Spanish–English dictionary

cabro

(childish) A male goat.

cabrón

(childish) A male goat.

cabrona

(slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.

cabulear

(transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.

cabuleo

A practical joke or mischievous trick.

caburé

Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]

cabús

(US, rail transport) The last car on a freight train, consisting of cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van.

caca

(slang) Excrement.

cacahuate

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

cacahuete

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

cacao

A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

cacaotero

A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

cacaraña

A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock.

cacarear

(transitive) (used with "about" or "of") To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.

cacareo

The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.

cacarizo

having pockmarks

cacatúa

A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s]

cacería

A hunting expedition.

cacería humana

An organized search for a criminal or enemy.

cacerola

(countable) A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.

cacha

(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

cachachá

(countable, mostly, in the plural) Something physical that is owned.

cachañear

(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.

cachar

(transitive, computing) To handle an exception. [from 20thc.]

cachar inadvertidamente

(transitive, figurative, informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.

cachar[se]

(intransitive) To smash, or break into tiny pieces.

cacharrear

(ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

cacharrero

(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.

cacharro

(informal) A decrepit motor car.

cacharros

(informal) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

caché

(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.

cachear

(transitive, computing) To store data in a cache.

cachemir

Of or pertaining to the people or region of Kashmir or the Kashmiri language.

Cachemira

A contested geographic region of South Asia in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) India, Pakistan and China.

cachet

(figurative) A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association.

cachetada

A box on the ear; a painful smack on the side of the head.

cachete

(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

cachetear

(transitive) To give a slap to.

cachetón

Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.

cachetudo

(of a person) Having considerable flesh; plump.

cachicamo

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

cachigordo

(of a person or an animal) Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.

cachillada

(countable) The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, pejorative) unpleasant people or objects. [1486]

cachimbo

(US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body

cachiporra

A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

cachirulo

(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.

cachita

A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery.

cachito

A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

cacho

A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

cachón

(chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard

cachondear

(transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.

cachondez

(uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.

cachondo

Sexually excited; randy, lustful.

cachorro

The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.

cachosear

(transitive) To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.

cachucha

(obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.

cachudo

A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.

cachureo

Litter and discarded refuse.

cachurrea

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

cacique

(ornithology) Any of a number of tropical birds from Central America and South America in the genera Cacicus, Cassiculus, and Amblycercus.

caco

One who carries out a theft.

cacocracia

(political science) Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens. [from 1829.]

cacodemonio

An evil or malevolent spirit.

cacofonía

A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.

cacofónico

Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.

cacófono

Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.

cacomixtle norteño

A North American ringtail, Bassariscus astutus

cacri

(often, pejorative) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.

cacto

(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

cactus

(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

cada

All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

cada año

Once a year.

cada hijo de vecino

Anybody or everybody; random or unknown people.

cada noche

Every night.

cada semana

Once every week.

cada una

For one; apiece; per.

cada uno

For one; apiece; per.

cada vez más

Increasing in amount or intensity.

cadahalso

A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]

cadalso

A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]

cadáver

(literary, medicine) A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected. [from late 14th c.]

cadavérico

Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.

cadaveroso

Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.

caddie

(by extension, golf, also, attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.

cadena

A type of chain drive used to transmit mechanical power in many kinds of machinery, such as conveyors and bicycles, consisting of a series of short cylindrical rollers held together by side links and driven by a sprocket.

cadena alimentaria

The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.

cadena de bloques

A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]

cadena manducatoria

The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.

cadena trófica

The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.

cadenas

A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.

cadencia

The relative speed of change or progress. [from 18th c.]

cadencioso

Characterized by rhythm.

cadera

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

cadillo

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

Cádiz

A port city and municipality, the capital of the province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain.

caducación

An act, process, or instance of expiring.

caducado

that is no longer valid

caducar

(intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.

caducidad

An act or instance of revoking.

caducifolio

(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

caduco

(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.

caduelo

A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.

caedura

The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.

caer

(intransitive, also, figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]

caer bien

(dated, _, slang, transitive) To appreciate, or like.

caer en cascada

(intransitive) To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

caer en la cuenta

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

caer en la cuenta de

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

caer en picada

(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

caer en picado

(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

caer libremente

(intransitive) To drop in a state of freefall.

caerle la ficha

(intransitive) To make sense suddenly.

caerse

To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

caerse la baba por

(intransitive, informal, figurative) To react to something with uncontrollable desire.

caérsele

(intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.

café

Having a brown colour.

café exprés

A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.

cafeína

An alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants, which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system. [from 1830]

cafeinado

Containing caffeine naturally (e.g., coffee, tea, and cacao) or as an additive (e.g., soft drinks, sports drinks, or energy drinks).

cafelito

(countable) A serving of this beverage.

cafesoso

Having a brown colour.

cafetera

A pot in which coffee is brewed or from which it is served.

cafetería

(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.

cafetín

A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

cafeto

A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.

cafetucho

A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

cafiche

(figuratively, pejorative) A person who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain wealth.

cafichear

(intransitive) To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.

cáfila

A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.

cafishear

(intransitive, derogatory) To exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return.

cafishiar

(intransitive, derogatory) To exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return.

cafre

Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.

caftán

A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.

cagada

A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

cagadera

(symptom) A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.

cagado

(slang, mildly, _, vulgar) Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.

cagapedorrear

(informal, vulgar) To unintentionally defecate due to relaxing the anus to flatulate.

cagapedorrearse

(informal, vulgar) To unintentionally defecate due to relaxing the anus to flatulate.

cagapeer

(informal, vulgar) To unintentionally defecate due to relaxing the anus to flatulate.

cagapeerse

(informal, vulgar) To unintentionally defecate due to relaxing the anus to flatulate.

cagar

(intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.

cagarria

A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.

cagatintas

(pejorative, authorship) An untalented writer.

caica

Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

caída

Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.

caído

Having dropped by the force of gravity.

Caifás

A Jewish high priest in the first century CE who is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus.

caimán

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.

Caín

(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

caína

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic.