=pertinaz=, obstinate, tenacious =peruano=, =-a=, Peruvian =perversidad=, perversity =perverso=, =-a=, perverse =pervertidor=, =-ora=, perverting =pesadez=, gravity, weight, heaviness =pesadilla=, nightmare =pesado=, =-a=, heavy =pesar=, to weigh, cause sorrow =pesar=, _m._, sorrow; =a ---- de=, in spite of =pescador=, fisherman =pescar=, to fish, catch =pesebre=, _m._, manger, christening, feast =peso=, dollar (the Argentine peso is worth about 45 cents in American money); weight =pesquisa=, inquiry, search =peste=, _f._, pestilence =pestífero=, =-a=, pestiferous, venomous =pétalo=, _m._, petal =piadoso=, =-a=, pious, tenderhearted =piano=, piano =picaflor=, _m._, humming bird =pícaro=, rascal, rogue =pico=, pick; beak; small amount; peak =Pichincha=, _m._, volcano in Ecuador =pie=, _m._, foot =piedad=, pity =piedra=, stone =piel=, _m._, skin =pierna=, leg =pieza=, piece of furniture, piece of cloth; part =piloto=, pilot =pinar=, _m._, pine grove =pincelada=, stroke with a brush, line =pinchar=, to pinch, prick =pingüelo=, _depreciative diminutive for_ =pingo=, _which is an Argentinism for_ "_horse_", nag =pino=, pine =pintar=, to paint =pintarrajeado=, =-a=, painted, daubed =pintura=, picture, painting =piquete=, _m._, picket =pirámide=, _f._, pyramid =pisada=, footprint =pisar=, to tread; =---- con la punta del pie=, to tread on tiptoes =piso=, pavement, floor; =---- bajo=, ground floor =pista=, trace, trail =pitón=, _m._, python =placer=, _m._, pleasure; placer =placidez=, placidity =plácido=, =-a=, placid, gentle =plagiar=, to plagiarize, copy =plan=, _m._, plan =planetario=, =-a=, planetary =planicie=, _f._, plain =plano=, plan, design =plano=, =-a=, level =planta=, plant, foot, step =plantador=, planter =plantar=, to plant =plantear=, to establish, enact =plañidero=, =-a=, mournful =plañir=, to mourn =Plata=, _m._, river in Argentina =plata=, silver; _Arg._, money =playa=, shore, beach =plaza=, square, stronghold; =Plaza de Toros=, Bull Ring =plazoleta=, _dim. of_ =plaza= =plebe=, _f._, populace =plegaria=, prayer =pleito=, lawsuit =plenamente=, fully =plenitud=, fullness =pleno=, =-a=, full =pluma=, feather; pen =pluvioso=, =-a=, rainy =población=, town, population, settlement =poblado=, =-a=, thick, populous =poblado=, inhabited place, town, village =poblador=, settler =poblar=, to populate =pobre=, poor =pobreza=, poverty =poco=, _m._, small part, little; _pl._, few =poco=, _adv._, little, in a small degree =poco=, =-a=, little, scanty =poder=, to be able =poder=, _m._, power, ability =poderío=, power, influence =poderoso=, =-a=, powerful =poema=, _m._, poem =poesía=, poetry, poem =poeta=, _m._, poet =poético=, =-a=, poetic =polarizar=, to polarize, turn =policía=, police =policromo=, =-a=, many-colored =política=, policy, politics =políticamente=, politically =político=, =-a=, political =polo=, pole =polvo=, dust