l road, highway.
canasto, large basket, waste-basket.
cantina, saloon, public drinking place.
cano, canal.
caoba, mahogany tree or wood.
capilla mayor, high altar, principal chapel.
capitan, captain.
caramba, an interjection of no particular meaning.
carcel, jail.
cargadores, human pack-carriers, porters.
carisima, dearest little girl.
carita, dear little girl.
caro amigo, dear friend.
catalina, Katharine.
cayman, crocodile.
champan, a native thatch-roofed river boat.
chiquita mia, my dearest little girl.
chiquito-a, dearest little one.
cielo, heaven.
cienaga, a marsh or moor. Sometimes lake.
cierto, certain, sure, surely, certainly.
cochero, coachman, driver.
cola, a tropical non-alcoholic drink.
colera, cholera.
colibri, humming bird.
comadre, friend, when used casually addressing a woman.
comjejen, white wood-eating ant.
compadre, friend, when used casually addressing a man.
conque, adios, "well, good-bye."
conque, hasta luego, "well, good-bye until we meet again."
conqueros, conquerors.
conquistadores, conquerors.
cordilleras, chain or ridge of mountains.
corriente, right, correct.
costumbre del pais, national custom.
cura, priest.

D

de nada, don't mention it.
desayuno, breakfast.
dia, day.
diablo, devil.
dios arriba, God above!
dios mio, my God!
dios nos guarde, God preserve us!
dios y diablo, God and devil!
dique, canal, channel.
doncella, young woman.

E

el, the (masculine).
enamorada, infatuated one (female).
en manos muertas, "in dead hands."
escapulario, scapulary.
escritorio, writing desk.

F

feria, fair, festival.
fiasco, failure.
finca, farm.
flor, flower (pl. flores)

G

garrafon, jug.
garrapata, wood-tick.
garza, heron.
gracias, thanks, thank you.
guaquero, hunter of Indian graves.
guerrillas, band of guerrillas.

H

hacienda, farm.
hada, witch.
hermano, brother.
hermoso, beautiful.
hermosisimo-a, most beautiful.
hidalgo, nobleman,
hola! halloo!
hombre, man.
hostia, sacred wafer used in the mass.

I

iguana, large edible lizard.
infanta, Spanish princess.

J

jejen, gnat.
jipijapa, very fine woven straw, used in Panama hats.
jipitera, child's disease, due to eating dirt.

L

la, the (feminine).
lianas, vines.
llanos, flat plains.
loado sea el buen dios, praised be the good God!
loco, crazy, mad.

M

macana, a very hard, tough palm, used in hut construction.
machete, cane-knife, large knife used for trail-cutting