spanish V vocab set 2.1
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un(a) criollo(a)
A person of Spanish descent born in the Americas.
una cuerda
A rope or cord.
la madera
Wood.
un nudo
A knot.
el oro
Gold.
la plata
Silver.
la precipitación
Rainfall or precipitation.
un quipu
An ancient Incan system of knotted strings used for recording information.
el/la tejedor(a)
A weaver.
un tejido
A woven fabric or textile.
acomodado(a)
Well-off, wealthy.
agrio(a)
Sour, bitter.
bello(a)
Beautiful.
caluroso(a)
Hot (describing weather).
escaso(a)
Scarce, limited.
lluvioso(a)
Rainy.
nevado(a)
Snowy, snow-covered.
apoyar
To support, to help.
soler (ue)
To usually do something, to be accustomed to.
subyugar
To subjugate, to dominate forcefully.
tejer
To weave or knit.
la sierra / la cordillera
A mountain range.
la selva
The jungle, rainforest.
la cuenca
A basin or valley.
la Guerra del Pacífico
The War of the Pacific (Chile vs. Peru & Bolivia, 1879–1884).
la orilla
The shore, riverbank, or edge.
el Inca
The emperor of the Inca Empire.
el ayllu
The basic Incan family/community unit.
Inti
The Incan sun god.
Pachamama
The Incan earth goddess (Mother Earth).
quechua
The Incan language still spoken in the Andes.
el chasqui
An Incan messenger who ran to deliver messages.
la quinua
Quinoa, a grain native to the Andes.
Huáscar / Atahualpa
Incan brothers who fought for power just before the Spanish conquest.
Francisco Pizarro
The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.
Cuzco
The capital city of the Inca Empire (in present-day Peru).
Ciudad de los Reyes
The original name of Lima, Peru.
la encomienda
A colonial system where Spaniards received land and indigenous labor.
la Plaza de Armas
The main central square in Latin American cities.
las afueras
The outskirts, suburbs of a city.
la materia prima
Raw material.
Simón Bolívar
South American independence leader (Venezuela, Colombia, etc.).
José de San Martín
Independence leader for Argentina, Chile, Peru.
Antonio José de Sucre
Independence leader and ally of Bolívar.
Ayacucho
Site of the decisive battle for South American independence (1824).
Chan Chan
The ancient capital city of the Chimú civilization in Peru.
el mercado de Otavalo
A famous indigenous market in Ecuador.
las empanadas
Stuffed pastries, usually baked or fried.
el ceviche
Raw fish marinated in citrus juice, typical of coastal Peru.
el locro
A thick Andean soup or stew made with potatoes, corn, cheese, or meat.
el choclo
Large-kernel Andean corn.
la palta
Avocado.
Tacaño
cheap
choza
outhouse for natives
simón rodriguez
Simon Bolivar’s tutor
Hugo Chávez
first venezuelan dictator
Quito
Capital of Ecuador
Cotopaxi
Major volcano in Quito
Salar de Uyuni
salty like in Bolivia that looks like a mirror
Ladrillos
bricks
Lake Titicaca
highest lake in the world in Bolivia and Peru
Cuy
Hamster
