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=rosca=, _f._, anything shaped like a screw; =---- de maiz=, a round twisted corn-cake.
=roseta=, _f._, anything shaped like a rose; (_Sp. A._) pop-corn ball.
=rosicler=, _m._, a bright rose-color.
=rosqueta=, _f._, _see_ =rosca=.
=roto, -a=, broken, shattered, torn; _m._, a ragged man; "=roto chileno=," a term applied to a man of the laboring cla.s.s in Chile in memory of the ragged Chilian troops who were victorious in the war with Peru.
=rozar=, to brush against, to touch.
=roznar=, to grind hard things with the teeth (_said of animals_); to bray.
=rueda=, _f._, the pit in the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange.
=rugiente=, roaring.
=rumbear= (_Sp. A._), to head for, to steer for.
=rumbo=, _m._, direction, route, way.
=ruso, -a=, Russian.
=ruta=, _f._, route, itinerary.
=saber=, to know; =a ----=, _viz._, to wit, that is, namely.
=sabido, -a=, known, learned.
=sable=, _m._, sabre, cutla.s.s.
=sacaritecnia=, _f._, the scientific study of sugar production.
=sacerdocio=, _m._, priesthood, ministry.
=saco=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), coat.
=sacudida=, _f._, shaking; the act of shaking off.
=sainete=, _m._, a farce, a short dramatic composition.
=saladero=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a meat-packing house.
=salchichoneria=, _f._, shop where sausages are sold or made.
=saldo=, _m._, balance.
=salida=, _f._, departure; expenditure, outlay; =genero de mucha ----=, merchandise which sells well.
=salpicado, -a=, bespattered.
=salpicar=, to bespatter, to daub.
=salsifi=, _m._, oyster plant.
=salto=, _m._, leap, bound; =---- de agua=, waterfall.
=salvar=, to cover distance, to reach; to save.
=sanear=, to drain, to make sanitary; to heal.
=sangrar=, to tap (_a tree_), to bleed.
=sangre=, _f._, blood; tapping, bleeding.
=sangriento, -a=, b.l.o.o.d.y, cruel.
=sanidad=, _f._, health, hygiene; =oficina de la ----=, Board of Health.
=sanitario=, sanitary; =departamento ----=, the place where bath-room and sanitary fixtures are sold.
=sano, -a=, healthy, wholesome.
=santiaguino, -a=, native _or_ resident of Santiago de Chile; relating to Santiago.
=santiamen, en un ----=, very quickly, in a jiffy.
=santo, dia del ----= (_Sp. A._), birthday or Saint's day.
=sanudo, -a=, furious, enraged.
=sartal=, _m._, a string of flowers, beads _or_ other decorative object.
=satisfacer=, to pay in full.
=sauce=, _m._, willow-tree.
=secretaria=, _f._, secretary's office.
=seda=, _f._, silk.
=sedentario, -a=, native, indigenous (_Zool._).
=segadora=, _f._, a reaper _or_ harvesting-machine.
=seguir=, to follow, to pursue.
=segun=, according to, as.
