que, el cual
=whichever=, cualquiera
=while=, mientras
=whim=, antojo
=Whitsuntide=, Pentecostes
=white=, blanco
=who=, que, quien, el cual
=whoever=, quienquiera, cualquiera
=wholesale=, al por mayor
=whom=, quien
=whose=, cuyo
=wicked=, malo
=widower=, viudo
=width=, anchura, ancho
=wife=, mujer, esposa
=will=, voluntad
=to win=, vencer
=to win over=, granjearse
=wind=, viento
=window=, ventana
=wine=, vino
=wine (_adj_.)=, vinicolo
=winsome=, simpatico
=winter=, invierno
=wireless=, radiograma
=wise=, juicioso, sabio
=to wish=, desear
=to wish to have=, querer
=wishful=, deseoso
=with great effort=, a duras penas
=within=, dentro de
=without=, sin, sin que
=woman=, mujer
=to wonder=, maravillarse
=to be wont=, soler
=wood=, madera
=wool=, lana
=word=, palabra, vocablo
=to work=, trabajar, obrar
=to work (mines)=, explotar
=workman=, obrero, operario
=workshop=, taller
=world=, mundo
=world (_adj_.)=, mundial
=worth=, valor
=to be worth=, poseer, valer
=to be worth while=, valer la pena
=wound=, herida
=to wound=, herir
=wrap=, bata
=wreck=, naufragar
=to wreck=, echar a perder
=to wrench=, arrancar
=to write=, escribir
=to write to each other=, escribirse
=writer=, escritor
=writing (_n_.)=, letra, escrito
=writing desk=, escritorio
=writing pad=, carpeta
=written agreement=, contrato
=to wrangle with someone=, haberselas con uno
=on the wrong side=, al reves

=Y=

=yard=, yarda
=yard (Spanish)=, vara
=yarn=, hilado
=year=, ano
=yellow=, amarillo
=yes=, si
=yesterday=, ayer
=yet=, todavia, aun
=to yield, to submit=, ceder, darse a partido
=young=, joven
=young age=, juventud
=young man, woman=, joven
=youth=, juventud

=Z=

=zinc=, zinc

APPENDIX I

PRINCIPAL EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE ON SPANISH GENDER BY TERMINATION

1. Words of Greek etymology ending in _ma_--

El dilema (the dilemma)
El diploma (the diploma)
El epigrama (the epigram)
El problema (the problem)
El sintoma (the symptom)
El telegrama (the telegram)

etc., etc.

But La amalgama (the amalgamation)
La diadema (the diadem)
La estratagema (the stratagem)
La proclama (the proclamation)

2. Most of the compound nouns (very few in number)--

El cortaplumas (the penknife)
El guardacosta (the coasting-vessel)
El paraguas (the umbrella)
El tirabala (the popgun)

3. El dia (the day)

El Etna (Etna (volcano))
El mapa (the map)
El sofa (the sofa)