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sertâo
  41

Sust. MASC. Portuguese. One of the four regions of the NE of Brazil. Comprises the State of Ceará, much of Bahia, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte and Piauí, as well as small portions of Alagoas and Sergipe. This diction was originally applied to vast Asian territories found by Portuguese. Apheresis is ( shortening the principle ) of «desertâo» ( augmentative of "deserto"; 41: desiertote. Spanish has been translated as "Sertão". (Source: 41 Wikipedia;

  
caribdis
  19

Sust. FEM. Mythological sea monster fathered by Poseidon with Gaia. Three times per day ingested huge volumes of water which then returned and generated a huge devouring swirl around the surrounding. It was once ninfa marina, to enlarge the underwater realm of Poseidon flooded the land, until Zeus became Monster. She and Scylla - another monstrosity also transformed by Circe, from a marine nymph-, daughter of Phorcys and Hécate, lived on both sides of a sea Strait so that the ships which surcaran its waters were within reach of arrows fired by any of them. The Argonauts managed to avoid both dangers because nereida Tetis guio. Odysseus chose to lose ( six sailors ) with Scylla instead of damaging the ship with Caribdis ( Odyssey, Book III, Homer ). This name, in ancient Greek, from «Xáribdis», which means «sucking». (Source: wikipedia )

  
irguio
  35

It irguió. Past ( preterite perfect ) of the irregular verb stand: 1 ) lift and place vertically one thing; 2 ) indulge 3 ) marginalise. The verb in the infinitive derives from the Latin 'erigere', composed the preposition 'and', with meaning of starting point, and the verb 'regere': lead, govern.

  
mondrigo
  38

Adj. and sust. MASC. Mandria: sobered, negligible. Possible variant of mondrego. Synonyms: abominable, bellaco, unworthy, infamous, petty, miserable, crook, vile scoundrel guttersnipes, ruin. Antonyms: decent, estimable, honorable, honored, flawless, Probus, virtuous.

  
mondrigo
  100

Móndrigo. Adj. and sust. MASC. Mandria: sobered, negligible. Possible variant of mondrego. Synonyms: abominable, bellaco, unworthy, infamous, petty, miserable, crook, vile scoundrel guttersnipes, ruin. Antonyms: decent, estimable, honorable, honored, flawless, Probus, virtuous.

  
mondrego
  21

Adj. and sust. MASC. Rascal, rogue, mamarracho, monigote ( in Santander; Encyclopedia of language ). Synonyms: sobered, abominable, bellaco, despicable, unworthy, infamous, mandria, small-minded, miserable, móndrigo, pillo, guttersnipes, ruin, scoundrel, vile. Antonyms: decent, estimable, honorable, honored, flawless, Probus, virtuous.

  
lestrigones
  22

Sust. MASC. plrl. of lestrigón. 1 Tribes of antropófagos giants that according to legend ( the Odyssey of Homer, including ) and mythological poems lived in Campania, Lazio and Sicily, Italy. 2 Epithet in the centuries XVII and XVIII applying to native Caribs. Possible etymology: from the Greek «leestrikós»: brigante, predator. Synonym: Cannibal ( is 41.

  
canonicidad
  24

Sust. and adj. fem. 1. Quality of Canon: Canon, disciplined according to the sacred canons and ecclesiastical supplementary provisions. 2 Concerning the Canon. 3 Person that obtains and performs a 40 canonry; it prebenda of the Canon; employment of little work and quite advantage ). 4 Life that can be enjoyed with serenity and comfort. Canon is derived from the Greek noun 'kanóon, kanónos': rule, rule.

  
pipiolo
  80

Sust. MASC. 1 Beginner. 2. Person of stature ( in 41 Ecuador;. 3 Bobo, zonzo, mentecato ( in Argentina and 41 Venezuela;. 4 Liberal, as opposed to the conservative, called pelucón ( in 41 Chile;. 5 Money, 40 cents; in 41 Central America;. The word comes from the Latin «pipio»: squab, chick. Synonyms: apprentice, fledgling, inexperienced, non, young, novice, novel, novice, new, first-time. Antonyms: elder, Dean, right-handed, grounded, experienced, expert, skilled, mature, teacher, expert, senile, veteran, old.

  
hazar
  67

Sust. MASC. and EMF. 1 Khazar or Khazar, semi-nomadic people established in portions of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, the Caucasus, Georgia, Crimean and Turkey. 2 Lake in Turkey. 3. Mountain in Iran. 4. City in the Balkan province, Turkmenistan. 5. Nightingale in Arabic. The name comes from the Turkish, which in modern version is «gezer»: wandering.

  
burel
  25

Sust. MASC. 2 Buriel: red color between black and fawn. 3 Madero acts as mould to build the channels of lead which is lining the scuppers: holes in the sides and on the floor to remove the water in the holes located above the waterline of the maritime ships line. 4 Bull, especially that of Lydia.

  
anátida
  27

Ducks. Sust. FEM. plrl. Family of aquatic birds, beak wide and flattened, suitable for swimming ( palmípedas 41 short legs; the order of the anseriformes. Some are edible. Others are also domestic. They include swans, geese, ducks and geese. The concept comes from the case «ánatis» of the nominative "anas" Latin genitive: pintails.

  
anatida
  32

Sust. FEM. Barnacles. Lamelibranquio molluscum ( bivalve ) sifonado marino, of the family of the escalpélidos. Until well into the modern age, in Europe it was believed that some species of geese ( of the genus Branta ) they came from the barnacles. In English called barnacles both these cirrípedos ( 41 subclass; as those birds. It was a pretext to avoid the intake of meat during Lent, since - in Christianity-during this period the only food allowed were those of fish and seafood. So the bird of the same name that they and even other similar ( geese, ducks ) they classified as fish. Among the arguments for such curious taxonomy was the fact that the barnacles have appendices ( 41 extensions; similar to feathers and that deal with migratory birds, their nests or their offspring were not known. It's the Pollicipes pollicipes ( gender and species ). The diction is derived from the case «ánatis» of the nominative "anas" Latin genitive: pintails, duck. ( Information taken from Wikipedia and the encyclopedia of language, Martín Alonso )

  
ulmos
  29

Sust. MASC. plrl. of ulmo, also known as glanders. Tree of the family of cunoniaceae, of scientific name Eucryphia cordifolia, up to two meters in diameter and 40 meters in height, originating from Chile and Argentina. It thrives in altitudes not exceeding 700 meters above the sea level.

  
cenzontle
  83

Sust. MASC. Native songbird from North America and Central, in the order of the passerines, the mimidae family. He is supposed to be able to imitate any sounds: other birds, animals - including the human voice-, machines, etc. The Repertoire of an experienced male can consist of 50 to 200 songs. It referred to its genus and species, Mimus polyglottos: imitator of many languages and etymology, twice reduced its popular name, derived from the Nahuatl «cenzontlatoltótotl», consisting of «cenzontli»: four hundred, «tlatolli»: Word, and «tótotl»: bird. Phonetic variants: cenzonte, cinzonte, Mockingbird. He has improperly considered Nightingale. This is the old world Flycatcher family, genus Luscinia Luscinia species, and is found in Europe and Asia. (Sources: Wikipedia and dictionary of aztequismos, Luis Cabrera )

  
vuestra merced
  24

Expression of courtesy. His grace. His mercy. Treatment of courtesy which involves natural gift conferred attractive to certain persons. Yours is the feminine plural pronoun "tú" and the possessive adjective "your". Derived from the Latin «you» in its genitive case: «vestri» or «vestrum». Mercy comes genitive «mercedis» of the «merces' substantive case: stipend, reward.

  
esperticia
  24

Expertise. Anglicista neologism, unnecessary, by 'expertise', as in Spanish there are substantive aptitude, ability, cognition, competition, knowledge, skill, skills, empiricism, experience, gnosis, ability, lights, master, ex officio, expertise, practice, practicality, pragmatism, praxis, preparation.

  
nictofobia
  69

Sust. FEM. Fear of the night and, in general, the darkness. The word is derived from two Greek nouns: the genitive 'nyktós' enunciation: overnight ( of the nominative 'nyx': night ) and «phobía»: phobia, aversion. Antonym: nictofilia.

  
equivalencia
  25

Sust. FEM. Equivalent condition: of equal value. The word derives from Latin adjectives "aequus ( pronounced ecuus ) ': plain, smooth, even, and 'valens, valentis': strong, robust, healthy, valuable. Synonyms: analogy, concordance, equation, equity, homogeneity, identity, equality, parity. Antonyms: inequality, difference, disagreement, discrepancy, gap, diversity, heterogeneity, inequality, inequity.

  
multicines
  30

Sust. MASC. plur. Local with several movie theaters simultaneous exhibition of films. Is hybrid Word, consisting of the Latin quantitative adjective «multus»: much, and the version apocopada ( trimmed at the end ) «kinematográphos» Greek noun: cinematographer, consisting of «kínema» nouns: movement, and «graphé»: writing, recording, filming.

  






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