Vocabulary
y
and; plus, and; well; what about, how about, and, where is/are the
Conjunction
ustedes
you (plural), you guys, y'all, yous, yinz, ye
Pronoun
vaya
expresses surprise: wow!, why, oh!, whoa!, well!, man!, boy!; expresses dismay, worry, indignation or frustration: gee!, jeez!, gosh!, why, man!, oh dear!; what a ...; you know, like, y'know; go!, leave!, go away! (technically an imperative but can function as an interjection in this sense)
Interjection
pyme
acronym of pequeña y mediana empresa (“small and medium(-sized) enterprise”); SME
Noun
bendito
A prayer that begins with "Bendito y alabado sea..."
Noun
yegua
mare (female horse); heifer (female cow); contemptible woman; cigarette butt, fag; the letter Y in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Noun
TIC
initialism of tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (“information and communication technologies”)
Noun
dimes
only used in dimes y diretes
Noun
batllista
a supporter of José Batlle y Ordóñez, president of Uruguay between 1911 and 195
Noun
diretes
only used in dimes y diretes
Noun
AMPA
initialism of Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos, parents' association
Noun
PAES
acronym of Prueba de Aprendizajes y Aptitudes para Egresados de Educación Media, a national exam taken annually by high-school students
Noun
troche
only used in a troche y moche
Noun
batllismo
the political beliefs of José Batlle y Ordóñez, president of Uruguay between 1911 and 1915
Noun
SST
initialism of salud y seguridad en el trabajo (“occupational health and safety”): OHS
Noun
TMA
initialism of tristeza y muerte de agave: a blight that has reduced the production of the agave grown to produce tequila
Noun
yeísmo
the merging of the sounds represented by the letter elle ("ll") and the letter ye ("y")
Noun
albiverde
of a number of sports teams having a white and green strip; Laureles Fútbol Club, a soccer team from Uruguay; Club Deportivo Nacional, a soccer team from Guadalajara, Mexico; Deportes Temuco, a soccer team from Temuco, Colombia; Centro Deportivo y Social Lord Cochrane, a sports team from Concepción, Chile; Club Atlético Bella Vista, a sports team from Córdoba, Argentina; Club Sportivo Estudiantes, a soccer team from San Luis, Argentina; Salto Nuevo Fútbol Club, a soccer team from Salto, Uruguay
Adjective
ires
only used in ires y venires
Noun
moliente
only used in corriente y moliente
Adjective
lirondo
only used in mondo y lirondo
Adjective
venires
only used in ires y venires
Noun
orteguiano
José Ortega y Gasset (a Spanish philosopher); Ortega y Gasset's
Adjective
FAO
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura; FAO.
Name
Yagüe
a surname; a neighbourhood of Logroño, Spain; the letter Y in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Name
y eso
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see y, eso.; expresses confusion; what's up with that?; what's up with that? how come? why?
Phrase
sesenta y ún
obsolete form of sesenta y un
Numeric
T-MEC
USMCA; acronym of Tratado entre México y Estados Unidos y Canadá
Name
setenta y ún
obsolete form of setenta y un
Numeric
galenso
a Welsh person from Y Wladfa in Chubut province; someone with blond or red hair
Noun
anirista
of the Asociación Nacional de Innovadores y Racionalizadores
Adjective
Abanto
a village and municipality of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain; a surname; a municipality of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain, officially known as Abanto y Ciérvana
Name
ochenta y un
apocopic form of ochenta y uno (“eighty-one”)
Numeric
Cabañeros
A natural area and national park, in the provinces of Ciudad Real y Toledo, Spain.
Name
CONICYT
acronym of Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Name
UTE
short for Administración Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones Eléctricas (“National Administration of Power Plants and Electrical Transmission”), Uruguay's government-owned power company.
Name
EIIL
initialism of Estado Islámico de Irak y el Levante (“Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant”): ISIL; Daesh
Name
según y conforme
synonym of según y como
Adverb
noventa y un
apocopic form of noventa y uno (“ninety-one”)
Numeric
IGME
acronym of Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain)
Name
riosense
someone associated with Club Deportivo y Social Santa Rita, as a player, fan, manager etc.
Noun
yo
first-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I
Pronoun
ya
come on!, let's go!; used to tell the listener that one knows what they are saying is true; I know, that's true, (you're) right; enough! no more! stop!; OK
Interjection
ya
now, right now, (in the negative) anymore, no longer; by now, at this point; indicates completion of an action (difference from sense 4 depends on context); yet (in questions); already; at some point in the future, later, eventually, soon, then, afterwards; immediately; only
Adverb
ya
first (something) then (something else); first (something), now (something else); whether (something) or (something else)
Conjunction
yanqui
Yankee (of, from or relating to the United States)
Adjective
yacimiento
deposit; field or formation; site
Noun
yoga
yoga
Noun
yacer
to lie; to recline; to have sex, to fuck
Verb
yogur
yogurt
Noun
yeso
plaster, gesso; gypsum; cast, plaster cast
Noun
yate
yacht
Noun
yes
yes
Interjection
yerno
son-in-law
Noun
yen
yen
Noun
yuan
yuan
Noun
youtuber
YouTuber (a video creator of the video-sharing website YouTube)
Noun
yema
egg yolk; tip (of a finger); bud; shoot
Noun
yerba
yerba (Ilex paraguariensis); tarantula
Noun
yihadista
jihadist
Noun