_Alcalde_, justice of the peace. _Alegria_, mirth; a plant. _Allí_, there. _Amigo_, friend. _Ancheta_, adventure of goods. _Angelito_, little angel. _Angostura_, narrowness. _Aparejo_, sort of pack-saddle. _Aquí_, here. _Arancel_, tariff. _Armas_, arms. _Arriba_, up, above. _Arriero_, muleteer. _Asambléa_, assembly. _Astucia_, cunning, artifice. _Atajo_, drove of pack mules, &c. _Atole_, sort of thick gruel. _Auto_, act, edict. _Ayotéa_, flat roof, terrace. _Baile_, ball, dance. _Bandolin_, species of small guitar. _Bárbaro_, barbarous; a savage. _Barra_, ingot, bar of silver, &c. _Baston_, staff, cane. _Blanco_, white. _Bolsa_, pocket, purse. _Bonanza_, prosperity. _Bonito_, pretty. _Bota_, boot, leggin. _Bravo_, brave, bold. _Bueno_, good. _Burro_, ass. _Caballada_, drove of horses, &c. _Caballero_, gentleman, knight. _Caballo_, horse. _Cacique_, Indian chief or prince. _Café_, coffee; coffee-house. _Calabozo_, dungeon, jail. _Caliente_, warm, hot. _Camino_, road. _Campo_, field, camp. _Campo santo_, cemetery without a church. _Cancion_, song, poem. _Cañada_, valley. _Cañon_, deep gorge or ravine; cannon. _Capilla_, chapel. _Capitan_, captain. _Carajo_, an oath; scoundrel. _Caravana_, caravan. _Cárcel_, prison, jail. _Carga_, load. _Cargador_, carrier. _Cargamento_, cargo. _Carnero_, male sheep. _Carreta_, cart. _Carro_, wagon, &c. _Casa_, house. _Cautivo_, captive. _Ceja_, brow. _Centralismo_, central government. _Cerro_, mound. _Chacal_, jackal. _Chico_, small; small person. [Pg354] _Chile_, red pepper. _Cibolero_, buffalo-hunter. _Cibolo_, the American buffalo. _Cigarrito_, little cigar. _Cigarro_, cigar. _Cimarron_, wild. _Claco_, small copper coin. _Coche_, coach. _Cocina_, kitchen. _Cocinera_, female cook. _Cola_, tail; glue. _Colorado_, red. _Comanchero_, Comanche trader. _Comiso_, confiscation. _Consumo_, consumption. _Contra-revolucion_, counter-revolution. _Cordillera_, chain of mountains. _Corral_, yard, pen. _Correr_, to run. _Coyote_, prairie-wolf. _Crepúsculo_, dawn, twilight. _Cristo_, Christ. _Cruz_, cross. _Cuñado_, brother-in-law. _De_, _del_, of, of the, &c. _Decreto_, decree. _Derecho_, tax; right. _Descubrimiento_, discovery. _Dia_, day. _Diablo_, devil. _Dictador_, dictator. _Diligencia_, diligence; stage-coach. _Dios_, God. _Doblon_, doubloon. _Domingingo_, Sunday; Dominic. _Doña_, Madam, Mrs., Miss. _Dorado_, gilt. _Dos_, two. _Dulce_, sweet. _Eclesiástico_, ecclesiastical. _El_, the; he, him. _Enáguas_, sort of petticoat. _En junta_, in council. _Enmendadura_, enmendation. _Entrada_, entrance. _Entrerenglonadura_, interlineation. _Escritor_, writer. _Escuadron_, squadron.