohoarse, croaky
Adjective
mojoa type of sauce from the Canary Islands made from oil and vinegar, to which various herbs and spices are added
Noun
neurálgiconeuralgic; central or decisive to a situation, problem, etc.
Adjective
hispanidadSpanishness, Hispanicity; the Spanish or Hispanic world
Noun
araucanoAraucanian (Mapuche); Mapudungun; of, from or relating to the city of Arauca or surrounding Arauca department, Colombia
Adjective
picantehot sauce or any hot or spicy condiment or ingredient; spiciness
Noun
vascoa Basque person; Basque (language)
Noun
dátildate (fruit of the date palm)
Noun
impasibleimpassive, stolid, emotionless, unemotional; unmoved, unperturbed
Adjective
fachafascist; right-wing
Adjective
zapateríashoe factory; shoestore; cobbler; shoemaker's
Noun
trasnocharto pull an all-nighter, stay awake all night
Verb
campanillasmall bell, handbell; bubble; uvula; hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
Noun
valorizarto value, to appraise; to give or add value to
Verb
chungocrappy, dodgy, cheap (of bad quality, or in a bad condition); complicated, difficult; nasty, contemptible (unsuitable or inappropriate person)
Adjective
arritmiaarrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
Noun
caudalosolarge, fast-flowing (river)
Adjective