candelero m. candlestick

canonigo m. canon (of a church)

cantar sing; *——­ de plano* speak out plainly

Cantarranas (Cantaranas) literally croaking frogs. The name of the street was later changed to Calle de Lope de Vega

cana f. reed, cane

canon m. cannon

caoba f. mahogany

capaz capable

capital f. capital city

capitan m. captain

cara f. face

Caracas Caracas (capital of Venezuela)

caracter m. office; character

caramba commonest exclam. in Spanish, expressing surprise, admiration, vexation, etc. indeed, the deuce

carbon m. coal

carbunclo m. carbuncle (glowing precious stone)

cargo m. care, charge; a su ——­ under his charge

carino m. tenderness, affection

Carlos Charles; Charles III, king of Spain from 1759 to 1788

caro dear; expensive

carraspera f. hoarseness (necessitating frequent clearing of the throat)

carrera f. career

carta f. letter

cartilla f. primer

cartucho m. cartridge

casa f. house; en ——­ at home

casamiento m. marriage.

casarse con marry

cascada f. cascade, waterfall

casco m. skull, head (used also in pl.)

casero m. landlord

casi almost

caso m. case; el ——­ es the fact is

caspita exclam. indicating surprise wonderful, gracious

castigar punish

castillo m. castle

castizo chaste, pure

causa f. cause, sake

ce ts (hissing sound made to call some one’s attention)

cebolla f. onion

cebon fattened

ceder yield

ceja f. eyebrow; entre ——­ y ——­ in one’s head

cenar dine

cenefa f. border. (In what the ladies style a “dress pattern,” the cenefa is of the same material as the body of the goods with the design so modified that the cenefa may serve as trimming at sleeves, waist line, edge of skirt, etc.)

ceniza f. ashes

centinela m. sentinel; de ——­ on guard, on the lookout

cepillar brush

cepillo m. brush

cerca de near; about