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Words of the Seven Madmen · 908 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

cabal

right mind once

cabales

"en sus cabales" is an idiom meaning "in one's right mind/senses."

caballeresco

chivalric once

caballeresco

Modifies an elided second 'misticismo': 'el [misticismo] caballeresco.'

caber

had; fits; was 3 times

cabía, cabe

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

caber literally means 'to fit'; no me cabía duda is idiomatic for 'I had no doubt' (literally 'no doubt fit in me').

cabreado

copper-plating once

cabreado

Likely a misprint/OCR variant of cobreado ('copper-plated'), which fits the copper-plating process described; glossed per that intended sense.

cachaza

phlegm once

cachaza

Colloquial word for an unflappable, laid-back calm; despite the porteño setting, this sense is general Spanish, not Lunfardo (only the unrelated 'cane liquor' sense is regional to Cuba/Uruguay).

cafishio

pimp; pimps 10 times

cafishio, cafishios

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

«Cafishio» is Lunfardo (Buenos Aires slang) for a pimp.

cafisho

pimp once

cafisho

«Cafisho» is Lunfardo (Buenos Aires slang) for a pimp.

caído

fallen; fallen man; fool 12 times

caído, caídas, caída, caídos

adjective, feminine, plural; noun, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular

Lunfardo idiom: 'caído del catre' (fallen off the cot) means a naive newcomer, not literally someone who fell.

cajetilla

dandy once

cajetilla

cajetilla is lunfardo slang for a foppish, well-dressed young man — a dandy.

callar

fell silent; keeps quiet about; kept silent 14 times

Callaron, Calló, calló, calla, callaba, Callate, callaron, callan

verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

"Callate" is the voseo imperative of callarse ('be quiet'), used with vos instead of tú — typical of Rioplatense Spanish.

callarse

Be quiet; shut up 3 times

Callate, Cállese

verb, imperative, second-person, singular (voseo), reflexive; verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, imperative, second-person formal, singular, reflexive

Callate is the vos imperative of callarse ("be quiet"); unlike tú's cállate, the vos form needs no accent mark.

cama

bed; trap; beds 29 times

cama, camas

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

Lunfardo/porteño idiom: 'tender una cama' means to frame or set someone up, not literally 'bed' — hence the quotation marks in the original.

cambio

the other hand; contrast; switches 11 times

cambio, cambios

noun, masculine, singular; noun; noun, masculine, plural

En cambio = 'on the other hand/however' — a fixed contrastive idiom split across these two words.

caminar

walked; walking; walk 43 times

caminaba, caminar, caminando, caminó, camina, Caminaba, caminé, caminarás and 4 more

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, gerund

'Caminado' (walked) here implies wide life experience/travel; the English adds 'the world' for clarity, though it isn't literally in the Spanish.

camino

roads; way; road 26 times

camino, caminos

noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular; noun

cana

gray hairs once

canas

'sacar canas verdes a alguien' is an idiom meaning 'to drive someone crazy.'

canfinflero

pimps once

canfinfleros

canfinflero: lunfardo (porteño slang) for a pimp/procurer.

canilla

tap; faucet; taps 4 times

canilla, camilla, canillas

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

Read as 'canilla' (faucet/tap, an Argentine regionalism) rather than 'camilla' (stretcher) — only that reading fits a dripping faucet, and matches our translation.

cansado

tired; Tired; weary 20 times

cansada, cansado, cansadas, Cansada, Cansado

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural

caradura

brazen face once

caradura

'Caradura' literally means 'hard face'; here it stands for his whole cheeky, brazen countenance.

casar

married; marry; got married 28 times

casado, casamos, casó, caso, casas, casara, casaba, casé and 2 more

verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, past, indicative, first-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

From casarse (to marry), not the noun casa (house) — a common false-friend trap.

casar él

marrying; he got married; he married 5 times

casarse, casaste

verb, infinitive, reflexive; verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, second-person, singular

caserón

big house once

caserón

-ón is an augmentative suffix; caserón = a big, run-down house, larger and shabbier than casa.

católico

Catholic one; Catholics; Catholic 3 times

católica, católicos, católico

adjective, feminine, singular; noun, masculine, plural; adjective, masculine, singular

causar él

cause once

causarle

«Causar gracia» is an idiom meaning 'to be funny/amusing.'

cavilar

brooded; would brood; brooding 9 times

caviló, cavilaba, cavilando, Caviló, cavilado

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, gerund

cebar

prepare once

cebo

cebar is the specific verb for pouring hot water over the yerba to brew mate.

cernícalo

kestrel once

cernícalo

Cernícalo (kestrel) is used colloquially in Argentine Spanish as an insult meaning 'fool' or 'blockhead.'

changador

porter once

changador

changador: Rioplatense term for a porter/casual laborer (from 'changa,' an odd job).

chop

mug once

chop

"chop" is Argentine Spanish for a mug/glass of draft beer.

clarísimo

crystal clear once

clarísimo

clarísimo is the superlative of claro ('clear'), using the '-ísimo' intensifier.

cobrar

cash; collected; taken 16 times

cobrar, cobrado, cobrábamos, cobraba, cobremos, cobrará, cobré

verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, first-person, plural

Idiom: cobrarle odio a alguien = to develop a hatred toward someone — cobrar doesn't mean "to charge/collect" here.

coger

took; took up; seized 13 times

cogió, cogido, coge, cogiendo, Cogió, cogiéndola, Cogiendo

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, gerund; verb, past participle, masculine, singular

gerund of 'coger' (to grip) with the direct-object pronoun 'la' attached, referring to the wallet.

cogotuda

snob once

cogotuda

cogotuda: Argentine slang for a snobbish, upper-class woman (lit. 'thick-necked').

coja

lame; lame woman; lame one 6 times

coja, Coja

noun, feminine, singular; noun (nickname), feminine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular

"la Coja" is Hipólita's nickname, "the lame woman."

colmo

it all off; top it off twice

colmo

"para colmo" is a fixed idiom meaning "to top it all off" / "as if that weren't enough."

comenzar

began; begun; would begin 13 times

comenzó, comenzado, comenzaba, Comenzaremos

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

cometer

commit; committed; will commit 11 times

cometer, cometido, cometa, cometeremos, cometería

verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular

This 'cometa' is the formal (usted) command form of cometer ('commit'), not the noun cometa ('comet/kite').

compadecer

take pity; would pity; saddened 3 times

compadeciera, compadecería, compadecían

verb, imperfect, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, conditional, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural

compadecer literally means 'to pity / feel compassion for'; rendered as 'saddened' here for natural English.

comprender yo

understand me once

compréndame

compréndame = imperative comprenda (formal 'understand') + enclitic me ('me').

con esa

with that once

conesa

Likely a typesetting/OCR error: printed as one word 'conesa' but represents two words, 'con esa' (with that).

confección

ready-made once

confección

"Traje de confección" means a ready-made (off-the-rack) suit, as opposed to a tailored one.

confesar

confessed; confess; he confessed 7 times

confesó, Confesa, confieso, confiesen, confesara

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperative, second-person, singular (vos); verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular

Likely 'confesá' (voseo imperative) printed without its accent mark, matching the voseo used throughout this exchange.

conocer él

meeting you; know it; meet you 5 times

conocerlo, conózcalo, conocerle

verb, infinitive; verb, imperative, formal, singular

«Lo» (him) refers to the usted being addressed, rendered as 'you' in translation.

consiguiente

consequently once

consiguiente

De consiguiente ('consequently') is an older/regional variant of the more common por consiguiente.

consonancia

keeping once

consonancia

Idiom: "en consonancia con" = "in keeping with."

construir

built; to build; will build 6 times

construyeron, construir, construida, construiremos

verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, feminine, singular

contener

hold back; contain; held back 18 times

contener, contenía, contiene, Contenía, contengo, contienen, conteniendo, contenían

verb, infinitive; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

contestar

answered; he answered; I answer 25 times

contestó, contestar, contesto, contestara, contestado, contestaron

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular

Source lacks the accent (should be contestó); this is preterite third-person 'he answered,' not present 'I answer.'

contradecir

contradict; was contradicted 4 times

contradecía, contradice, contradecir, contradijera

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive

convencer

should persuade; to convince; convinced 4 times

convenza, convencer, convenció, convencerme

verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

conventillo

tenement once

conventillo

Conventillo: Argentine Spanish for a crowded lower-class tenement/rooming house, typical of early-20th-century Buenos Aires immigrant neighborhoods.

convulsionar

convulsed 3 times

convulsionaba, convulsionado, convulsionó

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

corbatita

little tie once

corbatita

Diminutive "-ita" (corbata → corbatita), common in Rioplatense speech.

correctísimo

utterly correct once

correctísimo

'-ísimo' is an absolute superlative suffix: extremely/utterly correct.

cortar él

cut once

cortarle

The clitic "le" doubles the dative "a los otros" later in the line — both refer to the same people.

costar

cost; costs; would cost 8 times

costaba, cuesta, Costaría, costara, costó, costaban

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, conditional, third-person, singular

crear

will create; create; to create 10 times

crear, Crear, crearemos, creaban, Crearemos, creado, crearme

verb, infinitive; verb, future, indicative, first-person, plural; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural

creer yo

believe me; Believe me 10 times

créame, Créame, creerme

verb, imperative, formal, singular; verb, imperative, third-person, singular; verb, imperative, formal second-person, singular

'Créame' = formal imperative 'crea' + enclitic 'me' — 'believe me,' interjected as an aside.

Crítica

Crítica once

Crítica

Crítica was a major Buenos Aires newspaper of the era.

cruzado

crossed; crusaders; double-breasted 17 times

cruzados, cruzadas, cruzada, cruzado

adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular

"Saco cruzado" is the fixed term for a double-breasted jacket, not literally "crossed."

cruzar

crossed; crossing; cross 36 times

cruzó, cruzaba, cruzaban, cruzando, cruzan, cruzar, Cruzaban, cruzaron and 4 more

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural

'Cruzarse de piernas' is an idiom for 'to cross one's legs.'

cruzar él

folding; crossing twice

cruzarse, cruzándose

verb, infinitive, reflexive; verb, gerund

'cruzarse de brazos' is an idiom meaning 'to fold one's arms.'

cuanto

soon as; as; few 12 times

cuanto, cuantos

adverb; noun; determiner, masculine, plural

'en cuanto' = 'insofar as' here (it can also mean 'as soon as' elsewhere).

cuánto

how many; how much; How much 17 times

cuánto, Cuánto, cuántos, Cuántos, cuánta, Cuántas, cuántas

pronoun, singular; adverb; pronoun, exclamative, feminine, plural

cubrir

covered; was covering; clouded 22 times

cubría, cubrió, cubrían, cubiertos, cubre, cubrir, cubriendo, cubren

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural

cuenta

account; it; notice 83 times

cuenta, cuentas

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural; noun

«rendir cuentas» is an idiom meaning 'to be accountable' / 'to account for oneself.'

cuestas

shoulders once

cuestas

'a cuestas' is a fixed phrase meaning 'on one's back/shoulders.'

cuestión

matter; thing; a matter 8 times

cuestión

'no ser cuestión de' idiomatically means 'to be no time/place for' — literally 'to not be a matter of.'

Seen once or twice

Caballeros

Knights once

caballuna

horse-like once

caballuno

horse-like twice

cabaña

huts; hut twice

cabecear

nodded off once

cabelludo

hairy; shaggy-haired twice

Cabeza

Head once

cacerola

pots twice

Cacharí

Cacharí once

cachetada

slap twice

cactus

cactus once

cagatinta

pen-pushers once

cajero

cashier once

calaña

sort; stripe twice

calar

soaks once

calco

imprint; tracing twice

calcular

calculated once

Calcuta

Calcutta once

caldo

broth once

calentador

burner once

caliente

hot twice

calificado

qualified once

callejuela

little street once

calloso

calloused once

calmosamente

calmly twice

calmosidad

unhurriedness once

calmoso

calm once

caluroso

sweltering once

calva

bald once

calvo

bald twice

calzada

roadway once

calzado

tucked once

calzar

wore once

calzón

trousers once

camarada

comrades twice

camarera

stewardesses; chambermaid twice

camarero

waiter once

cambiante

shifting; changing twice

cambiar él

Change once

camión

trucks once

camiseta

undershirt; undershirts twice

campana

bell once

campanada

chimes once

campánula

bell-flowers; bellflowers twice

campesino

peasant once

canal

channel once

canallada

dirty thing; vile things twice

canallesco

scoundrelly once

cancelar

settle once

cancha

court once

candidato

candidate; candidates twice

candidez

innocence once

canela

cinnamon twice

Cangallo

Cangallo once

cangrejo

crabs once

canon

conventions once

canoso

gray once

cansar

wore out once

cansar él

tire her out once

cantar

sang once

cantero

flower beds; flowerbeds twice

caño

barrel twice

caos

chaos once

capacete

helmets once

capataz

foreman once

capricho

whim once

capuchón

hood once

caracterizado

defined once

característica

characteristic once

Caramba

good grief once

carbonilla

cinders once

carbonización

char once

carbonizar

char once

carbono

carbon twice

carbón

coal twice

carcajada

guffaw once

carcelario

prison once

carey

tortoiseshell once

carga

weight; load twice

Caribe

Caribbean once

caricia

caress once

carilargo

long-faced once

cariño

fond; affection twice

Carlos

Carlos once

carminoso

crimson once

carnal

fleshly; carnal twice

carnaza

bait once

carnosidad

fleshiness once

caro

costly once

carreta

cart once

carretero

carter once

carro

wagon once

cartaginés

Carthaginians once

casamiento

marriage; wedding twice

casar nosotros

got married once

casar yo

I married; marry twice

cascajo

gravel once

casco

helmets; helmet twice

casero

homemade once

casona

big house once

casta

castes; caste twice

castaña

chestnuts twice

castaño

chestnut trees once

castigar

lashed once

casualmente

by chance once

cataclismo

cataclysms twice

catadura

look; mugs twice

catarata

cataracts twice

categoría

category; rank twice

catolicismo

Catholicism twice

catorce

fourteenth; fourteen twice

catre

cot once

cauce

channels once

caucho

rubber once

caudal

flow twice

causa

cause twice

cauteloso

cautious once

caza

hunting once

cazar

hunted once

cálculo

calculations; calculus twice

cáscara

husk; peels twice

cátedra

chair; teaching post twice

cebo

bait once

cecear

lisping twice

ceguera

blindness once

celda

cell once

celdilla

little cell twice

celestial

celestial once

celoso

jealous twice

celuloide

celluloid once

cemento

concrete twice

cena

dinner once

cenicero

ashtrays once

cenit

zenith once

centellante

glittering once

centelleante

glittering once

centenar

hundreds once

Centenario

Centenario once

central

central twice

centralizar

drew once

centuplicar

multiplies once

ceñir

bound; hugged twice

cepillo

brush once

cercar

we'll fence once

cerciorar

assured once

cerciorar él

convince himself once

cerda

sow once

cereal

grain once

cerebelo

cerebellum once

ceremonia

ceremonies once

cerner él

would hang once

cero

zero once

cerradura

lock once

Cerrito

Cerrito once

cerrojo

bolt once

certeza

certainty twice

certificado

certificate twice

certificar

certified once

cesante

laid-off once

cesar

ceasing once

cesta

chair; basket twice

cesto

basket once

céreo

waxen once

césped

grass; lawns twice

Chacarita

Chacarita once

Chaco

Chaco twice

chalupa

Launches once

chanchullo

swindles once

chapado

plated once

Charcas

Charcas twice

charla

chitchat once

charlatán

charlatan twice

chasquear

snap once

chasquido

crack once

Chaves

Chaves twice

cháchara

chatter once

chéri

darling once

chérie

darling once

Chicago

Chicago once

Chile

Chile twice

chimenea

chimneys; funnels twice

China

China once

chino

Chinese once

chiquillo

children once

chiquito

tiny once

chirriar

creak once

chismorrear

gossiping once

chispeante

sparkling twice

chocolate

chocolate once

chorrear

trickling once

chozo

hut once

Chubut

Chubut once

churrasquería

a grill-house; grill-houses twice

chusma

rabble once

cianato

cyanate once

ciclópeo

cyclopean once

ciega

blind woman once

Ciega

Blind Woman once

cielorraso

ceiling twice

científico

scientific once

ciertamente

Quite so; indeed twice

cifra

figures twice

cigarro

cigar; cigars twice

cilindro

cylinder; cylinders twice

cimiento

foundations twice

cinc

zinc once

cinematografía

movies once

cinismo

cynicism once

cinto

belt twice

ciprés

cypresses once

circulación

circulation once

circundado

ringed about once

circundar

girded once

circunvalar

ringed once

cita

appointment once

citar

cite; summoned twice

Ciudad

City once

Ciudadela

Ciudadela once

civil

civil once

civilizado

civilized once

cínicamente

cynically once

clandestino

clandestine once

claramente

clearly once

clasificar ellos

sorting them once

clave

key once

clavel

carnation; carnations twice

clavo

nails once

clásico

classic; classical twice

clero

clergy once

cliente

customer once

clima

climes; climates twice

cloroformo

chloroform once

clown

clowns; clown twice

club

club once

Club

Club once

coartada

alibi; alibis twice

cobrado

collected twice

cobranza

collections once

cobrar él

cash it once

cobrear

copper-plate once

cocaína

cocaine once

coche

vans; cars twice

cochero

Coachmen; cab-driver twice

cocinado

cooked once

cocinar

cooks once

cocinero

cook once

cocinita

little kitchen once

cocodrilo

crocodile once

cocotero

coconut palms once

coincidencia

coincidence once

cojear

limping once

cojera

limp once

colado

cast once

colcha

bedspread once

colchonería

mattress shops once

colchón

mattress once

colección

collection twice

colectividad

community once

colectivo

collective once

colegio

school once

colgado

hanging once

colgante

dangling once

colgar

hung twice

coloidal

colloidal twice

coloración

coloring once

colosal

extraordinary once

coloso

colossus once

Colón

Colón; Columbus twice

comandante

commander once

comandar

to command once

comando

headquarters once

combado

arched once

combate

warfare once

combatir

fight us once

combinación

combinations once

comediante

play-actors once

comentario

comment once

comercio

trades once

cometido

made once

comida

food; meal twice

comisaría

police station once

comisión

commission twice

comodidad

comforts twice

Comodoro

Comodoro twice

compacto

compact once

compadecer él

pity them once

compaginar

pieced together twice

Compañía

Company twice

comparar

comparing once

comparativo

comparative once

compartir

share once

compás

compasses; compass twice

compensar

made up for once

competidor

competitors once

compinche

cronies once

complacencia

indulgences once

complacer

took pleasure once

complicación

complications; complication twice

complicar

were growing tangled once

complicidad

complicity once

componente

members once

comportar

behave; I would behave twice

composición

compositions once

compostura

composure once

compra

shopping once

comprador

buyers once

comprar él

buy you; buy yourself twice

comprar yo

buy myself; buying myself twice

comprender él

understanding it once

comprendido

contained once

comprensión

understanding once

comprometer

undertook once

compuesto

made; composed twice

compungido

contrite once

comunicación

communication once

comunicar él

informing him once

comunismo

communism twice

conceder

lends once

concentración

concentration once

concentrado

intent once

concepción

conception once

concernir

concerned once

concertar

would harmonize once

concesión

concessions; license twice

concha

shells once

concienzudamente

conscientiously twice

conciliar

to reconcile once

concretar

will narrow down once

concreto

concrete twice

concubinato

concubinage once

concurrencia

gathering once

concurrente

those present once

concurrir

do attend once

condecir

matched once

condenado

condemned; condemned man twice

condenar

condemns; condemned twice

condenar él

condemned him once

condescendiente

condescendingly once

conducta

conduct once

conductor

conducting once

confeccionar

fashioning; making twice

conferir

conferred; confers twice

confesar yo

confess to me once

confesarse

confess once

confesión

confessions once

confeso

confessed once

confiado

entrusted once

confiar

confided once

confitería

tea shop; cafés twice

conformar

he'll settle once

conforme

agreed once

conjuntamente

together once

conjunto

a body once

conmover

was moved once

conmovido

moved once

cono

cone; cones twice

conquista

conquests once

consejo

advice; council twice

conservación

self-preservation once

conservador

conservative twice

consideración

consideration once

consistencia

solidity once

consocio

associate once

consola

console table once

consolación

consolation once

consolar

consoled himself once

consolidar

consolidated once

constelado

studded once

consternado

dismayed once

Constitución

Constitución twice

constituir

make up; made up twice

consuetudinario

habitual once

consultar

consulted once

consultar él

consult him once

consumar

would be consummated once

consumir

was consuming once

contabilidad

accounts once

contado

cash once

contador

accountant once

contagiado

infected once

contagiar

spread once

contar él

was telling once

contar yo

Tell once

contemplación

contemplation once

contemplar él

gazing at her once

contener él

hold back; to contain himself twice

contentísimo

absolutely delighted once

contera

corner-caps once

contestar él

answer him twice

contestar yo

answer me once

contingente

contingent twice

continuación

continuation once

continuamente

continuously; continually twice

continuidad

continuity; continuation twice

contracción

twitchings; contraction twice

contradecir él

contradict him once

contrafuerte

buttresses once

contramarco

casing once

contrapeso

counterweight once

contrario

opposite twice

contrastar

contrasted once

contrito

contrite once

control

control once

controversia

debate once

convencer yo

convince myself once

convencido

convinced twice

conveniente

sensible; fitting twice

convento

convent; monastery twice

convertidor

converter once

convertir él

become once

convexidad

convexity; curve twice

convicto

convicted once

convivir

living once

convulsión

convulsion once

copiar

copy once

copo

flakes once

corajudo

courageous once

coraza

armor twice

corbatín

cravat once

cordero

lamb once

Cordero

Lamb once

cordial

warm once

cordialmente

agreeably once

cordón

cord; curbstones twice

Corea

Korea once

cornisa

cornices twice

coro

choirs once

corpiño

bodice once

corpulencia

bulk once

corredor

corridors; corridor twice

corregir

straightening; corrected twice

correo

mail; post twice

corresponder

answered once

correspondiente

belonging once

Corrientes

Corrientes once

corromper

corrupting once

corrompida

corrupted once

cortado

cut once

corteza

bark once

cortinón

heavy curtains once

Cosquín

Cosquín once

costa

coast once

costal

sack once

costear

cover once

costosísimo

ruinously expensive once

costoso

costliest once

cotidianamente

daily once

covacha

hovels once

cowboy

cowboys once

coyuntura

joint; joints twice

Código

Code once

cómodo

comfortable once

cómplice

accomplice once

cóncavo

concave once

Córdoba

Córdoba once

córnea

cornea once

crapuloso

debauched once

craso

gross once

crea yo

believe me once

creador

creator once

crear él

be created; create for oneself twice

crearse

creating for himself once

crecido

large once

creciente

growing once

credo

creed once

creer lo

Believe it once

crema

cream once

crepuscular

crepuscular; twilight twice

crespo

kinky once

crestado

crested twice

crestería

crests once

cretino

halfwit once

creyente

believers once

criar

to raise once

cric

click twice

criminal

criminal; a criminal twice

criminoso

criminal once

crin

mane once

cristianismo

Christianity once

cristianizar

to Christianize once

cristiano

Christians twice

criterio

judgment; outlook twice

cronista

chronicler twice

cross

cross once

crótalo

rattlesnake once

cruce

crossings once

crucificar

crucified once

crudo

raw once

crueldad

cruelty twice

crujido

crunch once

cuadrilla

teams; gangs twice

cuadrito

little squares once

cuadro

squares; paintings twice

Cuando

When once

cuantioso

enormous once

cuarzo

quartz twice

cuán

how twice

cubierta

tires once

cubilete

cup once

cubista

Cubist once

cubrir él

cover him once

cuchitril

hovel twice

cuerda

cords; cord twice

cuerpazo

bulk once

cuidadosamente

carefully once

cuidadoso

concerned once

cuidarse

worrying once

cul

ass twice

culpable

one to blame; culprit twice

culpar

we will blame once

cultivar

We will cultivate once

culto

cultivated once

cultura

education; culture twice

cuneta

ditch once

cuño

die; stamp twice

cuota

installments once

cura

priest once

curar

heals; cure twice

curiosamente

curiously once

curso

courses; course twice

curtido

weathered once

custodiar

guarding once

cúbico

cubic twice

cúmulo

heap once

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Roberto Arlt, d. 1942).
Translation
Public-domain Spanish (Arlt, d. 1942). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
Data
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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.