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Spanish History
El Caribe
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
10/01/2007
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Term
se cocinan
 Definition
one cooks
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la carne de res
 Definition
beef
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un rabo de buey
 Definition
oxtail
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un pollo picado
 Definition
minced chicken
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un pedazo
 Definition
a piece
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luego
 Definition
then
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una olla
 Definition
a pot
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sofreír
 Definition
sauté
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el aceite
 Definition
oil
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el jamón
 Definition
ham
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una cebolla
 Definition
an onion
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un pimiento
 Definition
a bell pepper
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el tocino
 Definition
bacon
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añadir
 Definition
to add
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echar
 Definition
to throw
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hervir
 Definition
to boil
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una batata
 Definition
a sweet potato
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un ñame
 Definition
a yam
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una yautía
 Definition
starchy root vegetable, like hairy parsnip
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una yautía
 Definition
starchy root vegetable, like hairy parsnip
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una yuca
 Definition
starchy root vegetable, like red parsnip
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una yuca
 Definition
starchy root vegetable, like red parsnip
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una plántano
 Definition
a banana
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una mezorca de maíz
 Definition
an ear of corn
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una receta
 Definition
a recipe
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el ajiaco
 Definition
a stew with meat vegetables and fruit
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el sancocho
 Definition
a stew with meat vegetalbes and fruit
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la sopa
 Definition
soup
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la cuenca del Caribe
 Definition
the Caribbean Basin
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desde luego
 Definition
of course
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no sólo...sino también
 Definition
not only...but also
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hoy día
 Definition
nowadays
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todavía
 Definition
still
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la costa
 Definition
the coast
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durante
 Definition
during
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una enfermedad
 Definition
a sickness
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duro, dura
 Definition
hard, difficult
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los esclavos
 Definition
the slaves
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provenían
 Definition
came from
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el país
 Definition
the country
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occidental
 Definition
western
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lo que
 Definition
which, what
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creció
 Definition
grew
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sino que
 Definition
but rather
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el sincretismo
 Definition
syncretism, combination
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una yuxtaposicíon
 Definition
standing side by side
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ambos/ambas
 Definition
both
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cado uno. cada una
 Definition
each one
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elementos propios
 Definition
their own elements
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los frijoles
 Definition
beans (black beans, navy beans...)
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así pues
 Definition
so(therefore)
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la malanga
 Definition
starchy root like yautía or taro
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la guayaba
 Definition
guava(kind of a tropical fruit)
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productos comestibles
 Definition
food products
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el banano
 Definition
banana or plantain
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además
 Definition
besides
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las creencias
 Definition
beliefs
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los orishas
 Definition
Yoruba gods, important in Santeria
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a pesar de
 Definition
in spite of
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los cabildos
 Definition
Santeria groups
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los ritos
 Definition
rites, ceremonies
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se funde
 Definition
to merge
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la fuente
 Definition
the source
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un tambor
 Definition
a drum
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los timbales
 Definition
shallow drums
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la tumbadora
 Definition
large conga drum
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puesto que
 Definition
since (because)
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debido a
 Definition
due to
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un baile
 Definition
a dance
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los anos 30
 Definition
the 1930's
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a finales de
 Definition
at the end of
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los sesenta
 Definition
the 60's
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popularísimo
 Definition
extremely popular
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se inició
 Definition
was started
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los inciadores
 Definition
the people who started it
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defundieron
 Definition
spread, extended
Term
elaboraron
 Definition
developed more
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el mensaje
 Definition
the message
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un sentido
 Definition
a meaning, sense
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un estilo
 Definition
a style
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un estilo
 Definition
a style
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