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=gallina=, _f._, hen; =---- ciega=, _f._, blindman's buff.
=gana=, _f._, appet.i.te; inclination; =de buena ----=, with pleasure, willingly.
=ganaderia=, _f._, cattle-raising, breeding of cattle and sheep.
=ganadero, -a=, stock-raiser, stock-breeder.
=ganado=, _m._, live-stock, cattle; herd.
=ganar= (_Sp. A._), to reach, to arrive; to win, to earn; _refl._ (_S. A._), to take refuge.
=ganga=, _f._, bargain; anything valuable acquired with little labor.
=garbo=, _m._, grace, elegance of manner and deportment.
=garboso, -a=, graceful, elegant; generous.
=garduna=, _f._, marten.
=garibaldina=, _f._, a red s.h.i.+rt worn by Garibaldi's volunteers from South America.
=garra=, _f._, claw, talon.
=garrotazo=, _m._, blow with a cudgel or blackjack.
=garza=, _f._, heron.
=gasa=, _f._, gauze.
=gato, -a=, cat; =---- montes=, wildcat.
=gauche= (_French_), awkward, unskillful.
=gaucho=, _m._, the half-breed native of Argentina or Uruguay, who in character is akin to our Western cowboy.
=gaveta=, _f._, drawer (_Carp._).
=gavilla=, _f._, sheaf of wheat, corn, etc.
=genero=, _m._, manner, kind; =---- chico=, playlet, short comedy.
=genio=, _m._, genius, spirit.
=gente=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), the personnel of a farm; people.
=gerente=, _m._, manager.
=gesto=, _m._, att.i.tude, gesture; a commendable act.
=ginebra=, _f._, gin.
=gira=, _f._, _or_ =jira=, outing, trip.
=glaciar=, _m._, _Gallicism for_ =helero, ventisquero=; glacier.
=glorieta=, _f._, summer-house, bower, arbor.
=goleta=, _f._, schooner.
=golosina=, _f._, dainty, tid-bit.
=goma=, _f._, rubber.
=gorgorito=, _m._, effervescent bubble.
=grabado=, _m._, engraving, etching.
=grada=, _f._, seat in an amphitheater.
=grama=, _f._, gra.s.s.
=granizo=, _m._, hail.
=granja=, _f._, farm, country house; grange (_in the old-fas.h.i.+oned sense_).
=granjear=, to gain the favor or goodwill of another; to get, to obtain.
=grato, -a=, pleasant, agreeable.
=gravamen=, _m._, charge, obligation, burden.
=gravoso, -a=, grievous, offensive, onerous, burdensome.
=graznido=, _m._, croaking noise.
=gresca=, _f._, quarrel, wrangle.
=gringo=, _m._, _nickname applied to foreigners, especially English and Americans._
=gritado, -a=, shouted, shrieked.
=gritar=, to shout, to cry out, to shriek.
=grosezuelo, -a=, _affectionate diminutive of_ =grueso=.
=grueso, -a=, fat, stout.
=grumete=, _m._, cabin-boy.
