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| 1 |
General |
person in charge of shaking wool with a bow and two strings |
arqueador [m] |
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| 2 |
General |
slow danceable song originally from cuba, popular in the caribbean, with a two-by-four beat and melancholic lyrics |
bolero [m] |
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| 3 |
General |
horse carriage with four seats and two side doors |
manola [f] |
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| 4 |
General |
two-thirds wheat and one third barley |
terciado [adj] |
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| 5 |
General |
container with wide mouth and neck and two handles |
jarra [f] |
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| 6 |
General |
put two and two together |
unir cabos [v] |
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| 7 |
General |
game where two people facing each other extend their hands, one with palms up and another down |
manitos calientes [n] NICL |
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| 8 |
General |
sheep between one and two years |
cancín [m] |
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| 9 |
General |
two and a half times |
sesquidoble [adj] |
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| 10 |
General |
test the strength in the wrist of two persons by grasping hands and resting the elbows on a table |
pulsear [v] |
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| 11 |
General |
put two and two together |
caer en la cuenta [v] |
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| 12 |
General |
put two and two together |
ver el juego [v] |
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| 13 |
General |
separation of cows and yearlings in two corrals |
desmostrencaje [m] rare |
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| 14 |
General |
traditional breeches worn by plainsmen loose-fitting at thighs and buttoned just below the knee where two finial pieces hang down |
garrasí [m] VEdisused |
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| 15 |
General |
wishbone used in a game (two people grab one end of the forked bone and whoever ends up with the larger piece wins) |
apostador [m] COEC |
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| 16 |
General |
loving hugs and kisses between two or more people |
arrincone [m] HN |
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| 17 |
General |
two-cubic-meter wood kneading trough where thick honey is mixed and left to harden |
banco [m] HN |
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| 18 |
General |
two-color coated animal, normally striped white and brown |
barsino [m] HN |
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| 19 |
General |
a musical instrument that consists of a small wooden fork on which two wires with metal plates are placed on each side, when moving, the plates emit a sound similar to those of rattles and maracas |
ayacaste [m] MXHN |
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| 20 |
General |
a musical instrument that consists of a small wooden fork on which two wires with metal plates are placed on each side, when moving, the plates emit a sound similar to those of rattles and maracas |
ayacaxtle [m] SV |
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| 21 |
General |
a gambling card game played by a banker and two or more punters who bet against the banker |
bacará [m] CLARUY |
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| 22 |
General |
caresses and loving touches between two people |
biancomo [m] GTdisused |
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| 23 |
General |
horse with two white legs and two black legs |
caballo cruzado [m] VE |
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| 24 |
General |
a theater performance with music, dance and poetic texts of politic and religious nature between two groups of performers (one represents spanish colonizers and the other, the black, represent the indigenous people) |
baile de los diablitos [m] HN:CNI |
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| 25 |
General |
a theater performance with music, dance and poetic texts of politic and religious nature between two groups of performers (one represents spanish colonizers and the other, the black, represent the indigenous people) |
baile de moros y cristianos [m] GTHNNI |
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| 26 |
General |
a dance performed during the celebration of the "guancasco" between gracias and mejicapa, which is an annual festivity of the patron saints of such two neighbor towns as a sign of friendship |
baile del encierro [m] HN:W |
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| 27 |
General |
inverted hairpin, that serves as a support and frame for the two ends of a horse's tack |
cujón [m] HN |
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| 28 |
General |
large and narrow plan that, instead of a corner, unites two flat surfaces that form an angle |
chanfle [m] MXCU |
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| 29 |
General |
passionate kissing and other demonstrations of affection between two people |
chape [m] PYAR |
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| 30 |
General |
disease of the banana tree produced by two fungi that stain and dry the leaves |
chamusco [m] MX:SeGT |
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| 31 |
General |
two trapezoid shaped subdivisions in hopscotch at the start of the board and at the end where the player can rest |
frente de buey [m] HN |
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| 32 |
General |
ancient and deep channel between two hills or ranges |
cañadón [m] BOPYAR |
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| 33 |
General |
man who collects or buys used items, paper, bottles, and transports them in a two-wheeled cart |
carretelero [m] AR |
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| 34 |
General |
central beam of straw and clay houses that divides in two parts the roof and the ceiling |
garrobo [m] HN |
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| 35 |
General |
refreshing drink made with sugar or raw cane sugar and fresh pineapple rinds fermented for two or three days |
guarapo de piña [m] VE |
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| 36 |
General |
musical competition in which two singers compete by alternating verses and accompanied by the joropo llanero rhythm |
contrapunto [m] COVE |
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| 37 |
General |
dance hall dance related to the gavotte and minuet, accompanied by music with two parts fast and slow |
cuando [m] AR |
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| 38 |
General |
passionate kisses and caresses between two people |
jamoneo [m] VE |
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| 39 |
General |
very large pot with straight walls, a flat base, a wide rim, and two handles used to cook the sugar cane juice down to syrup or honey |
dulcero [m] HN |
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| 40 |
General |
process of making a tab in one board and a slot in another so that two pieces fit together |
machimbrado [m] MXHNNICUPEUY |
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| 41 |
General |
technique of fitting together two floorboards with slots and tabs |
machimbre (de macho y hembra) [m] MXGTHNSVNIPAECPEBOPYARUY |
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| 42 |
General |
prior agreement or pact of honor between two antagonistic or rival parties to determine that the number of representatives of a party do not vote and balance it with an equal number of the other party that are absent for some reason |
pareo [m] CL |
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| 43 |
General |
young man wearing a colorful wide suit, two-tone shoes, and a hat with a feather |
pachuco [m] MXdisused |
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| 44 |
General |
manual mill made of two wooden rollers and a crank to extract juice from sugar cane |
zangarro [m] HNNI |
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| 45 |
General |
encounter and reverence between two images of saints |
tope [m] HNNIrur. |
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| 46 |
General |
public bus that is painted blue and has two bands of white and red, resembling the dominican flag |
banderita [f] DO |
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| 47 |
General |
two-color coated animal, normally striped white and brown |
barsina [f] HN |
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| 48 |
General |
a gambling card game played by a banker and two or more punters who bet against the banker |
baccará [f] CLARUY |
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| 49 |
General |
two-pronged harpoon used to catch fish and crustaceans |
bicharra [f] CU |
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| 50 |
General |
children's game in which the two teams line up and wrapping arms around each other's waist with the first child holding onto something fixed |
cebolla siqui [f] BO:W,C |
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| 51 |
General |
children's game in which the two teams line up and wrapping arms around each other's waist with the first child holding onto something fixed, the opposing team tries to separate the children in line |
cebollita jiqui jiqui [f] BOrare |
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| 52 |
General |
woman who collects or buys used items, paper, bottles, and transports them in a two-wheeled cart |
carretelera [f] AR |
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| 53 |
General |
coffee plant with it's first two leaves sprouted and the seed casing still attached |
copita [f] CRrur. |
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| 54 |
General |
group of respectable people who are in charge of judging and solving a conflict between two individuals or institutions |
comisión de hombres buenos [f] CL |
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| 55 |
General |
strap with two rings through which the reins pass and prevents the horses from nodding |
martingala (francés) [f] ARUYrur. |
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| 56 |
General |
craps game where five and six wins and ace and two loses |
pinta [f] GTHN |
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| 57 |
General |
play with an ace, two, and three in hand |
pinta [f] GT |
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| 58 |
General |
dice roll that turns up pairs, winners are three, five, six, and losers are ace, two, and four |
presada [f] HN |
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| 59 |
General |
play where five and six win and one and two lose in dice |
sencilla [f] HN |
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| 60 |
General |
musical composition to a slow and melancholic rhythm sung by two voices accompanied by a guitar |
vidala [f] BOAR |
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| 61 |
General |
two pieces of wood assembled by tongue and groove |
amachimbrado [adj] HNNI |
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| 62 |
General |
assembled by tongue and groove (two pieces of wood) |
amachimbrado [adj] HNNI |
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| 63 |
General |
separate cows and yearlings in two corrals |
desmostrencar [v] rare |
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| 64 |
General |
assemble two pieces of wood by tongue and groove |
amachimbrar [v] HN |
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| 65 |
General |
initiate an understanding and collaboration between two or more cliques or gangs |
cliquear [v] HNteendelinq. |
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| 66 |
General |
kiss and caress passionately (two people) |
jamonearse [v] VE |
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| 67 |
General |
assemble two pieces of wood with tabs and slats |
machimbrar [v] MXGTHNSVNICRPACUPEBOPYUY |
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| 68 |
General |
shake wool with a bow and two strings |
arquear [v] disused |
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| 69 |
General |
children's game where a group selects a color that must be guessed by the two players representing the angel and the devil |
listones [m/pl] NI |
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| 70 |
General |
having straight walls, a flat base, a wide rim, and two handles to cook the sugar cane juice down to syrup or honey |
dulcera [adj/f] HN |
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| Idioms |
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| 71 |
Idioms |
put two and two together |
atar los cabos sueltos [v] |
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| 72 |
Idioms |
put two and two together |
atar/unir cabos sueltos [v] |
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| 73 |
Idioms |
put two and two together |
sumar dos más dos [v] |
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| 74 |
Idioms |
put two and two together |
atar cabos [v] |
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| 75 |
Idioms |
put two and two together |
llegar a una conclusión lógica [v] |
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| 76 |
Idioms |
put two and two together |
armar el rompecabezas [v] |
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| 77 |
Idioms |
put two and two together |
tirar de la madeja [v] |
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| 78 |
Idioms |
put two and two together |
juntar cabos [v] |
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| 79 |
Idioms |
put two and two together |
recoger cabos [v] |
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| 80 |
Idioms |
put two and two together |
unir cabos [v] |
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| 81 |
Idioms |
sure as two and two is four |
como dos y dos son cuatro |
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| 82 |
Idioms |
put two and two together |
sumar dos más dos |
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| 83 |
Idioms |
two hoops and a holler |
a pocos pasos |
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| 84 |
Idioms |
two hoops and a holler |
a una distancia muy corta |
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| 85 |
Idioms |
two hoops and a holler |
muy cerca |
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| 86 |
Idioms |
two whoops and a holler |
a pocos pasos |
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| 87 |
Idioms |
two whoops and a holler |
a una distancia muy corta |
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| 88 |
Idioms |
two whoops and a holler |
muy cerca |
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| 89 |
Idioms |
exercise or punishment consisting of two men squatting and jumping at the same time, back to back and holding hands |
rana chacha [f] SV |
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| 90 |
Idioms |
get along in an underhanded and hypocritical manner (two people with conflicting interests) |
estar uno a dos bocas [v] DO |
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| 91 |
Idioms |
someone who weighs and balances the weight of the two fighter cocks facing each other in a fight |
jugar al saco [v] PR |
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| Phrases |
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| 92 |
Phrases |
as sure as two and two is four |
tan seguro como que dos más dos es cuatro |
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| 93 |
Phrases |
one step forward and two steps back |
un paso adelante y dos pasos atrás |
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| Colloquial |
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| 94 |
Colloquial |
take one step forward and two steps back |
no adelantar un palmo de tierra en algo [v] |
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| 95 |
Colloquial |
take one step forward and two steps back |
no ganar un palmo de terreno en algo [v] |
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| 96 |
Colloquial |
take one step forward and two steps back |
no ganar un palmo de tierra en algo [v] |
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| 97 |
Colloquial |
set of maneuvers by families and friends trying to make two young people fall in love |
corralito [m] PE |
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| 98 |
Colloquial |
challenge between two popular poets who improvise about a theme trying to beat out their opponent with acuity and ingenuity |
contrapunto [m] MXCUDOPRECPEBOCLARUY |
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| 99 |
Colloquial |
artisan piece of handmade clay, which takes the form of a chicken presented in two versions, one white and one black |
gallinita de la suerte [f] PY |
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| 100 |
Colloquial |
put two and two together |
caerse de la higuera [v] AR |
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| Proverbs |
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| 101 |
Proverbs |
it's just a question of putting two and two together |
por el hilo se saca el ovillo |
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| 102 |
Proverbs |
saying and doing are two different things |
no es lo mismo hablar de toros que estar en el redondel |
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| 103 |
Proverbs |
saying and doing are two things |
una cosa es predicar y otra dar trigo |
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| 104 |
Proverbs |
saying and doing are two things |
una cosa es predicar y otra es dar trigo |
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| Slang |
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| 105 |
Slang |
your meat and two veg |
órganos sexuales masculinos |
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| 106 |
Slang |
loving hugs and kisses between two or more people |
atrucuñe [m] HN |
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| 107 |
Slang |
loving hugs and kisses between two or more people |
rebaneo [m] HN |
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| 108 |
Slang |
loving hugs and kisses between two or more people |
amontone [f] HNSV |
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| Math |
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| 109 |
Math |
convolution product of two functions f and g |
producto de convolución de dos funciones f y g |
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| 110 |
Math |
two and a half hours |
dos horas y media |
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| Architecture |
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| 111 |
Architecture |
work two faces and two sides |
flecha [f] |
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| Nautical |
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| 112 |
Nautical |
make a ship fast by casting two anchors fore and one aft |
arrejerar [v] |
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| Animal Husbandry |
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| 113 |
Animal Husbandry |
sheep giving birth between one and two years old |
cancina [f] ESlocalrur. |
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| 114 |
Animal Husbandry |
between one and two years old |
cancín [adj] |
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| Gastronomy |
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| 115 |
Gastronomy |
small cake consisting in two round flour dough layers filled with condensed milk and covered with cooked meringue |
chilenito [m] CL |
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| 116 |
Gastronomy |
dish consisting of rice, fried beef steak, two fried eggs, avocado, and tomato |
churrasco [m] EC |
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| 117 |
Gastronomy |
dish prepared with slices of ham and cheese between two breaded fish fillets |
filete canciller [m] CU |
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| 118 |
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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| 119 |
Gastronomy |
dough made of cane honey, boiled and molded into two half oranges that are wrapped in bulrush leaves for sale |
chancaca [f] BO |
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| 120 |
Gastronomy |
small and wide roll with two slits |
marraqueta [f] PE:SwCL |
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| 121 |
Gastronomy |
cake made with two thin layers of puff pastry and a filling of angel hair |
bayonesa [f] |
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| Music |
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| 122 |
Music |
flute-like wind instrument made with hollow cane with six playing holes in front and two holes in the back |
choquela [f] BO |
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| 123 |
Music |
wooden cornet 25-50 cm long with six front holes and one or two lower holes |
chirisuya [f] PE |
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| 124 |
Music |
play chinchin, a musical instrument consisting of a drum and two cymbals |
chinchinear [v] CL |
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| Sports |
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| 125 |
Sports |
each of the first two pitches and wins in long ball game |
quince [m] |
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| British Slang |
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| 126 |
British Slang |
two and eight |
condición |
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| 127 |
British Slang |
two and eight |
estado |
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| Botany |
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| 128 |
Botany |
a branchy shrub with elliptical, green or yellowish leaves, axillary inflorescences, tubular flowers of white color and small fruit with two seeds inside (clerodendrum ligustrinum) ♦ |
icinté [m] MX:Se |
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| 129 |
Botany |
a branchy shrub with elliptical, green or yellowish leaves, axillary inflorescences, tubular flowers of white color and small fruit with two seeds inside (clerodendrum ligustrinum) ♦ |
muste [m] MX:Se |
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| Poetry |
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| 130 |
Poetry |
two unstressed and one stressed |
antidáctilo [m] |
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| Folklore |
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| 131 |
Folklore |
religious festival where two processions meet that for the baby jesus and for san nicolás de bari |
tincunaco [m] AR:W |
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| 132 |
Folklore |
religious festival where two processions meet that for the baby jesus and for san nicolás de bari |
tincunacu [m] AR:W |
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| 133 |
Folklore |
religious festival where two processions carry the images of the baby jesus and of saint nicholas of bari |
topamiento [m] AR:W |
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| 134 |
Folklore |
danceable musical piece originally involving a repeated phrase in 8th notes called paseo and two parts of more than 8th or 16th time repeated |
danza [f] DOPR |
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| 135 |
Folklore |
popular sport which is played by two teams and consists in throwing a ball with a rubber racket |
chaza [f] CO:Sw |
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| 136 |
Folklore |
popular dance of african origin in which groups of people make two lines and dance to a drum |
conga [f] CUPR |
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| 137 |
Folklore |
popular music genre, formerly called zamacueca, singing their own songs and performed in two-four rhythm with a guitar and snare drum |
marinera [f] PE |
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| 138 |
Folklore |
traditional dance performed by two rows of women who tap their feet to the beat of drums and a violin |
pallas [f/pl] PE |
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