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catequismo s.m. catechism.
catequista s.m. y f. catechist.
catequizar v.t. to catechize.
caterva s.f. crowd.
catéter s.m. MED. catheter.
cateterismo s.m. MED. catheterization,
exploration with a catheter.
cateto -ta, adj. 1. boorish. s.m. y f. 2. peasant
desp.. s.m. pl. 3. catheti.
catetómetro s.m. cathetometer.
catgut s.f. MED. catagut.
catilinaria s.f. scathing attack.
catinga s.f. (Am.) stink.
catión s.m. FÍS. cation.
catire -ra, adj. / s.m. y f. (Am.) blonde.
catirrino adj. catarrhine.
catite s.m. 1. loaf of highly refined sugar. 2.
slap, cuff.
cato s.m. catechu (sustancia medicinal).
catódico -ca, adj. cathodic.
cátodo s.m. 1. cathode. 2. ~ incandescente,
FÍS. incandescent cathode.
catolicidad s.f. catholicity, universality.
catolicismo s.m. Catholicism.
católico -ca, adj. s.m. y f. REL. Catholic.
catolizar v.t. to catholicize.
catón s.m. 1. censor. 2. primer.
catóptrica s.f. FÍS. catoptrics.
catorce adj. fourteen.
catorceavo -va o catorzavo, -va, adj. fourteenth
(parte).
catorceno -na, adj. fourteenth.
catre s.m. 1. cot. 2. ~ de tijera, folding bed.
caucáseo -a o causiano, -na, o caucásico, -ca,
adj. Caucasian (raza blanca).
Cáucaso s.p.m. Caucasus, Caucasus
Mountains.
cauce s.m. GEOG. riverbed.
cauchal s.m. BOT. rubber plantation.
cauchero -ra, adj. 1. rubber. s.m. y f. 2. rubber
worker.
caucho s.m. 1. rubber. 2. ~ sintético, synthetic
rubber.
caución s.f. 1. caution. 2. DER. bail.
caucionar v.t. to pledge, to guarantee, to bail, to
act as surety.
caudal s.m. 1. flow (río). 2. fortune. 3. property.
caudalosamente adv. copiously.
caudaloso -sa, adj. copious.
caudillaje s.m. leadership.
caudillo s.m. leader.
caula s.f. (Am.) trick.
caulescente adj. BOT. caulescent.
cauliforme adj. stem-like.
causa s.f. cause.
causahabiente s.m. assignee, trustee, executor.
causal adj. causal.
causalidad s.f. FIL. causality.
causante adj. 1. causing. s.m. y f. 2. orig-inator.
causar v.t. to cause.
causative adj. causative.
causear v.i. (Am.) to eat.
causticidad s.f. causticity.
cáustico -ca, adj. caustic.
cautela s.f. 1. cautiousness. 2. cunning.
cautelar v.t. to prevent.
cautelosamente adv. cautiously, warily.
cauteloso -sa, adj. cautious.
cauterio s.m. MED. cautery.
cauterización s.f. MED. cauterization.
cauterizador adj. MED. cauterizing.
cauterizar v.t. MED. to cauterize.
cautivador -ra, adj. captivating.
cautivar v.t. to captivate.
cautiverio s.m. captivity.
cautividad s.f. captivity.
cautivo -va, adj. / s.m. y f. captive.
cauto -ta, adj. cautious.
cava s.f. 1. wine cellar. 2. digging. s.m. 3. cava
(vino espumoso).
cavador s.m. digger.
cavadura s.f. digging.
cavar v.t. 1. to dig. v.i. 2. to go deep.
cavatina s.f. cavatina.
cavazón s.m. digging.
cávea s.f. Roman cage. 2. row of seats (en el
circo romano).
caverna s.f. 1. cave. 2. cavity.
cavernario adj. cavernous.
cavernícola adj. 1. cave-dwelling. s.m. y f. 2.
caveman (hombre), cave woman (mujer).
cavernosidad s.f. cave.
cavernoso -sa, adj. cavernous.
caveto s.m. ARQ. cavetto, concave moulding.
cavia s.f. 1. hole. 2. guinea pig.
caviar s.m. caviar.
cavidad s.f. cavity.
cavilación s.f. rumination.
cavilar v.t. to ruminate.
cavilosidad s.f. unfounded apprehension.
caviloso -sa, adj. mistrustful.
caya s.f. (Am.) oca.
cayada o cayado s.m. o f. 1. shepherd’s hook.
2. REL. bishop’s crozier.
cayo s.m. key.
cayuco s.m. dugout canoe.
caz s.m. millrace.
caza s.f. 1. hunting. 2. game. s.m. 3. AER.
fighter. 4. ~ mayor, big game. 5. ~ menor,
small game.
cazabe s.m. (Am.) cassava bread, cake.
cazabombardero s.m. fighter bomber airplane.
cazadero s.m. hunting ground.
cazador -ra, s.m. y f. 1. hunter. s.f. 2. jacket
(prenda).
cazadora s.f. jacket (chaqueta), coat (abrigo).
cazadotes s.m. fortune hunter.
cazalla s.f. popular crude brandy.
cazar v.t. 1. to hunt. 2. to catch. 3. to get.
cazarecompensas s.m. bounty hunter.
cazasubmarinos s.m. submarine chaser.
cazatalentos s.m. y f. 1. headhunter (de
ejecutivos). 2. talent scout (de deportistas,
artistas).
cazatorpedero s.m. MAR. MIL. torpedo
destroyer.
cazcalear v.i. (fam.) to faff about.
cazcarria s.f. mud splashing.
cazo s.m. 1. ladle (cucharón). 2. saucepan
(cacerola). 3. back (cuchillo).
cazolada s.f. contents of the saucepan.
cazolero s.m. fusspot.
cazolero s.m. woman´s work meddler.
cazoleta s.f. 1. small saucepan (cacerola
pequeña). 2. guard (espada). 3. bowl (pipa).
cazoletear v.i. to meddle.
cazón s.m. ZOOL. dogfish.
cazuela s.f. 1. saucepan. 2. casserole.
cazumbrar v.t. to seal.
cazumbre s.m. oakum.
cazumbrón s.m. cooper.
cazurro -rra, adj. crafty.
CD s.m. CD.
ce s.m. 1. c. 2. ~ por be/~ por ~, meticulously.
ceba s.f. 1. fattening. 2. feeding (horno).
cebada s.f. barley.
cebadal s.m. barley field.
cebadera s.f. 1. barley container. 2. nosebag. 3.
MAR. spritsail.
cebadero s.m. 1. COM. barley dealer. 2.
packhorse. 3. feeding place. 4. falconer. 5.
furnace mouth.
cebadilla s.f. wall barley.
cebado -da, adj. (Am.) man-eating.
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cebador adj. / s.m. y f. 1. priming. s.m. 2.
gunpowder flask.
cebadura s.f. fattening.
cebar v.t. 1. to fatten. 2. to load. 3. to lure (caza).
v.pron. 4. cebarse con alguien, to take one’s
anger out on somebody.
cebellina adj. zibeline.
cebiche s.m. (Am.) shellfish dish marinated in
lemon juice, chilli and salt.
cebo s.m. 1. food. 2. (fig.) bait (caza), lure 3.
charge (arma de fuego)..
cebolla s.f. 1. BOT. onion. 2. ~ albarrana, squill.
3. ~ escalonia, shallot.
cebollar s.m. BOT. onion patch.
cebollero s.m. onion seller.
cebolleta s.f. BOT. chives.
cebollino s.m. 1. spring onion. 2. (fig.) mandar
a alguien a escardar cebollinos, to tell
someone to get lost.
cebollón s,m, BOT. large sweet onion.
cebón -na, adj. fattened.
cebra s.f. 1. zool. zebra. 2. paso ~, zebra
crossing.
cebrado -da, adj. striped.
cebú s.m. ZOOL. zebu.
ceca s.f. 1. mint. 2. de la Ceca a la Meca, from
pillar to post.
cecal adj. ANAT. blind.
cecear v.i. to lisp.
ceceo s.m. lisp.
cecina s.f. dried salted meat.
cecinar v.t. to cure meat.
cecografía s.f. braille.
cecógrafo s.m. braille machine.
ceda s.f. 1. sow. 2. z.
cedacero s.m. seller, maker of sieves.
cedacillo s.m. quack grass.
cedazo s.m. 1. sieve. 2. fishing net.
cedente s.m. y f. transferor.
ceder v.i. 1. to give in. v.t. 2. DEP. to give up. 3.
to hand over (empresa). 4. to transfer, to cede
(derecho, propiedad).
cedilla o zedilla s.f. cedilla.
cedizo -za, adj. stale.
cedria s.f. cedar resin.
cédride s.f. cedar cone.
cedrino -na, adj. cedar.
cedro s.m. BOT. cedar.
cédula s.f. 1. document. 2. ~ ante diem,
summons. 3. ~ real, royal decree.
cefalalgia s.f. MED. headache.
cefalea s.f. migraine.
cefálico adj. ZOOL. cephalic.
cefalitis s.f. MED. encephalitis.
cefalópodo -da, adj. 1. ZOOL. cephalopod. s.m.
pl. 2. cephalopods.
cefalorraquídeo adj. ANAT. cephalospinal.
cefalotórax s.m. ZOOL. cephalothorax.
céfiro s.m. 1. LIT. zephyr; breeze. 2. west wind.
3. cotton cloth.
cefo s.m. ZOOL. monkey.
cegador -ra, adj. blinding.
cegajoso -sa o cegatoso, -sa, adj. bleary-eyed.
cegar v.t. 1. to blind. 2. to block up. v.i. 3. to go
blind.
cegarra o cegato -ta, adj. short-sighted.
cegarrita adj. weak-eyed.
cegesimal adj. cgs, centimetre-gram-second.
cegrí s.m. y f. HIST. a member of the Zegris.
ceguedad s.f. blindness.
ceguera s.f. blindness.
ceibo s.m. ceibo, ceibo tree.
Ceilán s.p. GEOG. Ceylon, Sri Lanka.
ceja s.f. 1. eyebrow. 2. projection. 3. cloud cap.
4. MÚS. bridge. 5. (fig.) quemarse las cejas,
to burn the midnight oil. 6. tener a uno entre
~ y ~, to have it in for someone.