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alvarezsáurido: alvarezsaurid
alvearense: of, from or relating to Partido de General Alvear
alvearense: native or inhabitant of Partido de General Alvear
alvearismo: the political reign, beliefs, or style of Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, president of Argentina from 1922 to 1928
alveolado: alveolate
alveolar: alveolar
alveolar: alveolar
alveolitis: alveolitis
alveolitis seca: dry socket (inflammation of the alveolar bone)
alveolocapilar: alveolocapillary
alverjón: pea
alvéolo: alveolus (anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity)
alvéolo pulmonar: pulmonary alveolus (small air sac in the lungs)
alza: rise
alzacola: scrub robin; bush chat
alzacuello: choker (piece of jewelry worn close to the throat); clerical collar; dog collar
alzada: height (distance from bottom); elevation; appeal
alzado: elevation, elevated part of the façade (of a building); robbery, theft; an armed fugitive; someone who is elitist and arrogant due to their socio-economic standing.; a boner
alzado: lifted, raised up; arrogant, cocky, conceited; rebel; feral; erect, stiff, having a boner
alzadora: folding machine
alzafuelles: sycophant
alzamiento: lifting; raise, increase; uprising, revolt
alzapaño: a curtain holdback; a metal hook fixed to the wall used to hold back a curtain; a tieback tied to said holdbacks
alzar: to lift, raise; to remove; to steal; to hide; to rise up, revolt; to achieve, obtain
alzar el dedo: to give the finger (make an obscene gesture)
alzar el vuelo: to take flight (of a bird)
alzatista: a supporter of Gilberto Alzate Avendaño
alzatista: of, related to, or supporting Gilberto Alzate Avendaño, a Colombian politician
alzhéimer: ellipsis of enfermedad de Alzheimer
alámbrico: wired (connected with wires)
aláudido: alaudid
alélico: allelic
alérgeno: allergenic
alérgeno: allergen
alérgico: allergic
alícuota: aliquot (contained an integral number of times)
alícuota: aliquot
alífero: synonym of alígero
alígero: winged; wing'd
alílico: allylic
alíscafo: hydrofoil (vessel)
aló: hello (commonly used when answering the telephone)
alóbroges: Allobroges
alóctono: allochthonous; (biology) introduced
alófono: allophone (alternative pronunciation for a phoneme)
alófono: allophone
alógeno: foreigner
alógeno: alien, foreign; allogenic
alótropo: allotrope
alúmina: alumina (aluminum oxide)
am: a.m. (before noon)
ama: lady of the house; proprietress; landlady; housekeeper, head maid; nursemaid, nanny
ama de casa: housewife, homemaker (female head of household); housekeeper (one who looks after the home by herself)
ama de crianza: wet nurse
ama de cría: wet nurse
ama de gobierno: housekeeper; maid
ama de leche: wet nurse
ama de llaves: housekeeper; maid
amabilidad: kindness
amable: kind, amiable, gracious; affable