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Category |
English |
Spanish |
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| General |
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| 1 |
General |
suffix used to form diminutives, derogatory words of affective value, sometimes from adjectives and nouns |
cete [suf] |
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| 2 |
General |
as it was sometimes called |
como a veces se le llama [adv] |
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| 3 |
General |
as it was sometimes called |
tal y como solía llamarse [adv] |
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| 4 |
General |
mass of clay mixed with straw, sometimes molded in brick-shape and air dried (used in the construction of walls) |
adobón [m] VEECPE |
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| 5 |
General |
wire clip used to attach papers (sometimes covered with plastic) |
ataché (francés) [m] CU |
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| 6 |
General |
a mining tool, sometimes made from wood (used to insert explosives into the mine face) |
atracador [m] AR:W |
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| 7 |
General |
wetlands sometimes flooded by rainwater/nearby river/pond |
bañado [m] PEPYARUY |
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| 8 |
General |
wetlands sometimes flooded by rainwater/nearby river/pond |
bañado [m] BO:Ne,E,S |
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| 9 |
General |
a herbal plant with unpleasant odor that is found sometimes in cultivated lands of the mountains |
ayachilchil [m] EC:S |
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| 10 |
General |
exercise or military maneuvers, which can sometimes cover up a protest or rebellion |
boinazo [m] CL |
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| 11 |
General |
long cylinder of rolled tobacco paste, sometimes with a sweetening substance, which is chewed or smoked in a pipe |
andullo [m] MX:Se |
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| 12 |
General |
long cylinder of rolled tobacco paste, sometimes with a sweetening substance, which is chewed or smoked in a pipe |
andullo [m] NIdisused |
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| 13 |
General |
long cylinder of rolled tobacco paste, sometimes with a sweetening substance, which is chewed or smoked in a pipe |
andullo [m] CUDOPR |
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| 14 |
General |
long cylinder of rolled tobacco paste, sometimes with a sweetening substance, which is chewed or smoked in a pipe |
anduyo [m] NIdisused |
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| 15 |
General |
long cylinder of rolled tobacco paste, sometimes with a sweetening substance, which is chewed or smoked in a pipe |
anduyo [m] CUDOPR |
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| 16 |
General |
long cylinder of rolled tobacco paste, sometimes with a sweetening substance, which is chewed or smoked in a pipe |
anduyo [m] MX:Se |
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| 17 |
General |
cylindrical wafer filled with dulce de leche or cream and sometimes covered with chocolate |
cubanito [m] ARUY |
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| 18 |
General |
drink prepared with the juice from the lower portion of the maguey, sometimes sweetened and boiled with cornstarch |
chahuarmishqui (del quechua) [m] EC |
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| 19 |
General |
store where food is sold retail and sometimes subsidized or administered by the state |
expendio [m] MXUY |
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| 20 |
General |
virulent, contagious disease, frequent and deadly in sheep, cattle, goats and sometimes horses |
carbón [m] CO |
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| 21 |
General |
flour made from roasted grains or other starchy plants, sometimes with salt |
cofio [m] PA |
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| 22 |
General |
person associated with the government who is sometimes in charge of paying bribes |
hombre del maletín [m] EC |
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| 23 |
General |
noise that sometimes occurs when the air enters the lungs |
jipío [m] DO |
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| 24 |
General |
croquette made of rice flour, butter, sugar, salt, and sometimes also local cheese |
almojábana [f] PR |
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| 25 |
General |
sometimes with standing water |
madrevieja [f] PA |
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| 26 |
General |
girls' game that is accompanied by allusive verses to an insect they name, sometimes by singing |
cucarachita martina [f] PR |
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| 27 |
General |
glass or ceramic container with a short neck and sometimes lined, used for liquids |
damasana [f] MXdisused |
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| 28 |
General |
glass or ceramic container with a short neck and sometimes lined, used for liquids |
damasana [f] CUPE |
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| 29 |
General |
glass or ceramic container with a short neck and sometimes lined, used for liquids |
damesana [f] PADOdisused |
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| 30 |
General |
stomach condition that is sometimes experienced by foreigners visiting chile |
chilenitis [f] CLrare |
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| 31 |
General |
stomach condition that is sometimes experienced by foreigners visiting chile |
chilitis [f] CLrare |
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| 32 |
General |
rural property with a home that is devoted to agriculture or sometimes animal husbandry |
capuera [f] PY |
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| 33 |
General |
stomach condition that is sometimes experienced by foreigners visiting chile |
chilenitis [f] CL |
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| 34 |
General |
popular establishment where alcoholic beverages and sometimes meals are served and sold |
cantina [f] UYdisused |
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| 35 |
General |
popular establishment where alcoholic beverages and sometimes meals are served and sold |
cantina [f] AMER |
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| 36 |
General |
rudimentary enclosure sometimes erected on the street or in a plaza to celebrate bull fighting festivals |
corralera [f] CO:N |
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| 37 |
General |
strip of solid ground, sometimes arable, that surrounds a bog or swamp |
costanera [f] CU |
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| 38 |
General |
woman who has sex with many men, sometimes for money |
jugadora [f] PE |
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| 39 |
General |
variety of alabaster sometimes gray used in ceramics and decorations |
piedra de huamanga [f] PE:C |
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| 40 |
General |
relating to a person that says intentionally, sometimes without measure, what he or she believes may please others |
ayayero [adj] PE |
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| 41 |
General |
dress oneself with haste and, sometimes, carelessly |
chantar [v] ECPEBOCLAR |
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| 42 |
General |
work in a trade or realize a function, sometimes without the corresponding designation |
fungir [v] MXDOVEECPEBO |
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| 43 |
General |
cut something, sometimes to damage or destroy it |
cortajear [v] BO |
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| Idioms |
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| 44 |
Idioms |
be very skilled in business (sometimes in negative meaning) |
ser un fenicio [v] |
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| 45 |
Idioms |
be very skilled in business (sometimes in negative meaning) |
ser un judío [v] |
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| 46 |
Idioms |
rejoice or celebrate with boisterous public demonstrations (sometimes beforehand) |
echar las campanas a vuelo [v] |
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| 47 |
Idioms |
rejoice or celebrate with boisterous public demonstrations (sometimes beforehand) |
lanzar las campanas a vuelo [v] |
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| 48 |
Idioms |
sometimes the remedy is worse than the disease |
ser el remedio peor que la enfermedad [v] |
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| 49 |
Idioms |
the biter is sometimes bit |
el cazador es a veces cazado |
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| 50 |
Idioms |
even the best steed sometimes stumbles |
al mejor cazador, se le va la liebre |
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| 51 |
Idioms |
even the best steed sometimes stumbles |
no hay caballo, por bueno que sea, que no tropiece |
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| 52 |
Idioms |
make someone carry out a physical/violent activity (sometimes by subjecting them to corporal punishment) |
dar huaraca [v] CL |
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| 53 |
Idioms |
make someone carry out a physical or violent activity (sometimes by subjecting them to corporal punishment) |
dar guaraca [v] CL |
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| 54 |
Idioms |
disclose information, sometimes baseless or disturbing |
correr la bola [v] GTHNNIPACUCOPEBOCLARUY |
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| 55 |
Idioms |
disclose information, sometimes baseless or disturbing |
correr la bolilla [v] BOARUY |
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| 56 |
Idioms |
disclose information, sometimes baseless or disturbing |
correr una bola [v] VECUUY |
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| Speaking |
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| 57 |
Speaking |
it's ok to be selfish sometimes |
a veces no tiene nada de malo ser egoísta |
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| 58 |
Speaking |
it's natural to be selfish sometimes |
a veces es normal ser egoísta |
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| 59 |
Speaking |
it's normal to be selfish sometimes |
a veces es normal ser egoísta |
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| 60 |
Speaking |
it's ok to be selfish sometimes |
a veces está bien ser egoísta |
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| 61 |
Speaking |
you surprise me sometimes |
a veces me sorprendes |
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| 62 |
Speaking |
sometimes we may be selfish |
a veces solemos ser egoístas |
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| 63 |
Speaking |
it sometimes happens that... |
sucede a veces que... |
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| 64 |
Speaking |
and sometimes |
y a veces |
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| 65 |
Speaking |
and sometimes |
y de vez en cuando |
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| 66 |
Speaking |
sometimes i think maybe they're right |
a veces pienso que tal vez tengan razón |
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| 67 |
Speaking |
sometimes i don't know when you're kidding |
a veces no sé cuándo estás bromeando |
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| 68 |
Speaking |
she can be touchy sometimes |
(ella) puede ser quisquillosa a veces |
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| 69 |
Speaking |
she can be touchy sometimes |
a veces es un poco tiquismiquis |
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| 70 |
Speaking |
she can be touchy sometimes |
(ella) puede ser susceptible a veces |
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| 71 |
Speaking |
i lie sometimes |
a veces miento |
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| Phrases |
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| 72 |
Phrases |
homer sometimes nods |
nadie es perfecto |
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| 73 |
Phrases |
sometimes, although rare |
que sucede pocas veces |
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| 74 |
Phrases |
sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut |
en boca cerrada no entran moscas |
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| 75 |
Phrases |
even sometimes |
a veces incluso |
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| Colloquial |
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| 76 |
Colloquial |
person who impresses others (sometimes by pretending to be something they are not) |
descrestador [m] CO |
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| 77 |
Colloquial |
wine with some refreshment and sometimes served with moonshine and fruit, pop- |
vino arreglado [m] CL |
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| 78 |
Colloquial |
person who impresses others (sometimes by pretending to be something they are not) |
descrestadora [f] CO |
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| 79 |
Colloquial |
festive, insistent, and sometimes annoying joke |
chapa [f] VE |
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| 80 |
Colloquial |
cut something, sometimes to damage or destroy it |
cortajear [v] AR |
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| Proverbs |
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| 81 |
Proverbs |
sometimes the remedy is worse than the disease |
el remedio puede ser peor que la enfermedad |
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| 82 |
Proverbs |
it's good to dream sometimes |
de ilusión también se vive |
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| 83 |
Proverbs |
sometimes it's good to hold the candle to the devil |
encender una vela a dios y otra al diablo |
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| 84 |
Proverbs |
luck and olives sometimes many and sometimes none |
fortuna y aceituna, a veces mucha y a veces ninguna |
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| 85 |
Proverbs |
the devil loads the guns (sometimes the phrase is used to advice someone when he/she decides to do a risky thing) |
las armas las carga el diablo |
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| 86 |
Proverbs |
indicating that sometimes an explanation is found in a premonition |
descubrir con los ojos lo que se conocía con el corazón PR |
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| 87 |
Proverbs |
indicating that sometimes one opts for the path that seems the easiest without knowing whether one will have success that way |
no dejar camino por vereda CUPR |
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| 88 |
Proverbs |
sometimes you work hard for nothing |
nadie sabe para quién trabaja SVNICRPACUPRCOVEBO |
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| Marine Biology |
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| 89 |
Marine Biology |
a large portion of algae that is sometimes supernatant in the water |
algazo [m] |
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| Gastronomy |
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| 90 |
Gastronomy |
a condiment made with chili peppers, onions, garlic, water, oil and sometimes milk |
ají [m] VE:W |
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| 91 |
Gastronomy |
dry sweet prepared with yucca starch, water, sugar, and sometimes eggs |
cusubé [m] CU |
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| 92 |
Gastronomy |
dish consisting of rice, beans, pork, chicken, beef, or fish, salad, fried egg, and sometimes mature banana, all served on the same plate |
casado [m] CR |
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| 93 |
Gastronomy |
thick oval-shaped corn tortilla stuffed with beans and topped with salsa, cheese, and sometimes meat |
huarache [m] MX |
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| 94 |
Gastronomy |
thick oval-shaped corn tortilla stuffed with beans and topped with salsa, cheese, and sometimes meat |
quarache [m] MX |
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| 95 |
Gastronomy |
thick oval-shaped corn tortilla stuffed with beans and topped with salsa, cheese, and sometimes meat |
guarache [m] MX |
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| 96 |
Gastronomy |
rectangular sweet, made with two or three layers of dough joined with grape syrup, dulce de leche, chilacayote, sweet potato, and sometimes covered with sugar |
guisadilla [m] AR:Nw |
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| 97 |
Gastronomy |
dessert made of stale cookies or bread, sometimes previously moistened in milk, then sprinkled with sugar water or sugar cane honey |
kururu [m] PY |
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| 98 |
Gastronomy |
meal made with cheese, sugar, eggs, nutmeg, raisins, and sometimes mashed or pureed banana, typically used as filling for turnovers |
mejido [m] EC |
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| 99 |
Gastronomy |
thick oval-shaped corn tortilla filled with beans and topped with sauce, cheese, and sometimes meat |
quarache [m] MX |
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| 100 |
Gastronomy |
thick oval-shaped corn tortilla filled with beans and topped with sauce, cheese, and sometimes meat |
huarache [m] MX |
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| 101 |
Gastronomy |
thick oval-shaped corn tortilla filled with beans and topped with sauce, cheese, and sometimes meat |
guarache [m] MX |
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| 102 |
Gastronomy |
sweet bread made from whole wheat flour, baking soda, raw sugar cane, and sometimes grated cheese |
acema [f] VE |
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| 103 |
Gastronomy |
sweet bread made from whole wheat flour, baking soda, raw sugar cane, and sometimes grated cheese |
acemita [f] VE |
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| 104 |
Gastronomy |
sweet bread made from whole wheat flour, baking soda, raw sugar cane, and sometimes grated cheese |
acema [f] VE |
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| 105 |
Gastronomy |
ball of corn dough that is sometimes added to bean soup |
masita [f] SV |
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| 106 |
Gastronomy |
sweet shaped like a cylinder, made with milk, sugar, butter and sometimes chopped nuts or chocolate |
natilla [f] UY |
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| 107 |
Gastronomy |
thick sweet made with quince pulp, water, sugar, and sometimes cornstarch served with chunks of fresh cheese |
pesada de nance [f] PA |
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| 108 |
Gastronomy |
sweet made with two or three layers of dough with grape syrup, dulce de leche, fig-leaf gourd or sweet potato, sometimes covered with sugar |
quesadilla [f] AR:Nw |
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| Music |
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| 109 |
Music |
contemporary popular music genre rooted in corridos, rancheras, and traditional music of northern mexico, with lyrics of everyday stories, sometimes related to drug trafficking |
música grupera [f] MXHNSVNICRPA |
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| Botany |
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| 110 |
Botany |
a forage plant, perennial, up to 2 m high, with stalk straight and rough, sometimes decumbent at the base |
camalot [m] MXGTHNSVNICUDO |
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| 111 |
Botany |
a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the family malvaceae, native to the new world tropics and subtropics (sida rhombifolia) |
huinar [m] MX |
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| 112 |
Botany |
a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the family malvaceae, native to the new world tropics and subtropics (sida rhombifolia) |
huinari [m] MX |
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| 113 |
Botany |
a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the family malvaceae, native to the new world tropics and subtropics (sida rhombifolia) |
huinare [m] MX |
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| 114 |
Botany |
a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the family malvaceae, native to the new world tropics and subtropics (sida rhombifolia) |
malvillón [m] GT |
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| 115 |
Botany |
a large shrub or, more commonly, a tree with a spreading crown, that can sometimes grow up to 25 metres tall (luehea speciosa). |
bonete [m] SV |
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| 116 |
Botany |
a rough grass up to 70 cm high, with striated and winged branches, alternating leaves, sometimes lanceolate and solitary orange yellow flower with long peduncle (verbesina alata). ♦ escoba. |
botoncillo [m] CUPR |
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| 117 |
Botany |
a large tree, with a dense, irregular or rounded crown, that can sometimes reach a height of 25 metres (poulsenia armata) |
cucua [m] PA |
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| 118 |
Botany |
a large tree, with a dense, irregular or rounded crown, that can sometimes reach a height of 25 metres (poulsenia armata) |
ñumi [m] PA |
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| 119 |
Botany |
a large tree, with a dense, irregular or rounded crown, that can sometimes reach a height of 25 metres (poulsenia armata) |
ñumí [m] PA |
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| 120 |
Botany |
a large tree, with a dense, irregular or rounded crown, that can sometimes reach a height of 25 metres (poulsenia armata) |
cucuá [m] ECPE |
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| 121 |
Botany |
a species of chili pepper that is sometimes considered to be part of the species capsicum annuum (capsicum frutescens) |
chile picante [m] GTHNSV |
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| 122 |
Botany |
a species of chili pepper that is sometimes considered to be part of the species capsicum annuum (capsicum frutescens) |
chiltepe [m] GTHNSVNI |
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| 123 |
Botany |
a species of chili pepper that is sometimes considered to be part of the species capsicum annuum (capsicum frutescens) |
chiltoma [m] HNCRrare |
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| 124 |
Botany |
a species of chili pepper that is sometimes considered to be part of the species capsicum annuum (capsicum frutescens) |
chilpete [m] HNCR:Nw |
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| 125 |
Botany |
a species of chili pepper that is sometimes considered to be part of the species capsicum annuum (capsicum frutescens) |
chilpepe [m] HNSV |
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| 126 |
Botany |
an aquatic, sometimes deciduous species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family (ludwigia peruviana) |
chilillo [m] HNSV |
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| 127 |
Botany |
a small to large tree that can sometimes grow up to 35 metres tall (lonchocarpus castilloi) |
manchiche [m] GT |
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| 128 |
Botany |
a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the family malvaceae, native to the new world tropics and subtropics (sida rhombifolia) |
afata [f] AR |
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| 129 |
Botany |
a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the family malvaceae, native to the new world tropics and subtropics (sida rhombifolia) |
afata [f] AR |
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| 130 |
Botany |
a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the family malvaceae, native to the new world tropics and subtropics (sida rhombifolia) |
malva [f] GTHNNI |
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| 131 |
Botany |
a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the family malvaceae, native to the new world tropics and subtropics (sida rhombifolia) |
escobadura [f] AR |
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| 132 |
Botany |
a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the family malvaceae, native to the new world tropics and subtropics (sida rhombifolia) |
popotalagua [f] MX |
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| 133 |
Botany |
a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the family malvaceae, native to the new world tropics and subtropics (sida rhombifolia) |
mata alfalfa [f] AR:Nw |
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| 134 |
Botany |
a rough grass up to 70 cm high, with striated and winged branches, alternating leaves, sometimes lanceolate and solitary orange yellow flower with long peduncle (verbesina alata). ♦ escoba. |
escoba [f] CUPR |
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| 135 |
Botany |
a large tree, with a dense, irregular or rounded crown, that can sometimes reach a height of 25 metres (poulsenia armata) |
llanchama [f] PE |
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| 136 |
Botany |
a large tree, with a dense, irregular or rounded crown, that can sometimes reach a height of 25 metres (poulsenia armata) |
yanchama [f] PA |
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| 137 |
Botany |
a species of chili pepper that is sometimes considered to be part of the species capsicum annuum (capsicum frutescens) |
malagueta [f] PE:E |
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| Entomology |
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| 138 |
Entomology |
oval honeycomb built by termites in trees or poles that sometimes reach up to 60 cm in diameter |
comejenera [f] PRVE |
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| Folklore |
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| 139 |
Folklore |
song with a sentimental and sometimes elegiac tone |
gallino [m] PA |
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| 140 |
Folklore |
rhythmical dance performed by stomping sometimes on a wooden platform |
huapango [m] MX |
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| 141 |
Folklore |
rhythmical dance performed by stomping sometimes on a wooden platform |
guapango [m] MX |
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| 142 |
Folklore |
song with a sentimental and sometimes elegiac tone |
gallina [f] PA |
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| 143 |
Folklore |
(in the carnival festival) to sprinkle work stations in mines with alcohol and sometimes block from a llama or rooster as an offering to mother earth or pachamama, to ask for good luck or fortune in work |
challar (del quechua) [v] BO:W,C,S |
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