Spanish |
English |
| paella |
rice with seafood
and/or meat and vegetables |
| palatilla |
lower quality
ham (smaller) |
| paleta |
shoulder cut
of meat |
| palmita |
palm - hearts
of palm |
| paloma |
dove |
| palometa |
pompano, yellow
jack, saurel |
| palomitas |
pop-corn |
| pan |
bread |
| pan rallado |
bread crumbs |
| panceta |
bacon, more
fat |
| papada |
chin, typically
chin of pig |
| papaya |
papaya |
| parilla |
grill (a la
parilla = grilled) |
| pasas |
raisins |
| pasas |
prunes |
| pasteles |
pastries |
| patata |
potato |
| patatas fritas |
potato chips |
| paté |
paté |
| pato |
duck |
| pavo |
turkey |
| pechuga |
breast, as in
chicken breast |
| pepinillo |
pickle |
| pepino |
cucumber |
| pera |
pear |
| percebes |
barnacles |
| perdiz |
partridge |
| perejil |
parsley |
| perrito caliente |
hot dog |
| pescado |
fish in general
sense |
| pestorejo |
pigs face |
| pez espada |
swordfish |
| pierna |
leg, as in chicken
leg |
| pimenton |
paprika, sweet
and spicy varieties. |
| pimienta |
black pepper
(pimineta roja, pimineta blanca) |
| pimiento |
bell pepper |
| piña |
Pineapple |
| pinchito |
kebab |
| pincho moruno |
kebab |
| pinchos |
small snacks
served in bars - typical use of word in Madrid or north |
| pipas |
sunflower seeds |
| pisto |
stew eggplant,
squash, green peppers, onion and sometimes an egg or potato |
| plancha |
grill (a la
plancha is grilled) |
| plátano |
banana |
| pollo |
chicken |
| pomelo |
grapefruit |
| porras |
pastry, like
churros, but thicker, and more doughy |
| postre |
dessert |
| potaje |
stew |
| puchero |
stew |
| puerros |
leeks |
| pulpo |
octopus |
