Vocab Spanish 1
Terms
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- senorita
- Miss
- picador
- rider on horseback in a bullfight who lances the bull to weaken its neck and shoulder muscles
- junta
- junto
- duenna
- governess
- conquistador
- conqueror
- toreador
- bullfighter
- squad
- team
- incommunicado
- deprived of communication with others
- bravado
- pretense of bravery
- gaucho
- South American cowboy
- desperado
- bold, dangerous criminal
- stevedore
- one who loads or unloads ships
- renegade
- traitor
- vaquero
- cowboy
- senor
- Mr.
- cargo
- goods transported by a ship
- flotilla
- small fleet
- junto
- clique
- El Dorado
- place of fabulous abundance, wealth, or opportunity
- dulcinea
- sweetheart
- picaro or picaresque
- adventurer
- Chicano
- American of Mexican descent
- escapade
- adventure
- caballero
- gentleman
- embargo
- prohibition
- macho
- man exhibing machismo
- mestizo
- person of mixed American Indian and European ancestry
- key
- low island or reef, often of coral
- Latino or Latina
- Latin American
- aficionado
- fan
- embarcadero
- landing place
- peon
- unskilled worker
- matador
- bullfighter assigned to kill the bull
- galleon
- large sailing ship used in war and trade
- hidalgo
- member of the minor nobility
- comradery
- friendship between fellow soldiers
- armada
- fleet of warships
- caudillo
- military dictator in Spanish-speaking countries
- senora
- Mrs.
- grandee
- nobleman of the highest rank
- guerilla
- fighter in an irregular military unit engaging in sabotage and harassment