Los Vascos

AP Spanish (Senora Rudas)

el concurso

contest

la chuleta (de cerdo)

(pork) chop

el desfile

parade

la herencia

heritage

los íberos

Iberians, first inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula

el irrintsi

high-pitched sound used as a means of long-distance communication

el leñador

woodcutter

la minería

mining

los montes Pirineos

Pyrenees Mountains

el pastoreo

sheepherding

la patria

homeland

la pelota-mano

jai-alai (Basque sport similar to handball)

el pentatlón

pentathlon, athletic contest consisting of five events

la raíz

root

las Vascongadas

Basque provinces (Alava, Vizcaya, Guipuzcoa)

los vascos

Basques (people)

el vascuence (la euskera)

Basque language

apostar (ue)

to wager, to bet

compartir

to share

chillar

to whistle, to shriek

juntarse, reunirse

to get together, to meet

sudar

to sweat

antiguo

ancient

autóctono

native, indigenous

el vínculo

bond

el imán

magnet

deben algo

they owe something