=balbucear=, to mutter, stammer =balcón=, _m._, balcony =Báltico=, Baltic Sea =baluarte=, _m._, bulwark, fort =banco=, bench; bank; shoal =bandera=, banner, flag; party =bandido=, bandit =bando=, faction, party; band =bandolero=, highwayman, thief =banquero=, banker =banquete=, _m._, banquet =bañar=, to bathe, suffuse =baqueano=, _V._ baquiano =baquía=, _also written_ =vaquía=, dexterity, expertness =baquiano=, _Arg._, guide, path-finder; _also spelt_ =baqueano= =báquico=, =-a=, bacchic =barba=, beard, chin =barbarie=, _f._, savagery =bárbaro=, =-a=, savage, fierce =barbirrucio=, =-a=, graybearded =barca=, boat, barge =barco=, boat =bardo=, bard, singer =barège=, barège, fabric of worsted and silk =barra=, bar, gallery =barranca=, ravine, cliff =barranco=, _V._ =barranca= =barrer=, to sweep, clear =barrial=, _m._, puddle =barrio=, quarter of a city, district =barro=, mud =basalto=, basalt, name of a species of marble =base=, _f._, base =bastante=, enough, rather =bastar=, to suffice =bastión=, _m._, bastion =batalla=, battle, encounter =batear=, _Arg._, to roast whole, barbecue =batir=, to fashion, beat; =----se=, to fight; =---- en brecha=, to batter a breach =bayeta=, flannel; cloak worn by students in the Middle Ages =bayoneta=, bayonet =beber=, to drink =Belial=, Belial, one of the fallen angels in Milton's _Paradise Lost_ =bélico=, =-a=, warlike =belicoso=, =-a=, bellicose =belleza=, beauty =bellísimo=, =-a=, very beautiful =bello=, =-a=, handsome, beautiful =bendición=, blessing, benediction =bendito=, =-a=, blest =beneficiar=, to benefit =beneficio=, benefit =benéfico=, =-a=, beneficent =benévolo=, =-a=, benevolent =benignidad=, kindness, benignity =bergantín=, _m._, brig =besar,= to kiss =beso=, kiss =bestia=, beast, animal =bíblico=, =-a=, biblical =bibliografía=, bibliography =bien=, well; =no ----=, as soon as; =si ----=, although; =antes ----=, rather, on the contrary =bien=, _m._, property, possession, treasure; =---- público=, public weal =bienestar=, _m._, well-being =bienhechor=, benefactor =bienvenido=, =-a=, welcome =bifurcar=, to branch off, bifurcate =biografía=, biography =bípedo=, biped =bizarro=, =-a=, gallant, brave, bizarre =bizco=, =-a=, cross-eyed =blanco=, =-a=, white =blancura=, whiteness =blandengue=, soldier, armed with lance, who policed province of Buenos Aires =blandir=, to brandish =blanquear=, to whiten; appear white =blanquecino=, =-a=, whitish =blanquizco=, =-a=, whitish =blasonar=, to boast =bloqueo=, blockade =boca=, mouth =bocacalle=, _f._, outlet, entrance to a street _bocado_, tit-bit, mouthful =bocina=, horn; =---- de meleadas=, horn used in honey-gathering =boda=, wedding =bofetada=, slap; =dar de ----s=, to slap =boina=, cap worn in Navarra and Biscay =bolear=, to bring down with =bolas=; _cf._ note, 64, 5 =boliche=, _Arg._, small store =bolsillo=, pocket =bombardeo=, bombardment