Spanish–English dictionary

yacaré

Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.

yacer

(slang) To have sex with.

yacumama

(countable) Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

yacusi

A hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body.

Yago

(Mormonism) The fifth son of Lehi and one of the younger brothers of Nephi, author of one of the books in the Book of Mormon.

yaguareté

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

yaguré

Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

yagurt

A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.

Yahvé

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

Yahweh

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

yak

An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

Yakarta

A province and capital city of Indonesia.

yakuza

A Japanese organized crime gang.

yakuzas

A Japanese organized crime gang.

Yalta

A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine.

yame

The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.

Yamile

A en given name.

Yangtsé

The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km.

yánitor

(Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools).

yanqui

(US) A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States, especially from New England.

yanta

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

Yap

An island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia.

yapa

(informal) Something which is free; a giveaway or handout.

yapado

By way of addition; in addition to; also.

yapar

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [from early 18th c.]

yaquis

A children's game, originally played with the knucklebones of sheep, in which small objects are picked up, moved, thrown, and caught according to various rules.

yaramme

(countable) A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO4), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard).

yarda

A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.

yas

(games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.

yauri

A long, thin, pointed rod, used in pairs to knit yarn.

yautía coco

Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.

Yavé

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

yawri

A long, thin, pointed rod, used in pairs to knit yarn.

yax

(games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.

yaya

(countable, colloquial, childish, by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.

yayo

(informal) grandfather

ye

The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.

yedra

Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

yegua

(North America) An L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright. It makes otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move.

Yeison

A en given name.

yeli

(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.

yelito

Moderate chilliness.

yelmo

(headwear) A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.

Yeltsin

A transliteration of the Russian surname Е́льцин (Jélʹcin).

yema

A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.

yema del dedo

The tip of the human finger.

Yemen

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

yen

A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.

yendo

Used to form present participles of verbs.

yerba

(uncountable) A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.

yerba mate

(uncountable) A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.

yerbajo

(countable) Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing.

yerbazal

A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.

yermo

Unproductive, fruitless, unprofitable; empty, hollow, vain.

yerro

(usually, in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections. (The items thus listed will sometimes be corrected in subsequent print runs, if any occur; they are then called reprint corrections.)

yerto

(of, _, muscles or parts of the body) Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.

yesca

(obsolete) Touchwood, punk, tinder.

yescas

(obsolete) Touchwood, punk, tinder.

Yésica

A en given name.

yeso

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

yesquero

A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.

Yessica

A en given name.

Yevgueni

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Евге́ний (Jevgénij).

yidis

A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe.

yídish

A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe.

yirar

(intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.

yiro

A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.

Ynés

A en given name.

yo

The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.

yodar

To treat or react with iodine.

yodato

(chemistry) The anion IO3-; any salt of iodic acid.

yodizar

To treat or react with iodine.

yodo

An antiseptic incorporating the element.

yodurar

To treat or react with iodine.

yoduro

(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.

yoga

Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.

yogo

Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.

yogui

(yoga) A devotee or adherent of yoga. [from 17th c.]

yogur

A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.

yogurt

A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.

Yokohama

The capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo.

yola

A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.

Yolanda

A en given name.

yoleta

A small rowing boat, for one person.

yómper

(US) A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children; pinafore.

yonqui

(slang, by extension) An enthusiast of something.

yóquey

One who rides racehorses competitively.

yoqui

One who rides racehorses competitively.

York

A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England.

Yorkshire

England's largest county. Situated in the north-east of England; divided into three ridings, (North, West and East, and The City Of York). Since 1974 for administration purposes local government has used different divisions.

YouTube

A video-sharing website.

yuan

(currencies) The basic unit of money in China.

yuca

Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.

yudo

A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.

yue

The modern variety of Chinese, which includes Cantonese and Taishanese.

yugada

(chiefly, Kent, archaic) An area of arable land, specifically one consisting of a quarter of a suling, or around 50–60 acres (20–24 hectares); hence, a small manor or piece of land.

yugo

A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.

Yugoeslavia

(historical) A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

yugoeslavo

(historical) A native of Yugoslavia.

yugoslava

(historical) A native of Yugoslavia.

Yugoslavia

(historical) A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

yugoslavo

(historical) Of or relating to Yugoslavia.

yugular

(anatomy, relational) Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.

Yukón

A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Whitehorse.

Yule

(dated, or Germanic Neo-Paganism) The period of celebration of a pre-Christian festival associated with the (northern) winter solstice, later absorbed into the festival of Christmas (but sometimes recreated by modern neo-pagans).

yumbo

Especially large or powerful.

yunce

A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.

yunque

A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

yunsa

A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.

yunta

A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.

yuntar

(transitive) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.

yunto a

Together with or at the same time.

yupi

A spontaneous expression of delight or joy.

yuppie

(informal, sometimes derogatory, dated) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

yuppy

(informal, sometimes derogatory, dated) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

yurta

A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).

Yuta

A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Salt Lake City.

yuxtaponer

(transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.

yuyo

(countable) Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing.

zabaione

A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

zabullida

A jump or plunge into water.

zabullidor

(London, dated) A passenger carrying vehicle using an underground route; specially, a diver tram, one using the former Kingsway tramway subway (1906-1952).

zabullidura

A jump or plunge into water.

zabullimiento

The action of the verb to dive in any sense.

zabullir

(transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.

zabullirse

(intransitive) To jump into water head-first.

Zacarías

A en given name, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.

zacate

Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.

zafar

(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.

zafero

A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.

zafio

Unrefined, crude.

zafra

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

zaga

The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order.

zagal

(obsolete) A young man or boy in service; a servant.

Zagreb

The capital and largest city of Croatia.

zaguán

A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

zaguera

The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order.

zaherir

(transitive, intransitive) To cause (somebody) emotional pain.

zahína

A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).

zahones

Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.

zahúrda

An enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.

Zaire

(historical) Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.

zalagarda

The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.

zalamero

(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.

zalapastroso

Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.

zalea

(uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached

zalear

(transitive) To cause (something) to flee by frightening it.

Zambia

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia.

zambullida

A jump or plunge into water.

zambullidor

(London, dated) A passenger carrying vehicle using an underground route; specially, a diver tram, one using the former Kingsway tramway subway (1906-1952).