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=grunido=, _m._, growl.
=grunir=, to growl, to grumble, to grunt; to creak.
=guacamaya=, _f._, macaw.
=guaimaro=, _m._, small shot.
=guajiro=, _m._ (_Sp. A._, _esp. Cuba_), field laborer, rustic.
=guanabana=, _f._, variety of =chirimoya= _or_ custard-apple.
=guanajo=, _m_. (_in Cuba_), turkey.
=guano=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), _indigenous name applied to_ palm-trees _in general._
=guapeton=, _m._, one who boasts of his daring; brave, daring.
=guapo, -a= (_Sp. A._), brave, daring.
=guarani=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), Indian tribe.
=guarapo=, _m._, juice of the sugar cane.
=guardaagujas=, _m._, switchman.
=guardabarreras=, _m._, watchman in charge of a railway crossing.
=guardatren=, _m._, railway conductor.
=guarecerse=, _refl._, to take refuge, to hide from danger.
=guarnecer=, to garnish.
=guarrus=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), beverage made of corn or rice and sugar.
=guayaba=, _f._, fruit of the guava-tree.
=guedeja=, _f_., lock of hair.
=guerrilla=, _f._, guerrilla, irregular partisan warfare.
=guinchar=, to p.r.i.c.k.
=guinche=, _m._, machine for raising heavy articles; winch.
=guinda=, _f._, cherry.
=guinada=, _f._, knowing wink.
=guirindola=, _f._, s.h.i.+rt-front or frill.
=guisa=, _f._, guise; =a ---- de=, in the form _or_ manner of.
=habilidoso, -a= (_Sp. A._), accomplished, clever.
=habitador, -a=, inhabitant, dweller.
=habla=, _f._, speech, idiom, language.
=hablantin, -ina=, a talkative person; chatterbox.
=hacia=, toward(s); =---- adelante=, forward; =---- aca=, hither, hitherward; =---- donde?= whither?
=hacienda=, _f._, landed estate; estate, fortune, wealth; public treasury, finances; =Ministerio de ----=, Treasury Department; (_Sp. A._) cattle and sheep taken collectively.
=hacha=, _f._, torch.
=hall=, _m._ This word has become naturalized in Uruguay and Argentina where it means a large a.s.sembly room, or a vestibule or lobby.
=hartura=, _f._, satiety; enough and to spare.
=hayaca=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), sweet cake made of corn-flour, spices and sugar.
=haz=, _m._, bundle, sheaf.
=hectarea=, _f._, a measure of surface equivalent to about 2-1/2 acres.
=hectolitro=, _m._, 100 litres. An hectoliter is a little less than 3 bushels.
=helada=, _f._, frost.
=helado, -a=, chilled, frozen.
=helar=, to chill, to freeze.
=henchido, -a=, increased, swollen.
=henchir=, to increase, to swell.
=hender=, to crack, to split.
=henequen=, _m._, maguey, American agave, hemp.
=herencia=, _f._, inheritance, heritage.
=herir=, to strike, to offend; to wound.
