ocupar occupy, busy

ocurrir occur

ocurso m. (Mex.) petition, claim

ochavo m. small copper coin no longer in use

ocho eight

ochocientos eight hundred

odio m. hatred

odioso odious

Ofelia Ophelia

ofender offend

ofrecer offer

oh exclam. oh

oido m. ear

oir hear; oiga exclam. listen, I say

ojala exclam. introducing a wish would that; O that

ojeada f. glance

ojo m. eye; en un abrir y cerrar de ——­s in a twinkling; dar en ——­s make angry

oler smell

olfatear smell, sniff

olvidar(se) forget

onza f. ounce

opera f. opera

opinar think, judge

oponer(se) oppose

oposicion f. opposition

opuesto (pp. of oponer) opposed; opposite

ora now (used in parallel constructions)

orador m. orator, speaker

orden f. order

ordinario ordinary, common

organizar organize

original adj. and m. original

oscuro dark; a oscuras in the dark

oste (oxte) exclam. begone, get out; sin decir ——­ ni moste without saying a word

otorgar consent, agree to

otro other, another

oveja f. sheep; cada ——­ con su pareja each with his own kind

Pablo Paul

paciencia f. patience

padecer suffer

padecimiento m. suffering

Padierna Padierna (ranch or farm in the municipality of San Angel, a suburb of Mexico City, where on August 19-20, 1847, the Mexicans lost an important battle, known in the United States as the battle of Contreras)

padre m. father

padrino m. godfather

pagar pay, pay for; me las pagara todas juntas I’ll get even with you for everything

pago m. payment

pais m. country

paja f. straw

paje m. page

palabra f. word

palacio m. palace

palido pale

palma f. palm; fig. honor

palmada f. clap

Palo Alto Palo Alto (city in the extreme south of Texas where the Americans defeated the Mexicans in battle in 1846)