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Hispanic Culture

Subject : culture

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1. Empanadas
place
pies or turnovers filled with seasoned meat or fish - veggies and sweets
young lady
recipe - prescription

2. receta
A typical Spanish dish consisting of an egg omelette with onions and fried potatoes (also called tortilla de patatas potato omelette)
light meal - snack - picnic
recipe - prescription
pies or turnovers filled with seasoned meat or fish - veggies and sweets

3. dulce de leche
young lady
magazine
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
caramel

4. merienda
light meal - snack - picnic
night/evening
celebration - party
tortilla folded around a filling such as meat - cheese - or lettuce

5. pinata
soap opera - television novel
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
A brightly-colored papier-mache covering either a cardboard shape. Used in birthday parties or in many celebrations in the Mexican culture.
A typical Spanish dish consisting of an egg omelette with onions and fried potatoes (also called tortilla de patatas potato omelette)

6. espectaculo
flea market
dude
show - performance
A brightly-colored papier-mache covering either a cardboard shape. Used in birthday parties or in many celebrations in the Mexican culture.

7. sitio
flea market
day
place - site
comen las itemas fritas con chocolate por la tarde y por la noche despu

8. Enchiladas
market
Festival of Pamplona including the Running of the Bulls.
tortilla rolled around a filling - then covered with spicy sauce
bullfight

9. guay
cookies - crackers
cool/ trendy
caramel
groups that preform in street - festivals - and restaurants

10. Pel
A brightly-colored papier-mache covering either a cardboard shape. Used in birthday parties or in many celebrations in the Mexican culture.
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
film - movie
Disk of unleavened corn or wheat bread

11. pan dulce
appetizers - snacks
cake - pie
magazine
sweet roll

12. La Tuna
group of college students who perform for money and food. medevil clothes
light meal - snack - picnic
paper - role
dude

13. Tapas
tortilla rolled around a filling - then covered with spicy sauce
appetizers - snacks
recipe - prescription
pies or turnovers filled with seasoned meat or fish - veggies and sweets

14. papel
paper - role
pies or turnovers filled with seasoned meat or fish - veggies and sweets
night/evening
groups that preform in street - festivals - and restaurants

15. torta
Birthday
Cake (Spain) /Sandwich (mexico)
dude
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style

16. Churros y chocolate
night/evening
paper - role
Spanish speaking
comen las itemas fritas con chocolate por la tarde y por la noche despu

17. bellas artes
tortilla rolled around a filling - then covered with spicy sauce
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
college - university
fine arts

18. postre
dessert
sub sandwich
night/evening
film - movie

19. Tortilla Espa
comen las itemas fritas con chocolate por la tarde y por la noche despu
sub sandwich
A typical Spanish dish consisting of an egg omelette with onions and fried potatoes (also called tortilla de patatas potato omelette)
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style

20. taco
comen las itemas fritas con chocolate por la tarde y por la noche despu
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
tortilla folded around a filling such as meat - cheese - or lettuce
A typical Spanish dish consisting of an egg omelette with onions and fried potatoes (also called tortilla de patatas potato omelette)

21. ese
cake - pie
dude
concert
mall - downtown

22. hacer el papel
Novel authored by Miguel de Cervantes - perhaps the greatest work of Spanish literature. A survey of the entire fabric of Spanish society that can be read on several levels: as a burlesque of chivalric romances; as an exploration of conflicting views
dear - beloved
recipe - prescription
to play the role

23. fiesta
celebration - party
cookies - crackers
film - movie
recipe - prescription

24. parasol
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
film - movie
cake - pie
umbrella for protection against the sun

25. siesta
a flour tortilla folded around a filling
Novel authored by Miguel de Cervantes - perhaps the greatest work of Spanish literature. A survey of the entire fabric of Spanish society that can be read on several levels: as a burlesque of chivalric romances; as an exploration of conflicting views
night/evening
rest or nap - usually after the midday meal

26. Tortilla
day
newscast
Disk of unleavened corn or wheat bread
a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries

27. revista
groups that preform in street - festivals - and restaurants
Churros --coarse or a donut-like type of dessert
magazine
movie theater

28. chicherones
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
'cool' (slang)
pork rinds
fine arts

29. dia
day
mall - downtown
a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
dude

30. centro comericial
dude
magazine
mall - downtown
day

31. galletas
fine arts
film - movie
cookies - crackers
celebration - party

32. telenovela
cake - pie
A brightly-colored papier-mache covering either a cardboard shape. Used in birthday parties or in many celebrations in the Mexican culture.
soap opera - television novel
dear - beloved

33. bocadillo
sub sandwich
tortilla rolled around a filling - then covered with spicy sauce
newspaper
dancers

34. Churros
caramel
'cool' (slang)
Churros --coarse or a donut-like type of dessert
cake - pie

35. chevere

36. colegio
fine arts
high school
Churros --coarse or a donut-like type of dessert
umbrella for protection against the sun

37. noticiero
sub sandwich
day
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
newscast

38. Los San Fermines
newspaper
Novel authored by Miguel de Cervantes - perhaps the greatest work of Spanish literature. A survey of the entire fabric of Spanish society that can be read on several levels: as a burlesque of chivalric romances; as an exploration of conflicting views
light meal - snack - picnic
Festival of Pamplona including the Running of the Bulls.

39. quinceanera
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
newspaper
sweet fifteen
Churros --coarse or a donut-like type of dessert

40. lugar
place
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
cake - pie
newscast

41. Jovencita
young lady
guy
umbrella for protection against the sun
recipe - prescription

42. hispanohablante
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
Novel authored by Miguel de Cervantes - perhaps the greatest work of Spanish literature. A survey of the entire fabric of Spanish society that can be read on several levels: as a burlesque of chivalric romances; as an exploration of conflicting views
paper - role
Spanish speaking

43. chavo
sub sandwich
guy
A brightly-colored papier-mache covering either a cardboard shape. Used in birthday parties or in many celebrations in the Mexican culture.
cake - pie

44. con carino
umbrella for protection against the sun
newscast
college - university
with affection - affectionately

45. Mariachis
umbrella for protection against the sun
a flour tortilla folded around a filling
groups that preform in street - festivals - and restaurants
cake - pie

46. paella
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
magazine
cake - pie
pies or turnovers filled with seasoned meat or fish - veggies and sweets

47. Arroz con pollo
tortilla folded around a filling such as meat - cheese - or lettuce
newscast
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
high school

48. periodico
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
newspaper
cake - pie
related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain

49. bailadores
dear - beloved
Novel authored by Miguel de Cervantes - perhaps the greatest work of Spanish literature. A survey of the entire fabric of Spanish society that can be read on several levels: as a burlesque of chivalric romances; as an exploration of conflicting views
dancers
a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries

50. cumpleanos
film - movie
market
Birthday
appetizers - snacks