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Como Agua para Chocolate Vocab
Spanish VII vocabulary from the book Como Agua para Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
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Language - Spanish
12th Grade
11/15/2007
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Term
guajolote
 Definition
pavo, turkey
Term
cocer
 Definition
cocinar
Term
grano
 Definition
grain
Term
nueces
 Definition
nuts
Term
víspera
 Definition
eve
Term
cebar
 Definition
to fatten up, engordar
Term
bautizo
 Definition
baptism
Term
tomar cariño
 Definition
to become fond of
Term
ollas
 Definition
pots
Term
almendras
 Definition
almonds
Term
tostar
 Definition
to toast
Term
amargar
 Definition
to make bitter (both literally and figuratively)
Term
manteca
 Definition
lard
Term
moler
 Definition
to grind
Term
metate
 Definition
grinder
Term
comal
 Definition
pan for cooking tortillas
Term
senos
 Definition
pechos
Term
sostén
 Definition
bra, support
Term
sudor
 Definition
sweat
Term
pedazo
 Definition
piece
Term
fingir
 Definition
to feign
Term
agregar
 Definition
to add, añadir
Term
bruja
 Definition
witch
Term
el coco (cuco)
 Definition
the boogieman
Term
confianza
 Definition
trust, confidence
Term
envenenar
 Definition
to poison
Term
festejar
 Definition
celebrar
Term
esmerarse
 Definition
to do one's best
Term
arrancar
 Definition
to pull out, to start a car/motor
Term
elogiar
 Definition
to praise
Term
esfumarse
 Definition
to disappear
Term
gallinero
 Definition
hen house
Term
aprovechar
 Definition
to take advantage of
Term
ganado
 Definition
cattle
Term
caber
 Definition
to fit
Term
arribar
 Definition
llegar
Term
parto
 Definition
labor, (tambien se puede decir dar al luz)
Term
embarazo
 Definition
pregnancy
Term
hinchar
 Definition
to swell
Term
sábanas
 Definition
sheets SHITS!!
Term
tijeras
 Definition
scissors
Term
rezar
 Definition
to pray
Term
llanto
 Definition
a cry
Term
vacio
 Definition
empty
Term
ombligo
 Definition
navel
Term
pañal
 Definition
diaper
Term
cónyuge
 Definition
spouse
Term
encargarse de
 Definition
to be in charge of
Term
amamantar
 Definition
to nurse
Term
alimentar
 Definition
to nourish
Term
bala
 Definition
bullet
Term
hambriento
 Definition
hungry (estoy hambriento)
Term
blusa
 Definition
blouse
Term
chupón
 Definition
pacifier
Term
succionar
 Definition
to suck (chupar, mamar)
Term
ternura
 Definition
tenderness
Term
lujuria
 Definition
lust
Term
vergüenza
 Definition
shame
Term
cargar
 Definition
to carry
Term
balazos
 Definition
shots
Term
quitar
 Definition
to take away
Term
semillas
 Definition
seeds
Term
tapas
 Definition
tops, delicious Spanish appetizers
Term
huerta
 Definition
small farm
Term
lombrices
 Definition
earthworms
Term
pichón
 Definition
baby dove
Term
enterarse
 Definition
to find out
Term
cerdo
 Definition
pig
Term
tocino
 Definition
bacon
Term
jamón
 Definition
ham, the only dietary staple in Spain
Term
peones
 Definition
peons, workers
Term
escasez
 Definition
security
Term
esconderse
 Definition
to hide
Term
escondite
 Definition
hiding place
Term
violar
 Definition
to rape, violate
Term
dureza
 Definition
hardness, harshness
Term
granero
 Definition
barn
Term
bromear
 Definition
to joke
Term
gatillo
 Definition
trigger
Term
hacer falta
 Definition
to lack
Term
aterrorizar
 Definition
to terrorize
Term
palomar
 Definition
dovecote (dove house)
Term
escaleras
 Definition
stairs
Term
despedirse
 Definition
to say goodbye
Term
desalmado
 Definition
heartless (soulless)
Term
enterrar
 Definition
to bury
Term
ceniza
 Definition
ashes
Term
trigo
 Definition
wheat
Term
avena
 Definition
oats
Term
soledad
 Definition
solitude, loneliness
Term
alfombra
 Definition
rug
Term
hervir
 Definition
to boil
Term
desnudarse
 Definition
to get naked
Term
trenza
 Definition
braid
Term
arrugas
 Definition
wrinkles
Term
quemar
 Definition
to burn
Term
manchas
 Definition
spots
Term
lejía
 Definition
bleach
Term
disolver
 Definition
to dissolve
Term
tripas
 Definition
guts, intestines
Term
aguja
 Definition
needle
Term
cáscara
 Definition
peel
Term
tropezar
 Definition
to stumble
Term
pertencer
 Definition
to belong to
Term
pasos
 Definition
steps
Term
gusanos
 Definition
maggots
Term
suciedad
 Definition
filth, dirtiness
Term
fósforo
 Definition
phosphorous, match
Term
insipido
 Definition
tasteless
Term
aves
 Definition
domestic birds
Term
heredar
 Definition
to inherit
Term
tos
 Definition
cough
Term
pulmones
 Definition
lungs
Term
sangijuelas
 Definition
leeches
Term
tibia
 Definition
lukewarm
Term
trapo
 Definition
rag
Term
atreverse
 Definition
to dare to
Term
arder
 Definition
to burn, blaze
Term
cal
 Definition
lime
Term
llama
 Definition
flame
Term
campana
 Definition
bell
Term
soplar
 Definition
to blow
Term
adivinar
 Definition
to guess
Term
difunto
 Definition
dead, deceased
Term
acercarse
 Definition
to get near
Term
vibrar
 Definition
to vibrate
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