Palabras III

I brought my little notebook and dictionary with me to church this morning and wrote down a bunch of words I wanted to clarify in my own mind. I`ll share them (and some other ones) with you all here:

talavera = pottery

rostro = face

rizo = curl

cabello = hair

hospedar = to stay (i.e. at an inn)

fijar = to fix, fasten

titulo = degree

beca = scholarship

tinajas = jars

farmaceutico = pharmacist

muebles = furniture

ahorrar = to save (saw it on a Wal-Mart billboard)

yeso = chalk, plaster

alcalde = mayor

coger = to catch, seize

pila = battery or basin

zacate = grass or hay

red =net or network

cereza = cherry

suegro = father-in-law

tonto = stupid

derramar = to spill

carmesi = crimson

anhelar = to pant, to long for

digno = worthy

alabadle = praiseworthy

Padre Celestial = Heavenly Father

hacia = toward

La Tierra Prometida = The Promised Land

castigo = punishment

semejar = to resemble

juicio = judgment