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Categoría |
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Español |
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| 1 |
General |
ball with masks held on the first sunday of lent and which includes the breaking of a piñata |
baile de piñata [m] |
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| 2 |
General |
stone in an oil mill with a grooved channel along which the oil runs into the vat |
regaifa (portugués) [f] |
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| 3 |
General |
a device which is used for two-way talking with other people |
teléfono [m] |
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| 4 |
General |
something which is consuming resources with no gains |
tubo abierto [m] |
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| 5 |
General |
something which is consuming resources with no gains |
drenaje [m] |
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| 6 |
General |
something which is constructed with the size and form of a human |
maniquí [m] |
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| 7 |
General |
device which is used with early firearms |
baqueta [f] |
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| 8 |
General |
device which is used for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle |
rueca [f] |
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| 9 |
General |
a railway train which is protected with armor |
tren blindado |
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| 10 |
General |
ease with which |
facilidad con que |
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| 11 |
General |
amateur bullfight with calf in which the animal is not killed |
capea [f] |
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| 12 |
General |
wooden can with which wine is measured |
colodra [f] |
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| 13 |
General |
iron instrument with which honey is taken from a hive |
castradera [f] |
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| 14 |
General |
ground which can be ploughed in a day with a pair of oxen |
jera [f] |
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| 15 |
General |
stick with which fruits are knocked off |
derrengó [m] rur.rare |
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| 16 |
General |
measure with which corn is tolled |
maquilandero [m] rur.rare |
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| 17 |
General |
attitude with which it seems to belong to a socio-cultural and economic stratum lower than it is |
abajismo [m] CL |
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| 18 |
General |
attitude with which you tend to undervalue what others do or say |
abajismo [m] CL |
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| 19 |
General |
rectangular or square wrapper for dried sugar cane leaves with which molasses are made |
adorote [m] VE:W |
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| 20 |
General |
agreement to plant land in which the owner provides the land and the partner provides the seeds and work with the resulting crops being divided evenly between them |
alpartidario [m] PE |
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| 21 |
General |
toy made of a disc with two holes through which a loop of string passes to make the disk rotate when held taut in the hands |
gurrufío [m] VE |
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| 22 |
General |
toy made of a disc with two holes through which a loop of string passes to make the disk rotate when held taut in the hands |
garrufio [m] VE |
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| 23 |
General |
robbery in which the robber violently takes something and runs away with it |
arranchón [m] PE |
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| 24 |
General |
betting game which is played with a small ball and three cups |
boligorrín [m] HN |
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| 25 |
General |
corn flour bun which is stuffed with meat and is boiled and served with tomato sauce |
bollo pelón [m] VE |
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| 26 |
General |
infusion with orange, lemon or medicinal herbs to which spirits are added |
calientito [m] PE |
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| 27 |
General |
a soccer modality which is played in a smaller facility, with five players per team |
babyfutbol [m] ARUY |
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| 28 |
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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| 29 |
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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| 30 |
General |
a soccer modality which is played in a smaller facility, with five players per team |
baby fútbol [m] ARCL |
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| 31 |
General |
a game in which participants have to write in a particular period of time words that start with a specific letter |
bachillerato [m] CL |
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| 32 |
General |
small ball made with coca leaves, which is chewed to extract a juice |
bolo [m] PEBO |
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| 33 |
General |
person or fact with which an attempt is made to conceal or disguise something |
biombo [m] PE |
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| 34 |
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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| 35 |
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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| 36 |
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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| 37 |
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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| 38 |
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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| 39 |
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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| 40 |
General |
a rhythmic dance of african origin that gets this name from the bass or kettle drum, the only instrument with which its music is made |
baile de bomba [m] PR |
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| 41 |
General |
a folkloric dance in which the couple dances loosely with kerchiefs and tapping to the rhythm of the music |
bailecito [m] BOAR:Nw |
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| 42 |
General |
a truck equipped with a tank in which potable water is transported |
camión aljibe [m] CL |
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| 43 |
General |
a folkloric dance in which the couple dances loosely with kerchiefs and tapping to the rhythm of the music |
bailecito de la tierra [m] BO |
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| 44 |
General |
children's play of the three in line, which is played with small stones. |
ajedrez [m] DO |
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| 45 |
General |
utensil with a drain in which cacao is placed during several days until the sticky sap covering has been drained off |
desbabadero [m] VE |
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| 46 |
General |
portion into which a field planted with beans is divided |
cuartón [m] CU |
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| 47 |
General |
play in which an opponent's marble is hit with one's own, in order to move it into a position in the play area |
culpiche [m] VE:E |
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| 48 |
General |
university course in which the student does not attend class regularly but rather meets one-on-one with his or her professors following a previously established schedule |
curso por encuentro [m] CU |
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| 49 |
General |
small natural pond filled with fish, which forms when the water level of rivers recedes |
cuti [m] PE |
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| 50 |
General |
setup characteristic of the rio de la plata circus in which the spectacle was divided into a first part with traditional numbers and a second part with dramatic representations, generally of gaucho culture |
circo criollo [m] ARUYdisused |
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| 51 |
General |
indigenous folk dance in which dancers hold a bow and arrows and play with them to the sound of music as a part of the choreography |
chuncho [m] BO:C,W |
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| 52 |
General |
type of sweet and small corn which is roasted to be eaten with bacon |
chuspillo [m] BO:C |
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| 53 |
General |
stick with a flat end which is used for removing soil from plant bulbs and roots and other agricultural uses |
chope [m] CL |
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| 54 |
General |
iron hook with a long wooden stick which is used for removing oysters or limpets from rocks |
chope [m] CL |
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| 55 |
General |
amount of money with which an association initiates activities in an indigenous community |
fondo de crianza [m] SVrur. |
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| 56 |
General |
robbery in which the thief waits for the victim to leave the bank after withdrawing money and then threatens the victim with a firearm |
fleteo [m] CO |
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| 57 |
General |
appetizer made with parboiled potato, pepper, tomato, chili pepper, oil, salt, and vinegar, among other ingredients, which is served in the picanterías spicy food stands and stimulates the consumption of chicha |
escribano [m] PE:S |
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| 58 |
General |
a hit with which one of the steel balls is knocked out of the circle |
coco [m] EC |
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| 59 |
General |
rope with which a rooster is rocked to exercise its neck and wings |
columpio [m] CUPR |
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| 60 |
General |
singing of four-line stanzas by a man and a woman accompanied by guitars, alternating improvising verses with which they mock each other |
contrapunteo amoroso [m] BO:E |
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| 61 |
General |
flat earthenware pan in which grain is toasted with hot embers or sand |
concheo [m] CL:S |
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| 62 |
General |
healing practice used by witch doctors in which they rub the body of a patient with a guinea pig |
jubeo [m] PErur. |
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| 63 |
General |
rustic locale roofed with branches and wooden frames, which works as a restaurant or cafeteria |
ranchón [m] CU |
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| 64 |
General |
game in which a man lying on his back twirls a beam with his feet |
xocuaxpatolin [m] MXrur. |
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| 65 |
General |
construction system in which a cane frame is filled with stones, mud, and grass |
taquezal [m] NI |
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| 66 |
General |
an aromatic herb with a heart-shaped, velvety leaf which grows in tropic mesoamerica (piper auritum) |
acuyo [m] MX |
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| 67 |
General |
rush or bushes with which the floor of the stables |
esquilmo [m] ESlocal |
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| 68 |
General |
machine with two wooden rollers which is used to tan leather |
batana [f] HN |
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| 69 |
General |
stack of tobacco stems with their leaves, which are placed in a tent for drying |
calcha [f] AR:Nwrur. |
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| 70 |
General |
a herbaceous plant with three to eighteen segments, with large, long-necked leaves, with long petioles, and a very short stem attached to a rhizome from which a single tuber is born |
badú [f] PA |
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| 71 |
General |
rope with a stone attached to one end, which is thrown at the tail of a kite or comet to knock it down |
angarilla [f] CU |
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| 72 |
General |
game like drawing straws to select a winner which involves drawing a line for each participant and marking one then covering the lines and having the participants select a line with the winner being the participant to select the marked line |
cachiporra [f] CO:W |
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| 73 |
General |
winning move in which the jack lands with the concave part facing up (jacks game) |
clavada [f] BO |
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| 74 |
General |
large house with an indoor courtyard, and which is divided into rooms for rent |
cuartería [f] HNNICU |
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| 75 |
General |
fine and resistant fiber that is extracted from the curagua leaves with which basic tools are produced |
curagua [f] VE |
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| 76 |
General |
a witchcraft fetish or charm made of black tape with seven knots, each one of which has a different perfume and is associated with a thought having to do with a work goal |
cinta de siete nudos [f] PR |
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| 77 |
General |
water with ash or lime in which corn has been cooked |
cernada [f] GTHNNI |
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| 78 |
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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| 79 |
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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| 80 |
General |
wooden box with metallic net in which the fighting cocks are transported |
garita [f] HN |
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| 81 |
General |
bagpipe of two tonal holes, one of them covered with wax, which produces acute tones |
gaita macho [f] CO:N |
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| 82 |
General |
individual or organization the activity of which is parallel to that of others, with related or similar characteristics |
contraparte (inglés) [f] MXSVNIPAECBO |
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| 83 |
General |
individual or organization the activity of which is parallel to that of others, with similar characteristics |
contraparte (inglés) [f] HNCUECPECLARcult |
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| 84 |
General |
toasted cornstarch with which a soup is prepared |
harina de pintado [f] CO |
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| 85 |
General |
drink made with orange peel, which is usually taken as an aperitif or digestif |
hesperidina [f] AR |
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| 86 |
General |
dough prepared with cassava, previously cooked and ground, mixed with cheese, which is fried and serves to accompany some meals |
jarepa [f] BO:N,E |
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| 87 |
General |
strap with two rings through which the reins pass and prevents the horses from nodding |
martingala (francés) [f] ARUYrur. |
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| 88 |
General |
torture instrument consisting of a series of electrodes placed in different parts of the body with which electrical currents are applied |
máquina [f] CL |
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| 89 |
General |
long passageway formed by two fences provided with stands for the public, in which bull are run |
manga de coleo [f] VE |
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| 90 |
General |
economic process in which goods and services are paid for with us dollars |
dolarización [f] MXGTHNSVPAPE |
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| 91 |
General |
celebration in which envelopes with some amount of money are give out |
lluvia de sobres [f] CO |
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| 92 |
General |
play in which the five die thrown land with the same face up |
dormida [f] BO |
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| 93 |
General |
shake of cane honey that hardens by shaking it with a spatula and to which anise is added for flavor |
parada [f] GTrur. |
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| 94 |
General |
with long wings, which limit its movements (rooster) |
alilargo [adj] PR |
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| 95 |
General |
that no longer connects with something else to which it had been connected (something) |
descuadrado [adj] COPE |
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| 96 |
General |
that no longer lines up with something else to which it had been connected (something) |
descuadrado [adj] COPE |
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| 97 |
General |
close a matate or woven cactus fiber bag with a short stick to which a cord is tied to both ends |
entortolar [v] HN |
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| 98 |
General |
flatter a woman by singing a couplet to which she responds with another couplet |
torear [v] BO:S |
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| 99 |
General |
an autochthonous dance from the andean region in which the grazing of lama glamas is imitated with some movements and dressing |
awatiris [m/pl] BO |
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| 100 |
General |
ease with which |
la facilidad con la que ES |
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| Idioms |
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| 101 |
Idioms |
the intelligence or common sense with which someone is normally born |
gramática parda |
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| 102 |
Idioms |
countdown by the fence judge with a special watch to determine which fighter cock wins a fight |
contarle al gallo [v] PR |
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| Phrases |
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| 103 |
Phrases |
with that courtesy which is his alone |
con esa cortesía tan distintiva |
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| 104 |
Phrases |
which...with |
con los que |
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| Colloquial |
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| 105 |
Colloquial |
a soccer modality which is played in a smaller facility, with five players per team |
baby [m] ECCL |
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| 106 |
Colloquial |
gulp with which a glass of alcohol is finished off |
fondo blanco [m] COPY |
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| 107 |
Colloquial |
character in the torito dance wearing a black mask with a human face with a pair of white eyes, which is fastened to the head by a kind of cap formed with hair, ending in a bow |
japutuqui [m] BO:N,E |
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| 108 |
Colloquial |
amniotic sac in which a baby is born wrapped with |
manto [m] PA |
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| Slang |
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| 109 |
Slang |
a girl which is engaged with someone |
peuca [f] CL |
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| 110 |
Slang |
in relation to the intensity with which you feel or do something, totally and deeply |
hasta las bolas [adj] AR |
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| Business |
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| 111 |
Business |
relating to an annuity contract which runs with the land |
censual [adj] |
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| 112 |
Business |
establish an annuity contract which runs with the land |
acensar [v] |
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| Engineering |
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| 113 |
Engineering |
rack which engages with a pinion |
cremallera que engancha con un piñón [f] |
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| Ornithology |
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| 114 |
Ornithology |
bird with a defective beak, the two parts of which do not fit together when closing the beak but remain crossed one over the other |
cuico [m] PR |
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| Geology |
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| 115 |
Geology |
mineral and earth with which adobes is made and molded |
baciscos [m/pl] |
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| Medicine |
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| 116 |
Medicine |
a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler molecules with the energy storage |
anabolismo [m] |
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| Marine |
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| 117 |
Marine |
round earthen jug with spout and handle which keeps water cool |
botijo [m] |
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| Gastronomy |
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| 118 |
Gastronomy |
rice or noodle soup with vegetables to which raw ground peanuts are added |
caldo de maní [m] BO |
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| 119 |
Gastronomy |
bread made with flour from sun-dried green bananas to which eggs and molasses are added |
cucuba [m] VE |
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| 120 |
Gastronomy |
sauce prepared with spicy chili pepper, onion, ground black pepper, and vinegar which a is served in a glass flask or bottle |
chilero [m] CR |
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| 121 |
Gastronomy |
stew made with potatoes in broth to which beef or fish, seafood, eggs, bell pepper, tomatoes, and other ingredients are added |
chupe [m] PACOPEBO:C,W |
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| 122 |
Gastronomy |
broth made with chicken soup, chicken or shrimp, to which milk, corn kernels, and small chunks of potato and cheese are added |
chupe [m] VE |
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| 123 |
Gastronomy |
stew made with bread, cheese, and other ingredients to which beef, seafood, or fish are added |
chupe [m] CL |
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| 124 |
Gastronomy |
refreshment made with finely crushed ice, to which some essence or fruit juice is added |
esnobor [m] VE:E |
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| 125 |
Gastronomy |
refreshment made with finely crushed ice, to which some essence or fruit juice is added |
esnorbor [m] VE |
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| 126 |
Gastronomy |
meal made with rice and beans mixed with other ingredients like chopped egg, cilantro, and onion which is usually eaten at breakfast time |
gallo pinto [m] HN:ENICRPA |
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| 127 |
Gastronomy |
dessert made with whipped egg whites, sugar, vanilla or cinnamon, to which fruit is added |
merengón [m] VE |
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| 128 |
Gastronomy |
dish prepared with chayote sliced down the middle and boiled, to which string cheese is added and melted in the oven |
chancleta [f] HNSV |
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| 129 |
Gastronomy |
sweet made with sugar and egg whites beaten until peaks form, which is then baked |
espumilla [f] GTHNSVNIEC |
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| 130 |
Gastronomy |
dish prepared with beef from the lower hind legs, which is shredded and fried with egg, green chili pepper, and other spices |
carne deshilachada [f] HN |
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| 131 |
Gastronomy |
dish prepared with beef from the lower hind legs, which is shredded and fried with egg, green chili pepper, and other spices |
carne deshilada [f] SV |
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| 132 |
Gastronomy |
soup made of hornsnail, boiled with salt, curdled corn flour, and pieces of veracruz pepper to which stir fried tomato and onion are added |
sopa de jutes [f] HNSV |
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| 133 |
Gastronomy |
traditional christmas dish made with cooked, ground corn, raw cane sugar, cinnamon and spices, which hardens when cooled |
natilla [f] CO |
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| 134 |
Gastronomy |
sweet pancake with the word hallelujah on top, which nuns give to devotees on easter |
aleluya [f] |
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| Botany |
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| 135 |
Botany |
small tree with rose-colored seeds with which the indians of apure and guayana make flour/bread |
querevere [m] VE |
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| 136 |
Botany |
a tree up to 25 meters high from which bark it comes out a sticky yellow substance, with white flowers, small round green fruits, its wood is used in woodmaking (calophyllum lucidum) |
barcino [m] CO |
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| 137 |
Botany |
a south american tree which attains a maximum height of over 30 m with a well-formed trunk (pterogyne nitens) |
viraró [m] PYAR:N |
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| 138 |
Botany |
a south american tree which attains a maximum height of over 30 m with a well-formed trunk (pterogyne nitens) |
palo mortero [m] AR:Nw |
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| 139 |
Botany |
a south american tree which attains a maximum height of over 30 m with a well-formed trunk (pterogyne nitens) |
biraró [m] AR:N |
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| 140 |
Botany |
a tree, which can reach 30 m in height, with hermaphrodite inflorescences that give rise to a fruit of greenish yellow color when it matures (diptex odorata) |
cumaru [m] PE |
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| 141 |
Botany |
a south american tree which attains a maximum height of over 30 m with a well-formed trunk (pterogyne nitens) |
tipilla [f] BO:S |
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| 142 |
Botany |
palm tree or other type of tree planted during certain festivals or carnival which are decorated with coins, bottles, bread, and other objects to later be knocked down after dancing around them |
humisha [f] PE |
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| 143 |
Botany |
an aromatic herb with a heart-shaped, velvety leaf which grows in tropic mesoamerica (piper auritum) |
juniapa [f] HN |
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| 144 |
Botany |
a flowering plant of northern and eastern north america which reaches a height of 30–60 cm with creeping underground stems (aralia nudicaulis) |
aralia [f] |
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| Folklore |
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| 145 |
Folklore |
traditional celebration that starts on the winter solstice in which livestock is marked with woolen yarn of different colors |
floreamiento [m] CL |
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| 146 |
Folklore |
in tango choreography, step in which the woman moves her hips and legs drawing an eight with her feet |
ocho [m] ARUY |
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| 147 |
Folklore |
ceremonial offering in which the walls are sprayed with blood from a llama or lamb to protect those inside from danger |
yawarchada [m] BO:W |
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| 148 |
Folklore |
dance in which one person, with a figure of a alligator tied to his or her waist, dances imitating the movements of a alligator while, around the dancer others clap their hands improvising four-line stanzas and dancing to typical carnival music |
danza del caimán [f] CO |
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| 149 |
Folklore |
typical dance in which participants wear colorful costumes and masks with a wire mesh representing a blue eyed rosy face |
chunguinada [f] PE |
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| 150 |
Folklore |
typical dance in which participants wear colorful costumes and masks with a wire mesh representing a blue eyed rosy face |
chonguinada [f] PE |
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