A |
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Aceite (de oliva) |
(Olive) oil |
Aceituna |
Olive |
Aderezo |
Dressing, condiment, seasoning |
Agridulce |
Sweet and sour |
Agua (con/sin gas) |
(Sparkling/still) water |
Aguacate |
Avocado – Mexico and Central America |
Ahumado/a |
Smoked |
Ají |
Chilli pepper |
Ajo |
Garlic |
Ajonjoli |
Sesame |
Ajiaco |
Potato and chicken stew |
Albóndiga |
Meat ball |
Alcachofa |
Artichoke |
Alfajores |
Biscuit with sweet filling |
Almendra |
Almond |
Almeja |
Mussel, clam |
Almuerzo (del dia) |
(Set) lunch |
Ananás |
Pineapple |
Anchoa |
Anchovy |
Anchoveta |
Anchovy |
Anguila |
Eel |
Anticucho |
Meat (often beef heart) skewer – Peru |
Apio |
Celery |
Apanado/a |
Breaded, flattened steak or chicken fillet |
Arenque |
Herring |
Arepas |
(Usually filled) corn bread pockets |
Aresancocho |
Meat soup – Peru |
Arrollado/a |
Rolled (as in Swiss roll) |
Arrebosado/a |
In batter |
Arroz |
Rice |
Arroz con leche |
Rice pudding |
Arveja |
Pea |
Atún |
Tuna |
Asado |
Selection of barbecued meats |
Asado/a |
Roasted/barbecued
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Ave |
Poultry |
Avena |
Oats |
Avellana |
Hazelnut |
Azafrán |
Saffron |
Azucar |
Sugar |
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B |
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Bacalao |
Cod (often salted) |
Bagre |
Catfish |
Batata |
Sweet potato, yam – Argentina |
Batido |
Smoothie, shake |
Bebida |
Drink |
Berenjena |
Aubergine |
Bien cocido / bien hecho |
Well done |
Bife / biftek / bistek |
Steak |
Bocadillo |
Snack, sandwich |
Bola |
Ball |
Bollo |
Croquette |
Brocheta |
Skewer, kebab |
Buen provecho
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Bon appetit |
Budin |
Pudding |
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C |
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Cabrito |
Kid goat |
Cacahuete |
Peanut – Mexico |
Cacerola |
Casserole |
Café |
Coffee |
(Café) cortado |
Coffee with a small amount of milk |
Café con leche |
Coffee with a large amount milk |
Calabacín |
Marrow |
Calabacita |
Courgette |
Calabaza |
Pumpkin, marrow |
Caldo |
Broth (often seafood) |
Callos |
Tripe |
Caliente |
Hot, warm |
Calamares |
Squid |
Camarones |
Prawns, shrimps, crayfish |
Canasta |
Basket (eg of bread) |
Canela |
Cinnamon |
Canelones |
Cannelloni pasta |
Cangrejo |
Crab |
Carapulcra |
Dried potato and pork stew – Peru, Bolivia |
Carbonada |
Meat stew with fruit – Chile, Peru |
Carne |
Meat |
Carne de res |
Beef |
Carta de vinos |
Wine list |
Cáscara |
Skin, peel |
Casco |
Shell |
Castaña |
Chestnut |
Causa |
Mashed potato dish, usually with seafood and mayonnaise |
Caymito |
Orange fruit with succulent flesh |
Cazuela |
Thick stew or casserole |
Cebada |
Barley |
Cebolla |
Onion |
Cebolletas |
Chives, spring onions |
Cena
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Dinner
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Centeno |
Rye bread |
Centolla |
King crab – Chile, Argentina |
Cerdo |
Pork |
Cerveza |
Beer |
Ceviche/cebiche |
Fresh fish marinated in lime juice and chilli |
Chactado/a |
Seared |
Champiñones |
Mushrooms |
Chancho |
Pork – Andean region |
Chapulines |
Fried grasshoppers |
Charqui / charque
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Dried meat (jerky) |
Chaucha |
Runner bean |
Chaufa |
Chinese fried rice |
Chicha |
Fermented maize drink |
Chicharrones |
Deep-fried pork pieces |
Chifa |
Chinese-influenced cuisine – Peru |
Chilaquiles |
Spicy tortillas – Mexico |
Chino/a |
Chinese |
Chirimoya |
Custard apple |
Chivato/chivo |
Kid goat |
Choclo |
Corn |
Cholga |
Large mussel |
Chopp |
Draught lager |
Choro |
Mussel |
Chuleta |
Cutlet, chop |
Chupe |
Seafood stew with potato |
Churrasco |
Barbecued or grilled meat |
Churros
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Battered, sugared snacks, similar to doughnuts
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Cigales
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Crayfish
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Cilantro
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Coriander
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Ciruela
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Plum
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Cobertura
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Topping
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Coca
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Coca leaf
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Coca
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Coca Cola
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Cocido
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Thick soup or stew (also: cooked)
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Coco
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Coconut
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Coctel
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Cocktail
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Col
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Cabbage
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Cola |
Tail
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Coliflor
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Cauliflower
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Completo
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Hot dog – Chile |
Conchas / conchitas
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Scallops
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Conejo
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Rabbit
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Conserva
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Jam
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Congelado/a
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Frozen
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Corazón
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Heart
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Cordero
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Lamb, mutton
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Corvina
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Sea bass
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Costilla
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Rib
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Crema
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Cream (also: cream of... soup)
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A la criolla
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Creole-style
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Croqueta
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Croquette
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Crudo/a
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Raw
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Cubierto
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Cover charge
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Cuy
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Guinea pig
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D
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Datil
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Date (fruit)
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Desayuno
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Breakfast
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Dorado
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Mahi mahi (large ocean fish)
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Dulce
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Sweet
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Dulce de leche
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Caramelised condensed milk
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Durazno
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Peach
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E
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Escabeche
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Lightly pickled chicken or fish
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Elote
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Sweetcorn – Mexico
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Empanada
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Pasty
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Empanado/a
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Breaded
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Encebollado/a
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With onions
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Enchilado/a
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With chillis
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Ensalada
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Salad
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En su tinta
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In its own ink (squid)
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Entradas
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Starters
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Envuelto/a
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Wrapped
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Espárragos
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Asparagus
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Espinaca
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Spinach
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Estofado
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Stew
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F |
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Fiambre
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Cooked cold meats
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Fideos
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Noodles
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Frambuesa
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Raspberry |
Frances
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French
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Fresa
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Strawberry |
Frijoles (refritos)
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(Refried) beans
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Fritanga
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Grilled pork
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Fritas
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Chips (fries)
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Fruta
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Fruit
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Frutos de mar
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Seafood
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Frutilla
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Strawberry – Argentina, Chile
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G
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Galleta
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Biscuit
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Gallina
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Chicken |
Gamba
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King prawn
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Ganso
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Goose
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Garbanzo
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Chickpea
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Gaseosa
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Fizzy drink
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Gelatina
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Jelly
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Glaseado/a
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Glazed
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Guajalote
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Turkey – Mexico
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Guayaba
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Guava
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Guiso
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Gravy, stew
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Al gusto
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As you like it
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H
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Habas
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Broad beans
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Hamburguesa
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Hamburger
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a la Hawaiiana
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With pineapple
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Helado
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Ice cream (also: frozen)
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Hervido/a
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Boiled
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Hielo
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Ice
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Hierba
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Herb
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Higado
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Liver
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Higo
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Fig
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Hongos
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Mushrooms
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Al horno
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Oven-baked
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A la huancaína
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In a cheese and chilli sauce – Peru
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Huevo
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Egg
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Huevo frito
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Fried egg
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Huevo pasado/cocido
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Soft/hard-boiled egg
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Huevos revueltos
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Scrambled egg
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I |
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Impuesto
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Tax, VAT
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J
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Jalea
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Fried mixed seafood – Peru (elsewhere: jelly)
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Jamón
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Ham
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A la jardinera
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With mixed veg (and usually mayonnaise)
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Jarabe
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Syrup
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Jarra
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Jar, carafe
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Jengibre
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Ginger
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Jeréz
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Sherry
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Jugo
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Juice
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Judia
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Bean
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Jugoso/a
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Rare (juicy)
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K
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Keke / queque
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Cake (usually sponge)
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L
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Langosta
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Lobster
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Langostino
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Crayfish or prawn
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Lasaña
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Lasagne
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Lechón
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Suckling pig
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Lechuga
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Lettuce
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Legumbres
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Vegetables
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Lengua
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Tongue
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Lenguado
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Sole
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Lenteja
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Lentil
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Licuado
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Mixed fruit juice (often with milk)
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Lima
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Lime
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Limón
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Lemon (can also be lime)
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Limonada
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Lemonade
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Locro
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Thick soup or stew with corn or potato
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Lomo / lomito
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High-quality beef
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Lomo saltado
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Stir-fry of beef, chips and vegetables – Peru
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Lúcuma
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Sweet fruit (often used in ice cream) – Peru, Chile
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M
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Macarrones
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Macaroni
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A la madrileña
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In tomato sauce
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Mani
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Peanut (except Mexico)
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Mantequilla
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Butter
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Manzana
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Apple
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A la marinera
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With seafood
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Mariscos
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Seafood
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Matambre
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Meat roll
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Medialuna
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Croissant – Argentina
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Mermelada |
Jam |
(A la) milanesa
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Breadcrumbed
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Mole (poblano)
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Chilli and chocolate sauce (usually with chicken or turkey) – Mexico
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Molido/a
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Minced
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Morcilla
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Black pudding or blood sausage
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Mostaza
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Mustard
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N
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Nabo
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Turnip
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Naranja
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Orange
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Nuez
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Nut (especially walnut)
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O
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Ossobuco
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Small veal cutlets – Argentina
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Ostra
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Oyster
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P
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Palmito
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Palm heart
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Palta
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Avocado – South America
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Pan
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Bread
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Pankeke / panqueque
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Pancake
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Panecillo
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Roll
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Pan tostado
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Toast
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Papa
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Potato
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Papa a la huancaína
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Boiled potato in cheese and chilli sauce
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Papa rellena
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Stuffed potato
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Papas fritas
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Chips (fries)
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Papas sancochadas
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Boiled potatoes
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A la parrilla / parillado/a
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Grilled
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Pasas
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Raisins
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Pastel
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Pastry, cake
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Patita/patitos
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Trotter
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Pato
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Duck
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Pavo
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Turkey
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Pecho / pechuga
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Breast (poultry)
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Pepino
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Cucumber
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Perejil
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Parsley
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Pera
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Pear
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Pescado
|
Fish
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Picante
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Spicy
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Picarones
|
Sweet batter rings served with honey
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Pimentón
|
Pepper (capsicum)
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Piña
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Pineapple
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Pisco
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Peruvian/Chilean grape brandy
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Plátano
|
Banana, plantain
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A lo pobre
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(Steak) with onions, topped with fried egg
|
A la polaca
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Polish-style
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Pollo
|
Chicken
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Pomelo
|
Grapefruit
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Porción
|
Helping, portion
|
Porotos
|
Beans – Argentina, Chile
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Postre
|
Dessert
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Puerco
|
Pig, pork
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Pulpo
|
Octopus
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Puré
|
Mashed potato
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Q
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Quesadilla
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Folded, grilled tortilla with cheese – Mexico
|
Queso
|
Cheese
|
Queso fundido
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Melted cheese (like fondue)
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R
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Rábano
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Radish
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Rabo
|
Tail
|
Rabo de buey
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Oxtail
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Rallado
|
Desiccated, grated
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Rebozado/a
|
Battered
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Refresco
|
Soft drink
|
Relleno/a
|
Stuffed
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Repollo
|
Cabbage – Chile
|
Res
|
Beef
|
Róbalo
|
Haddock
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Rocoto relleno
|
Stuffed chillis – Peru
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Riñon
|
Kidney
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Ron
|
Rum
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S
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Sal
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Salt
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Salado/a
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Salted
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Salchicha
|
Sausage
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Salpicón
|
Chopped veg and shredded beef
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Salsa
|
Sauce
|
Saltado/a
|
Chopped up
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Sancochado
|
Inexpensive meat stew
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Sandía
|
Watermelon
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Seco de...
|
Single piece of stewed meat without juices
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Semilla
|
Seed
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Setas
|
Wild mushrooms
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Shop / Schopp
|
Draught beer
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Sopa
|
Soup
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Submarino
|
Hot chocolate – Argentina, club sandwich – Ecuador
|
Sudado de...
|
Stew of...
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Suprema de pollo
|
Chicken supreme
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Surtido/a
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Assorted
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T
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Taco
|
Filled Mexican tortilla
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Tacu tacu
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Stir-fry of rice, beans, peppers and onions
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Tallarines
|
Spaghetti, noodles
|
Té
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Tea
|
Timbal
|
Meat pie
|
Tocino
|
Bacon
|
Tomate
|
Tomato
|
Toronja
|
Grapefruit
|
Torta
|
Rich cake – not Mexico; sandwich (often made with tortillas) – Mexico
|
Tortilla
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Omelette – not Mexico; corn or wheat flatbread – Mexico |
Tostadas
|
Toast (plural)
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U
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Uva
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Grape
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V
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Al vapor
|
Steamed
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Verduras
|
Vegetables
|
Vino (tinto/blanco)
|
(Red/white) wine
|
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Y
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Yema
|
Egg yolk
|
Yuca
|
Cassava, manioc
|
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Z
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Zanahoria
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Carrot
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Zapallo
|
Pumpkin
|
Zarzo/zarzamora
|
Blackberry
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