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PDFBustamante, General Anastasio (1780-1853), vice-president of Mexico under President Guerrero in 1829; president of Mexico in 1830; again president from 1837 to 1841
cabal exact; exactly
cabalito (intensive of cabal) just exactly so
cabalmente exactly, precisely
caballerito m. (dim. of caballero) young gentleman, young master (expression used by servants in addressing a young master)
caballero m. sir; gentleman
cabecera f. head (of a bed)
caber be contained; si cabe if possible
cabeza f. head; irse la —— go mad
cabo m. end; al —— after all, finally, at last; de —— a rabo from start to finish
cacao m. cocoa
cachivache m. broken crockery; pl. worthless pots and pans
cada each, every; *—— cual* each one
cadete m. cadet
Cadiz Cadiz (city in Spain; in 1810 the scene of the radical outburst of the Cortes that embodied the Spanish spirit of democracy; here in Cadiz was drawn up the famous Constitution of 1812)
caer fall; *——se* fall down; ya caigo now I remember, now I understand
caida f. fall
caja f. drum; echar con ——s destempladas send away angrily
calabaza f. pumpkin, squash; dar ——s jilt, reject
calabozo m. cell, dungeon
calceta f. under-stocking; hacer —— knit
calcular calculate
caliente hot
California f. California; pl. Upper and Lower California
caliz m. chalice, cup
calor m. heat
calumniar slander
calzar put on shoes, put on spurs, etc.
calzoncillos m. pl. drawers
calzones m. pl. breeches
callado (pp. of callar) silent
callar hush; be silent; not mention; calla, calle, whew, why
calle f. street
cama f. bed
camaranchon m. garret
cambiar change
cambio m. change; en —— on the other hand; on the contrary
camino m. road, way
camisa f. shirt; chemise
campanada f. stroke of a bell
campanudo high-sounding
campo m. country; field
canario exclam. of astonishment as good gracious
cancel m. inner door or wooden screen just inside the main entrance; space between the inner door and the outer one (many of the public buildings in the United States have an arrangement similar to the Spanish cancel)
