Spanish |
English |
| 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 |
té |
| 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 |
