añicos

shattered pieces; shards


abarrotar

cram


abollar

dent


abultado

bulky


acaparar

hoard


acaramelada

carmel-colored


adivinar

guess


aferrar

cling to; hold on to


afilado

sharpened; sharp


aguacero

downpour of rain


ahuecar

hollow out


alianza

wedding ring


alzar

lift up


ampolla

blister


aniñado

childlike


aplacar

appease


aplastar

smash down; crush


arrullar

coo


asilo

asylum


atrevido

daring


ave

bird


banqueta

bench


bata

robe


blanqueador

whitening


bochorno

sultriness


bordado

embroidered


botáncia

store that sells herbs


brebaje

potion


brocha

paint brush


brotar

sprout; protrude


calcáreo

with calcium deposits


callo

callus


calvo

bald


canturrear

hum


casco

hulk of boat


chinchorrería

exaggerated demands; whims


clavel

carnation


codo de la rama

bend in the branch


colar

strain (with a strainer)


conjunto

outfit (clothing)


corcho

cork


cortejar

court (a sweetheart)


coser (cosido)

sew


cubo

bucket


cuneta

ditch


desconsolado

inconsolable


desenredar

untangle


desgracia

misfortune


despreciar

disdain; look down on


desviarse

get off track


edulcorar

sweeten


embadurnar

daub


embotado

dull


enano

dwarf


encoger

shrink


engendrar

engender


equivocarse

be mistaken


escrutar

scrutinize


escueto

short


espesura

thickness (liquid)


espuma

foam


estar a salvo

be safe


estofado

stew


estrellar

crash into; dash


estremecerse

shiver; tremble


exprimir

squeeze


farol

lamp


fontanero

plumber


franja

fringe; swath


freir

fry


gaviota

seagull


gemelas

twins


gitano

gypsy


gitano

gypsy


golpetazo

blow; punch; hit


gorriones

sparrows


guarecerse

shelter


hechizo

spell (magic)


hojalata

tin


hoyuelos

dimple


huesudo

bony


humeante

steamy


impresa

imprinted


inerme

unarmed; unprepared


inmundicias

filth


insomne

sleepless


jarra

pitcher


lagartija

lizard


leñoso

woody


lentes de aumento

magnifying lens


lino

linen


llama

flame


llameante

flaming


lombrices

worms


lunar

mole


mancha

spot; stain


manteca

lard


manzana

city block


marchitarse

whither


masa

mass; clump


mendigo

beggar


mermar

deplete


mostrador

counter


ofrenda

offering; gift for saints/God


oscilante

oscillating; shaking head "no"


ovacionar

acclaim


panal de abeja

honeycomb


pandereta

tambourine


pardo

brown


pargo

type of fish from sea


pastilla

pill


patas

paws; feet


peca

freckle


pelaje

fur


penacho

tuft of hair


pendientes

earrings


persianas

blinds (on window)


pezuña

hoof


picaporte

door latch


pinza

hair pin


prender en llamas

catch on fire


quebradiza

brittle


rebatir

rebut


recetar

prescribe


redecilla

used to hold hair in place, especially for a bun


rehogar

sauté


remolque

tow truck


repentinamente

suddenly


respingona

upturned


reventar

burst


rizitos

tight curls


robosante

overflowing


rojizo

reddish


rostro

face


sanguijuelas

blood sucker


sartén

frying pan


savia

sap


sífilis

syphilis


segregar

secrete


senda

path


serrado

filed


sosiego

quiet


tablao

place where flamenco dancing takes place


taconear

click or tap heels 


tallo

stalk; stem


talones

heels


tamarindo

a tree that has pods that are picked and cooked to make a juice


tapizar

upholster


tecla

key (as in piano, keyboard, etc.)


tentador

tempting


titilar

twinkle


tobillo

ankle


trapo

rag


trasero

behind; butt


triturar

crush


unísono

unison


vacunación

vaccination


vainas

pods


veleta

weather vane


verdor

greenness


yema

soft spot on tip of finger


zumo

juice