Spanish words and phrases

Barranco (), which is Spanish for "ravine", may refer to:

Regenerationism () was an intellectual and political movement in late 19th century and early 20th century Spain. It sought to make objective and scientific study of the causes of Spain's decline as a nation and to propose remedies. It is largely seen as distinct from another movement of the same time and place, the Generation of '98. While both movements shared a similar negative judgment of the course of Spain as a nation in recent times, the regenerationists sought to be objective, documentary, and scientific, while the Generation of '98 inclined more to the literary, subjective and artistic

phrase; exclamation used in Spanish to denote surprise

Sudestada (Southeast blow) is the Argentine and Uruguayan name for a climatic phenomenon common to the Río de la Plata (an estuary formed by the combination of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the southeastern coastline of South America) and its surrounding region. The phenomenon consists of a sudden rotation of cold southern winds to the south-east. This change, while moderating the cold temperatures, loads the air masses with oceanic humidity, bringing heavy rain and rough seas in the coastal regions. The air circulation also increases the intensity of the winds. The Sudestada is mo

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An escrache (Spanish pronunciation: ) is a type of direct action demonstration which involves publicly harassing public figures, usually by congregating around their homes, chanting, and publicly shaming them. In Argentina, the term was coined by the human rights group HIJOS, to condemn the genocides committed by members of the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional who were pardoned by Carlos Menem.

The terms oriunda (feminine) and oriundo (masculine) ( (; Italian plural oriundi) is an Italian and Portuguese noun describing an immigrant in a country, whose ancestry is from that same country. It comes from the Latin verb oriri (orior), "be born", and is etymologically related to Orient.

Esquina is a word meaning "corner" in both Spanish and Portuguese languages.

language spoken in Ecuador

thumb | right Cantera, literally meaning "quarry" in Spanish, is a term used in Spain to refer to youth academies and farm teams organized by sports clubs. It is also used to refer to the geographical area that clubs recruit players from. The term is widely used in football but is also applied to other sports, such as basketball. This article, however, is about the football canteras. Notable canteras include those of Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Espanyol, Sporting de Gijón, Celta de Vigo, Valencia and Osasuna.

motto of Ferdinand the Catholic inspired by the legend of the Gordian knot

Spanish urban legend

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proposed gender-neutral Spanish pronoun

period in Spanish history

Mexican decorative craft made by tissue paper

thumb | right | alt=Cuban rumba dancers at the workers square in Camagüey, Cuba. | Cuban rumba dancers at the workers square in Camagüey, Cuba. The term rumba may refer to a variety of unrelated music styles. Originally, "rumba" was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban rumba. Since the early 20th century the term has been used in different countries to refer to distinct styles of music and dance, most of which are only tangentially related to the original Cuban rumba, if at all. The

period of contemporary Spanish history between 1844 and 1854

The alcabala or alcavala () was a sales tax of up to fourteen percent, the most important royal tax imposed by Spain in the early modern period. It applied in Spain and the Spanish dominions. The Duke of Alba imposed a five percent alcabala in the Netherlands, where it played an important role in the Dutch Revolt. Unlike most taxes in Spain at the time, no social classes were entirely exempt (for example, nobles and clergy had to pay the tax), although from 1491 clergy were exempt on trade that was "not for gain." Certain towns were also, at times, given exemptions.

thumb|upright=1.2|Comprachicos, illustrated by Daniel Vierge Comprachicos are groups in European folklore who were said to physically cripple and deform children to work as beggars or living curiosities. The most common methods said to be used in this practice included stunting children's growth by physical restraint, muzzling their faces to deform them, slitting their eyes, dislocating their joints, and causing their bones to malform. The term, a compound Spanish neologism meaning "child-buyers", was coined by Victor Hugo in The Man Who Laughs, an 1869 novel which triggered moral panics over

nickname given to the River Plate football team from 1941

Chilango () is a Mexican slang demonym for natives of Mexico City. The Royal Spanish Academy and the Mexican Academy of Language give the definition of the word as referring to something "belonging to Mexico City", in particular referring to people native to Mexico City.

football rivalry in Spain

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football rivalry disputed between Club América and Cruz Azul

soccer championship

thumb|The olé interjection ¡Ole! or ¡olé! is a Spanish interjection used to cheer on or praise a performance, especially associated with the audience of bullfighting and flamenco dance. The word is also commonly used in many other contexts in Spain, and has become a stereotypical word used for the country; therefore it is often used outside Spain in cultural representation of the Spanish people.

thumb|Cerro Shumba Chacra is an Andean term (a loanword from the Quechua word chakra, meaning "farm, agricultural field, or land sown with seed"; Hispanicized spellings include chacra, chajra, and chagra) for a small garden or farm, often on the outskirts of a city, which produces food for the inhabitants of the city. The term is most commonly used to refer to farms located on ejidos (agricultural commons) in parts of Latin America. Chacras today are frequently used for horticulture as well.

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local branch office of both the PSOE and the Unión General de Trabajadores in Spain

bugle call

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term used in Latin America

spanish-language catchphrase

mountain locations where high elevation results in a markedly cooler climate

Alguacil (in Spanish), aguazil or guazil (in Portuguese) is the title for a number of governmental office-holders.

thumb|right|Remains of Fort Selden thumb|right|Jornada del Muerto Paraje, a Spanish term meaning in English place or spot. Paraje is a term from the original Spanish speaking settlers, in use among English speakers in the southwestern United States, particularly in New Mexico, that refers to a camping place along a long distance trail where travelers customarily stopped for the night. A paraje can be a town, a village or pueblo, a caravanserai, or simply a good location for stopping.

chant shouted in bullfighting and association football

National obligatory radio and television broadcast in some Latin American countries

Amapola is Spanish for "poppy", meaning the genus Papaver

Personalismo is a cult of personality built around Latin American and African political leaders in personalist dictatorships. It often involves subjugating the interests of political parties, ideologies and constitutional government to loyalty to one leader. In personalismo, it is customary for the dictator's personal charisma to be considered as more important than political achievements.

motto in Spanish of Carlism