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=avergonza.r.s.e=, _refl._, to be ashamed.
=averiado, -a=, damaged.
=averiar=, to damage.
=averiguar=, to verify, to inquire into.
=avestruz=, _m._, ostrich.
=avezado, -a=, accustomed.
=avistar=, to descry at a distance.
=avivar=, to quicken, to enliven.
=avizor, -a=, watchful.
=avo=, _m._, termination of words indicating the denomination of fractions.
=ayuda=, help; =---- propia=, self-help.
=azabache=, _m._, jet.
=azahar=, _m._, blossom of the orange or lemon tree.
=azogado, -a=, agitated, surprised, dumfounded.
=azogar=, to coat with quicksilver; to agitate; to bewilder, to amaze.
=azotea=, _f._, flat roof of a house.
=azucar=, _f._, sugar; =---- de l.u.s.tre=, fine powdered sugar; =---- mascabada=, unclarified sugar; =---- morena= _or_ =terciada=, brown sugar; =---- negra= _or_ =prieta=, coa.r.s.e brown sugar; =---- piedra= _or_ =cande=, crystallized sugar; =---- parda=, clayed sugar.
=azufre=, _m._, sulphur.
=azulejo=, _m._, glazed tile.
=bagaje=, _m._, baggage; beast of burden.
=baja=, _f._, fall in price.
=bajio=, _m._, shoal, sand-bank, shallow _or_ flat.
=bajito, -a=, _dim. of_ =bajo=. =bajo=, low, short (referring to stature).
=balandra=, _f._, small one-masted vessel.
=balanza=, _f._, scale, balance.
=balazo=, _m._, shot; also, the wound from a shot.
=balcon=, _m._, balcony.
=baldio, -a=, untilled, uncultivated, vacant (land).
=baldosa=, _f._, square tile.
=bambuco=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), a popular dance in Colombia.
=bancario, -a=, pertaining to banks and banking.
=bandada=, _f._, flock.
=banderola=, _f._ (_Sp. A._), fanlight, transom.
=bando=, _m._, edict _or_ law solemnly published by superior authority.
=bandola=, _f._, a small musical instrument resembling a tambourine.
=banqueta=, _f._, footstool, seat.
=banado=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), also =banadero=, water-hole, swamp.
=bano=, _m._, bath; =---- maria=, steam cooker, double boiler.
=barajar=, to shuffle cards; to catch on the wing.
=baratillero=, _m._, peddler.
=barbudo, -a=, bearded, having a long beard.
=barca=, _f._, boat; =---- de pesca=, fis.h.i.+ng boat.
=barco=, _m._, boat (_this word applies to all kinds of floating craft_); =---- de vapor=, steamer.
=bardo=, _m._, bard.
=barquero=, _m._, boatman.
=barra=, _f._, bar, reef, _or_ sand-bank at the mouth of a harbor; =---- de fango=, mud-bank.
=barranca=, _f._, ravine, precipice, cliff.
=barrio=, _m._, city ward _or_ district.
=barro=, _m._, clay; =loza de ----=, earthenware.
=b.a.s.t.a.r.do, -a=, spurious, illegitimate.
