las personas de—— =, one’s
home people, one’s folks, household. =casaca=
f coat (esp. of uniform). =casamiento=
m marriage. =casar= t marry; =—se
con= marry. =cascara= f shell, bark, peel;
=de la—— amarga= c cross-grained,
bumptious, truculent. =cascarazo= m (not in A.)
shot with the peel. =casco= m skull; helmet;
shard, fragment, piece (of broken crockery, burst
bomb, etc.); layer (of onion); hoof; (not in
A.) for =gajo= segment (of orange etc.).
=caserio= m cluster of houses, hamlet; farmhouse.
=casero= domestic, household, indoor. =casi= almost.
=casino= m (social) club. =caso= m case;
topic; situation; =el—— = the point;
=hacer—— = regard, mind, pay any
attention to (=de= or dat.); =verse en el——
de= (have) come to the point of. =casta= f
race, ancestry, breed, blood. =castel= m obs
castle. =castellano= Castilian. =castigar= t
chasten. =castigo= m punishment. =castillo=
m castle. =casto= chaste; adv. =—mente=.
=casualidad= f accident, chance. =casucha=
f hovel. =casulla= f chasuble. =casus
belli= m casus belli. =catadura= f c
(usually evil) looks, air. =catafalco= m
catafalque. =catastrofe= f catastrophe. =catedral=
adj or f cathedral. =catequizar= t teach
the catechism to, teach the (Christian, A.)
religion to. =catolico= Catholic. =cauce= m
bed (of stream), channel. =caudal= m wealth,
stock. =caudillo= m commander. =causa= f
cause, suit, prosecution; =a—— de,
por—— de=, because of, on account
of. =causar= t cause. =cautela= f caution.
=cautivar= t captivate, take captive. =cavernoso=
cavernous. =cavilacion= f brooding, anxiety,
nervous pondering, fidget. =cavilar= i rack
one’s brains. =Cayetano= m Cayetano,
Cajetan. =caza= f hunting, game. =cazador=
hunter. =cazuelillo= m d of =cazuelo=. =cazuelo=
m (A. =—a= f) (earthen)
pan, (stewpan-like) dish, casserole. =cebo= m
fodder, feed, bait. =ceder= i give way. =cedula=
f billet (=de alojamiento= untr.). =cegar=
t blind. =ceguera= f blindness. =ceja=
f eyebrow. =cejar= i (of horse)
back; fig. back down, weaken. =cejijunto= with
meeting eyebrows; (not in A.) with knitted brow.
=celador= person appointed to see to the observance
of order and ordinances; say warden. =celaje=
m broken clouds; colored clouds; storm-scud.
=celebrar= t celebrate, applaud, laud, extol;
hold (a meeting etc.); execute (a legal document
etc.); (not in A.) be glad of. =celebre=
famous. =celeste= celestial. =celestial= heavenly.
=celibato= m celibacy. =celosia= f jalousie.
=celoso= jealous. =cena= f supper. =cenar=
i sup, take supper, have supper. =ceniza= f


