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yacaré s.m. ZOOL. (Am.) alligator.
yacente adj. 1. lying. 2. recumbent (estatua).
yacer v.i. 1. to lie (tumba). 2. to be lying down.
3. to lie, to be situated (en un sitio). 4. aquí
yace, here lies (tumba).
yacija s.f. 1. makeshift bed. 2. grave, tomb.
yacimiento s.m. 1. GEOL. bed (mineral). 2. ~ de
petróleo, oil field.
yaguar s.m. jaguar.
yámbico -ca, adj. LIT. iambic.
yambo s.m. 1. LIT. iamb, iambic, iambus. 2.
BOT. jambo.
yanqui adj. s.m. y f. (fam.) Yankee, North
American.
yantar v.i. (arc.) 1. to eat. s.m. 2. food, meal.
yarabí s.m. (Am.) Indian song.
yarará s.f. ZOOL. (Am.) poisonous snake.
yarda s.f. yard.
yate s.m. MAR. yacht.
yayo -ya s.m. y f. (fam.) grandpa (abuelito);
grandma (abuelita).
yedra s.f. BOT. ivy.
yegua s.f. 1. ZOOL. mare.
yeguada s.f. 1. herd of mares. 2. (Am.) act of
folly.
yeguar s.m. herd of mares.
yelmo s.m. helmet.
yema s.f. 1. yolk (de huevo). 2. BOT. bud, shoot
(brote). 3. (fig.) the cream, the best part. 4.
fingertip (de los dedos).
yerba s.f. hierba.
yermo -ma, adj. 1. uninhabited, deserted,
waste. 2. sterile, barren, uncultivated. s.m. 3.
wasteland.
yerno s.m. son-in-law.
yerro s.m. fault, error, mistake.
yerto -ta, adj. stiff, rigid.
yesal s.m. gypsum pit.
yesar s.m. yesal.
yesca s.f. 1. tinder. 2. (fig.) fuel, incentive. pl. 3.
tinder box.
yesería s.f.. plaster factory (fábrica).
yesero -ra, adj. 1. plaster. s.m. y f. 2. plasterer.
s.f. 3. gypsum pit.
yeso s.m. 1. GEOL. gypsum. 2. plaster. 3. MED.
plaster, cast (escayola). 4. chalk. 5. plaster
cast (escultura).
yesoso -sa, adj. 1. gypseous. 2. chalky.
yesquero s.m. (Am.) lighter.
yip s.m. jeep.
yo pron. pers. 1. 2. me: ¿quien es? - soy yo:
who is it? - it’s me. 3. el ~, FIL. the self, the
I, the ego.
yod s.f. FILOL. yod.
yodado -da, adj. iodized.
yodo s.m. QUÍM. iodine.
yoduro s.m. QUÍM. iodide.
yoga s.m. FIL. yoga.
yogui s.m. FIL. yogi.
yogur s.m. yogurt, yoghurt, yo-ghourt.
yola s.f. MAR. yawl.
yóquei o yoqui s.m. DEP. jockey.
yoyó s.m. yo-yo.
yubarta s.f. humpback, humpback whale.
yuca s.f. BOT. yucca.
yudo s.m. DEP. judo.
yudoca s.m. y f. DEP. judoka.
yugada s.f. 1. AGR. yoke of land. 2. yoke of
oxen (yunta de bueyes).
yugo s.m. 1. yoke. 2. marriage tie. 3. (fig.)
bondage, slavery. 4
Yugoslavia s.f. Yugoslavia.
yugoslavo -va adj. s.m. y f. Yugoslavian,
Yugoslav.
yugular adj. y s.f. 1. ANAT. jugular.
yunque s.m. 1. anvil. 2. ANAT. incus, anvil. 3.
(fig.) tireless worker.
yunta s.f. 1. yoke of oxen (de bueyes). 2. pair,
couple (de animales de tiro).
yute s.m. jute.
yuxtaponer v.t. y pron. to juxtapose.
yuxtaposición s.f. juxtaposition.
yuxtapuesto -ta, adj. juxtaposed.
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z Z s.f. z, Z vigésimoséptima y última letra del
alfabeto español.
zabordar v.i. MAR. to run aground, to be
stranded.
zacatal s.m. pasture.
zacate s.m. fodder, hay.
zacatín s.m. quarter of a town where clothes
are sold.
zafacoca s.f. (Am.) row, squabble, quarrel.
zafado -da, adj. 1. (Am.) brazen, shameless,
cheeky, impudent. 2. dislocated.
zafadura s.f. dislocation, sprain.
zafaduría s.f. effrontery, shamelessness, cheek,
insolence.
zafar v.t. 1. to clear, to free. 2. to undo, to untie,
to unfasten. 3. to decorate. v.i. 4. (Am.) to
leave, to go away. v.r. 5. to escape, to run
away, to slip away. 6. (fig.) to get away, to
shake off. 7. (fig.) to evade, to get out. 8.
(Am.) to be dislocated.
zafarrancho s.m. 1. MAR. clearing for action.
2. (fam.) quarrel, row. 3. (fig.) havoc, muddle,
mess. 4. armar un ~, to cause havoc, to kick
up a rumpus.
zafio -fia, adj. coarse, rude, uncouth.
zafiro s.m. sapphire.
zafo adj. 1. MAR. free and clear, unob-structed.
2. unharmed, undamaged, unscathed. 3.
(Am.) free, disentangled. prep. 4. (Am.) except
(for).
zafón s.m. slip, mistake, error.
zafra s.f. 1. oil jar, oil container. 2. (Am.) AGR.
sugar harvest, sugar making.
zaga s.f. 1. rear. 2. a la ~, a ~, en ~, at the rear,
in the rear. 3. no irle a la ~ de nadie, to be
second to none. 4. no quedarse a la ~, not to
be outdone.
zagal s.m. 1. boy, lad, youth. 2. shepherd boy.
zagala s.f. 1. girl, lass. 2. shepherdess.
zaguán s.m. hall, entrance, hallway, vestibule.
zaguero adj. 1. rear, back, trailing. 2. (fig.) slow,
lagging behind. 3. overloaded at the rear. s.m.
4. DEP. full-back (fútbol).
zahareño -ña, adj. wild, disdainful, unsociable,
shy.
zaheridor -ra, adj. 1. upbraiding. 2. scoffing,
mocking.
zaherimiento s.m. 1. sarcastic criticism. 2.
reprimand, upbraiding. 3. mockery.
zaherir v.t. to criticise sharply/sarcastically; to
wound, to hurt someone’s feelings (herir).
zahína s.f. sorghum.
zahinar s.m. sorghum field.
zahón s.m. (pl.) breeches, chaps.
zahorí s.m. y f. 1. seer, soothsayer, clairvoyant.
2. water diviner. 3. (fig.) highly perceptive
person, mind-reader, very observant person.
zahorra s.f. (fam.) din, commotion, hullabaloo.
zahúrda s.f. 1. (brit.) pigsty, (EEUU) pigpen. 2.
(fig.) hovel, pigsty.
zaida s.f. type of heron.
zaino adj. 1. false, treacherous, deceitful. 2. un
caballo ~, a chestnut horse.
zalamerear v.i. to flatter, to cajole, to wheedle.
zalamería s.f. flattery, cajoling, wheedling,
coaxing by flattery.
zalamero -ra, adj. 1. flattering, cajoling,
wheedling; suave. s.m. y f. 2. flatterer,
wheedler; suave person; cajoler.
zalema s.f. 1. deep bow, salaam. 2. coaxing by
flattery. pl. 3. (desp.) bowing and scraping.
zalenquear v.i. to limp, to hobble.
zamarra s.f. 1. sheepskin jacket. 2. sheep-skin.
zamarrear v.t. 1. to shake, to worry (perro). 2.
(fam.) to knock about, to push about, to shove
around. 3. (fam.) to sit on, to squash.
zamarreo s.m. 1. shaking, shake, dragging
about. 2. (fam.) rough treatment.
zamarrilla s.f. BOT. germander, mountain
germander.
zamarro s.m. 1. sheepskin jacket. 2. sheep-skin.
3. stupid person, yokel. pl. 4. (Am.) riding
breeches, chaps.
zamba s.f. samba.
zambo -ba, adj. 1. knock-kneed. 2. half-breed,
mulatto. s.m. y f. 3. knock-kneed man
(hombre), knock-kneed woman (mujer). 4.
ZOOL. spider monkey.
zambomba s.f. type of drum.
zambombazo s.m. 1. explosion, bang. 2. punch,
blow, thump.
zambra s.f. 1. gypsy dance. 2. noise, commotion,
uproar, rumpus.
zambucar v.t. 1. to hide away. 2. to jumble up.
zambuco s.m. hiding, concealing.
zambullida s.f. 1. dive, plunge. 2. dip. 3. dar una
~, to dive into the water.
zambullidor s.m. y f. diver.
zambullidura s.f. dive, plunge.
zambullir v.t. 1. to duck, to give a ducking. v.r.
2. to dive, to plunge, to take a dive. 3. to get
involved. 4. to hide.
zampar v.t. 1. to gobble, to wolf down. 2. to put
away hurriedly. 3. to hurl, to throw, to dash. 4.
to deal (golpe). v.r. 5. zamparse en, to dart
into, to whip into, to shoot into.
zampón -na, adj. greedy.
zampoña s.f. 1. pan pipes, rustic flute. 2. stupid
remark.
zampullín s.m. grebe.
zanahoria s.f. 1. carrot. s.m. 2. (Am.) errand boy.
s.m. y f.3. (Am.) nit, nerd.
zanca s.f. 1. leg. 2. shank. 3. ARQ. string-piece.
4. leg (andamio).
zancada s.f. 1. stride: a grandes zancadas: with
long strides.2. en dos zancadas, (fig.) in a
couple of ticks, quickly.
zancadilla s.f. 1. trip. 2. ruse, trick. 3. booby trap,
snare.
zancadillear v.t. 1. to trip up, to make (someone)
trip. 2. (fig.) to lay a trap for.
zancajo s.m. 1. heel. 2. leg-bone.
zancajoso -sa, adj. 1. bandy-legged. 2. big-
heeled. 3. with a hole in the heel of one’s
socks.
zancarrón s.m. 1. leg-bone. 2. old bag of bones.
3. poor teacher.
zanco s.m. 1. stilt. 2. estar en zancos, to be well
up, to be in a good position.
zancudo -da, adj. 1. long-legged, lanky. 2.
ZOOL. wading (ave). s.m. y f. 3. long-legged
person. s.m. 4. (Am.) mosquito.
zanganear v.t. 1. to idle, to loaf, to fool around,
to waste one’s time. 2. to make stupid
comments.
zanganería s.f. 1. (fam.) fooling around. 2.
idleness.
zángano s.m. 1. ZOOL. drone. 2. (fig.) lazy