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El azafrán - p. 8 Triángulo
72 vocabulary words from the reading and comprehension questions.
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| el azafrán | saffron |
| Hace un año | a year ago |
| de mucho renombre | renowned, famous |
| la paella | saffroned rice with seafood |
| había destrozado | had destroyed |
| meter en la boca | to put in one's mouth |
| de veras | truly |
| una nena (de cuatro años) | little girl |
| cualquier otro plato | any other dish |
| datar de (los griegos) | to date back to the Greeks |
| los alimentos | foods |
| medicamentos | medicines |
| atribuir | to attribute |
| teñir | to dye |
| a través de | through, across, by way of |
| las hebras | filaments |
| las "recolectoras" | women who gather the saffron |
| debido al hecho | due to the fact |
| destreza | skill |
| requerir | require |
| sorprendente | surprising |
| arduo | difficult, arduous |
| un mito | myth |
| aquél | refers to the one mentioned first in a series |
| éste | refers to the one mentioned nearest the end of the sentence |
| una gama | an array |
| recomienda | recommends |
| guisados | stews |
| mejorar | improve |
| revelar | to reveal |
| destacar | to stand out, be noticeable |
| el sabor | flavor |
| agregar | to add |
| envolver (envuelve) | to wrap, wraps |
| calentar (calienta) | to warm |
| un pedazo | a little piece or chunk (of paper, plastic, etc) |
| tostar (tuesta) | to toast |
| a fuego bajo, a fuego lento | at low heat/low flame |
| triturar | to blend or crush an ingredient |
| polvo | powder |
| dejar reposar | to let rest |
| soltar | to release |
| había asustado tanto | had frightened so much |
| una hiedra | ivy |
| hierba | herb |
| herida | injury |
| hidra | mythological sea monster |
| se recoge | to be picked/harvested |
| pétalos | flower petals |
| semillas | seeds |
| tallos | stems |
| pistilos | pistils (female part of a flower) |
| un golpe | a blow |
| al azar | at random |
| fortuito | lucky |
| un ataque improvisto | unforeseen attack |
| cosechar | harvest |
| la frescura | the freshness, coolness |
| es preciso | it's necessary |
| estimular | stimulate |
| recolectarlo a mano | harvest it by hand |
| un gran esfuerzo | a big effort |
| privaciones | privations, deprivations |
| privar | to deprive |
| no vale la pena | it's not worth it |
| codiciar | to covet |
| una cocción | "a cooking" |
| moler | to grind |
| elaborar | to process/ prepare a recipe |
| desleír | dilute, dissolve |
| gambas al ajillo | garlic-dressed shrimp |
| hechizar | to bewitch |
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South Burlington High School |
| South Burlington, VT |
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