vocab 10/13

aficionado

person very enthusiastic about anything

caballero

gentleman trained in horseman; cavalier

duenna

elderly woman chaperon; governess

gaucho

Argentine cowboy of mixed descent

grandee

spanish nobleman of the highest rank

hidalgo

spanish noblemen of second class

matador

bullfighter

mestizo

person of mixed spanish and european blood

peon

common laborer

picador

bullfighter

renegade

traitor; turncoat; apostate

se�or

Mr.; Sir

toreador

bullfighter

torero

bullfighter

vaquero

herdsman; cowboy

bravado

boastful behavior

flotilla

small fleet

incommunicado

deprived of communication as a prisoner

adobe

brick of sun-dried clay or mud

arroyo

water course; dry, gully

bonanza

accidental discovery of rich source of ore (such as gold or silver)

burro

small donkey used as a pack animal

hacienda

large ranch or country house

mesa

flat-topped rocky hill with steep sides

mustang

bronco

pueblo

indian villiage built of adobe or stone

sierra

ridge of mountains with serrated outline

bolero

lively dance or short jacket worn by man in such a dance

cabana

beach shelter resembling cabin

castanets

hand instruments clicked during dancing

patio

court yard, inner court open to sky

pimento

thick-fleshed pepper for stuffing dives

siesta

short rest or nap, especially midday

indigo

plant yielding blue dye; color of dye

mantilla

woman's light scarf or veil

pampas

vast, treeless, grassy plain as in argentina

peccadillo

slight offense; little sin

poncho

large cloth garment with a slit for the head