| A | B |
|---|
| adarga | leather shield |
| alferez | second lieutenant |
| alforjas | saddle bags |
| rehén | hostage |
| jinete | jockey |
| a la zaga | in the rear; behind |
| atalaya | watchtower; vantage point; lookout |
| alguacil | bailiff |
| arrabal | poor area of town; outskirts (outside the walls) |
| alcalde | mayor |
| alcaide | governor of fortress |
| aldea | village |
| aduana | customs |
| ahorrar | to save |
| caja de ahorros | savings bank |
| almoneda | auction; clearance; liquidation |
| quilate | karat; carat |
| arroba | 11-16 kilos or 12-16 liters |
| fanega | .66 hectares |
| albañil | bricklayer; masonry worker |
| alfarero | potter |
| alfiler | pin; brooch |
| alicates | pliers |
| almohaza | currycomb |
| albañal | sewer; drain |
| alcantarilla | sewer |
| alcoba | bedroom |
| aldaba | doorknocker |
| andamio | scaffolding |
| azotea | terrace or flat roof |
| azulejo | ceramic tile |
| rincón | corner (inside) |
| zaguán | hallway |
| alfombra | rug; carpet |
| el ajuar | dowry |
| alacena | cupboard |
| alacrán | scorpion |
| almirez | mortar |
| almohada | pillow |
| jarra | mug; jar |
| taza | tea cup |
| jofaina | washbowl; washbasin; pitcher |
| albérchigo | clingstone peach |
| alfónsigo | pistachio tree |
| algarroba | carob bean |
| alubia | bean; haricot bean |
| algodón | cotton |
| arroz | rice |
| aceite | oil |
| aceitunas | olives |
| zanahoria | carrot |
| azafrán | saffron |
| azúcar | sugar |
| berenjena | eggplant |
| chirivía | parsnip |
| almocafre | hoe |
| acequía | irrigation ditch or channel |
| alberca | trough; reservoir; pool |
| aljibe | cistern, tank; well |
| noria | water wheel; ferris wheel |
| alhelí | wallflower |
| alheña | henna |
| alhucema | lavender |
| almez | nettle tree |
| arrayán | myrtle |
| azahar | orange blossom |
| azucena | Madonna lily |
| jabalí | wild boar |
| bellota | acorn |
| alcatraz | gannet |
| garra | claw; talon |
| albóndiga | meatball |
| fideo | noodle |
| jarabe | syrup (maple) |
| almíbar | syrup (fruit coctail) |
| mazapán | marzipan |
| alfeñique | caramel bar; wimp; weed |
| ajedréz | chess |
| dado | die |
| albornoz | bathrobe |
| mezquita | mosque |
| alminar | minaret |
| azafata | stewardess; hostess |
| azul | blue |
| carmesí | crimson |
| fonda | boarding house; guest house |
| fulano | so-and-so |
| gandul | lazybones |
| hasta | until |
| hazaña | heroic deed |
| joroba | hump |
| marfil | ivory |
| melena | long hair; mop of hair |
| mezquino | stingy; mean; petty; small-minded |
| alcalde | mayor |
| ola | wave |
| tarea | task; chore |
| zagal | shepherd boy; shepherd girl |
| nuca | nape or back of the neck |
| recamar | to embroider |
| álgebra | algebra |
| alcohol | alcohol |
| alambique | still |
| alcanfor | camphor |
| almanaque | almanac; calendar |
| alquimia | alchemy |
| azoque | quicksilver; mercury |
| cénit | zenith |
| cero | zero |
| nadir | nadir |
| cifra | figure; code; cipher |
