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=ahuehuetl= _or_ =ahuehuete=, a giant tree of Mexico.
=aire=, _m._, air; =---- libre=, fresh air.
=aji=, _m._, the dwarf red pepper of the West Indies.
=ajo=, _m._, garlic.
=ala=, _f._, wing; =---- de sombrero=, hat-brim.
=alabar=, to praise.
=alambicado, -a=, said of a line of business subjected to keen compet.i.tion; in sharp compet.i.tion.
=alar=, pertaining to wings.
=alargado, -a=, elongated, lengthened.
=alarido=, _m._, shout, howl.
=albaricoque=, _m._, apricot.
=albergue=, _m._, lodging, shelter.
=albor=, _m._, dawn.
=alborotar=, to disturb.
=alborotos=, _m. pl._ (_Sp. A._), popcorn; noisy demonstrations.
=alcance=, _m._, scope, reach; =al ----=, within reach.
=alcantarilla=, _f._, culvert, drain, underground sewer.
=alcanzar=, to attain, to reach, to overtake, to comprehend.
=alcoba=, _f._, alcove, bedroom.
=aleacion=, _f._, alloy.
=alegato=, _m._, allegation, complaint; statement by the plaintiff of his grievance.
=alejamiento=, _m._, aloofness, distance, strangeness.
=alejandrino=, _m._, Alexandrine, a cla.s.sic form of verse.
=alentar=, to encourage.
=aletargado, -a=, in a state of lethargy.
=aletarga.r.s.e=, _refl._, to fall into a state of lethargy.
=aleteo=, _m._, clapping of the wings.
=alfiler=, _m._, pin; =---- de corbata=, scarf-pin.
=algarrobo=, _m._, a tree belonging to the leguminous family.
=algazara=, _f._, shouting, a noisy expression of joy.
=algo=, something; somewhat; _m._, a something.
=alG.o.donero=, _m._, cotton-plant.
=alguno, -a=, some, any; _pl._, some, certain (ones), a few; =no ... ----=, not any ...; =ni ... ----, no ...= whatever.
=alicates=, _m._, fine-pointed pincers.
=aliciente=, _m._, inducement.
=aliento=, _m._, breath, spirit, vigor; =de largo ----=, requiring much time to accomplish; long-winded.
=alimana=, _f._, insect or animal pests.
=aliviar=, to lighten, to mitigate, to relieve.
=aljibe=, _m._, cistern, reservoir.
=almacen=, _m._, warehouse; (_Sp. A._) grocery.
=almendra=, _f._, almond.
=alondra=, _f._, lark.
=alpaca=, _f._, a ruminant of South America, bearing a certain kind of wool.
=alrededor=, around, roundabout.
=alteroso, -a= (_Obs._), high, tall.
=altiplanicie=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), plateau, high tableland.
=altisonante=, high-sounding.
=altivo, -a=, haughty, proud.
=alto=, _m._, a piece of high ground.
=altozano=, _m._, a height of land, a hill.
