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almond almendra
anchovies boquerones
anchovy anchoa
angler rape
apples manzanas
artichoke alcachofa
asparagus espárragos
avocado aguacate
bacon panceta
banana plátano
barnacles percebes
basil albahaca
batter fried rebozados
bay leaf laurel
beans judías
beef vaca
beef buey
beer cerveza
beets remolacha
beignets churros
bell pepper pimiento
biscuit bizcocho
black pepper pimienta (pimineta roja, pimineta blanca)
blackberry zarzamora
blood sausage morcilla
blue cheese queso azul
blueberry arandano
bluegill (fish) mojarra
brains sesos
brandy coñac
bread pan
bread - crisp and like a cracker regaña
bread crumbs pan rallado
bread roll bollo
breast pechuga
broadbeans habas
broccoli brecol
brocoli brócoli
brussel sprouts coles de bruselas
butter mantequilla
butter beans fabes
cabbage col
cabbage repollo
cake tarta
candy caramelos
capers alcaparras
caramel custard flan
carrots zanahorias
cauliflower coliflor
celery apio
cheese queso
cheese cured sharp sheep's milk manchego
cheese type typical of Galicia tetilla
cheese, soft and served with bread quesadilla
cherry cereza
chestnuts castañas
chick peas garbanzo
chicken pollo
chin papada
chirimoya chirimoya
chocolate milk (other flavors) batido (de chocolate, fresa, etc.)
chop chuleta, chuleta de cerdo, buey, etc.
chopped or shredded salpicon
cider, with alcohol sidra
clam concha
clam, variety of clam navajuelas
clams almejas
cockle (shellfish) berberecho
Coconut coco
cod bacalao
coffee with milk cafe con leche
coffee with less milk cafe cortado
coffee, American style cafe americano
cold cuts or sliced meats chacina (see fiambre)
cold cuts, sliced meats, deli meats fiambre
consommé consomé
corn flower harian de maiz
crab cangrejo
crab, smaller variety nécora
crab, spider crab centollo
cracklings chicharrones
cranberry arandano
crayfish cigala
cream crema
cream nata
creole sausage chorizo criollo
croquette croqueta
cucumber pepino
cumin comino
cured meats such as chorizo, ham, suasage embutidos
custard natillas
custard tocino del cielo (similar to flan but made with more egg yolks. Typically sweeter and thicker.)
cutlet milanesa
dates dátiles
deli meats chacina (see fiambre)
dessert postre
dessert dish arroz con leche
dill eneldo
dogfish or shark cazon
donut like pastries rosquillas
doughnut cakes or buns roscos
dove paloma
dressing aliños
duck pato
eel anguila
egg huevo
egg yolk yema
eggplant berenjena
empanada, smaller empanadilla
endive endivia
espresso cafe solo
fig higos (less ripe than a breva)
fig brevas (riper than a higo)
filet entrcot
fish pescado
fish eggs huevas (often served fried or a la plancha.)
flounder rodaballo
flour harina
fresh cheese queso fresco
fried frito
fried roll flamenquin (generally with meat, ham and cheese - no english tranlastion)
fritter buñuelo
garlic ajo
garlic clove diente de ajo
garlic mayo alioli
garnish guarnición
giblets menudencias
gilthead dorada
goose oca
grapefruit pomelo
grapes uvas
green beans habichuela
green vegetables verduras
greens grelos
grill parilla (a la parilla = grilled)
grill plancha (a la plancha is grilled)
grouper mero
hake corvinas
hake merluza
ham (lower quality) palatilla
ham, cooked jamón de york
ham, cured. jamón (Ibérico/pata negra (black foot) is better and more expensive. Serrano/pata blanca (white foot), is lower quality and much cheaper)
hamburger hamburguesa
hazelnuts avellanas
hen/chicken gallina
herring arenque
honey miel
hot dog perrito caliente
ice cream helado
iced drink with almonds and milk horchata
jam mermelada
jelly mermelada
juice jugo (fruit juice is typically referred to as zumo in Spain)
kebab pinchito
kebab pincho moruno
kidneys riñones
lamb cordero
lard manteca
leeks puerros
leg pierna, pierna de pollo
lemon limón
lentils lentejas
lettuce lechuga
liquor flavored with aniseed anís
liquor known as firewater aguardiente
liver hígado
lobster langosta
loquat nisperos
mackerel caballa
mahi mahi dorada
mandarin orange mandarina
marinade with vinegar adobo (typically consisting of vinegar, parsley and garlic)
marmalade mermelada
marzipan mazapán
mayonnaise mayonesa
meat carne
meatball albóndiga (in the south typically a mixture of pork and beef)
meddler fruit nisperos
melon melón
milk leche
mint hierbabuena
monkfish rape
mullet, red salmonete
mushrooms champiñones
mushrooms, wild variety seta
mussels mejillónes
mustard mostaza
noodles, pasta fideos, pasta
nougat or fudge turrón
nut, nuts nuez or nueces
nutmeg nuez moscada
octopus pulpo
oil aceite
oil, olive aceite de oliva
oil, sunflower aceite de girasol
oil, vegetable aceite vegetal
olive aceituna
olives olivas
onion cebolla
onion - smaller cebolleta
orange naranja
oregano orégano
organ meats viceras
oyster ostra
palm - hearts of palm palmita
papaya papaya
paprika pimenton (dulce o picante)
parsley perejil
partridge perdiz
pastries pasteles
pastry sultana
pastry suspiros
pastry with meat or seafood filling empanada
pastry with tuna and tomato sauce filling empanada gallega
pastry with veal/beef empanada de ternera
pastry, like churros porras (but thicker, and more doughy)
paté paté
peach melocotón
peanuts cacahuete
pear pera
peas guisantes
pepper - red, dried spicy pepper guindillas
pheasant faisán
pickle pepinillo
pig - roast, suckling cochinillo
pigs face pestorejo
pigs feet manitas de cerdo
Pineapple piña
plum ciruela
pomegranate granada
pompano palometa
pop-corn palomitas
pork cerdo
pork chops, boneless cintas de lomo
pork cracklings or rind chicharro
pork fat tocino
pork loin lomo
pork rind, fried; or cracklings chicharrones
pork sausage, typically cured chorizo
pork sausage, typically cured salchichón
pork sausage, typically cured caña de lomo
potato patata
potato chips patatas fritas
potato omelette tortilla
prawns langostina
prunes ciruelas pasas
prunes pasas
pumpkin calabaza
quince membrillo
quince jam or jelly dulce de membrillo
rabbit conejo
radishes rábanos
raisins pasas
raspberry frambuesa
ratatouille pisto
razor clam navaja
red cabbage lombarda
ribs costillas
rice arroz
rice with seafood and/or meat and vegetables paella
roasted asado
roquefort roquefort
rosemary romero
saffron azafran
salad ensalada
salad dressing aliños
salad, mixed ensalada mixta (with tuna fish, hardboiled egg, in general salad with more ingredients)
salmon salmón
salt sal
sandwich, larger bocadillo (served cold on chewy bread. Typical varieties include jamon (ham), chorizo (sausage), tortilla and atun (tuna)
sandwich, small and served hot montadito
sangría sangría (consisting of fruit juice, wine, liquor and fruit.)
sardines sardinas
sauce salsa
saurel palometa
sausage salchicha
scallop vieira
scallops vieiras
scrambled eggs revuelto
seabass lubina
seafood stew zarzuela
shellfish (in general sense) mariscos
sherry jérez
sherry manzanilla
sherry - dry fino
shoulder chop, as in lamb espadilla
shoulder cut of meat paleta
shrimp gambas
shrimp - very small camarónes
sliced meats chacina (see fiambre)
smoked ahumado
snails caracoles
snails, larger cabrillas
sole lenguado
soup guiso
soup sopa
soup, cold tomato soup gazpacho (generally made with green pepper, cucumber, onion, bread, garlic and olive oil, but variations exist. Served in a bowl (cuenco) or glass (vaso) depending on the restaurant or bar)
soy soja
spices especias
spicy, pickled, escabeche (as in Mejillones en escabeche (pickled canned mussels)
spinach espinacas
spinach, stewed with chick peas espinacas con garbanzos
squash calabacín
squid calamares
squid - smaller chipirones (common dish is chipirones a la plancha (grilled squid)
stew guiso
stew cocido
stew estofado
stew potaje
stew puchero
strawberry fresa
sugar azúcar
sunflower seeds pipas
sunflowers girasol
sweet potato batata
sweetbread, brains mollejas
sweets dulces
swiss chard acelgas
swordfish pez espada
tail rabo ( cut of meat like rabo de toro - bull's tail )
tangerine mandarina
tarragon estragon
tea
tenderloin solomillo
testicles criadillas
thigh muslo, muslo de pollo
thyme tomillo
toast tostada
tongue lengua
tripe tripa
tripe callos
tripe menudo
trout trucha
truffles, candy variety trufas
truffles, vegetable variety trufas
tuna atún
tuna - better quality bonito
turkey pavo
turnips nabos
veal ternera
vegetable puree salmorejo (made from tomatoes, cimilar to Gazpacho but thicker and sweeter. Corodba is famous for it’s salmorejo.)
venison venado
vinegar vinagre
water agua
watercress berro
watermelon sandia
whitefish rape
wine vino
wing alas
wing alitas, alitas de pollo
yeast levadura
yellow jack palometa
yogurt yogur