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aleya
noun, feminine
ayah (a verse in the Quran)
to polish, to make something smooth.; slip, slide.
alfa
noun, feminine
alpha; the Greek letter Α, α
alfa y omega
noun, masculine
alpha and omega
alfabetismo
noun, masculine
literacy, alphabetism (ability to read)
alfabetizable
adjective
able to be made literate (able to read and write); alphabetizable (able to be arranged in alphabetical order)
alfabetización
noun, feminine
literacy instruction; an effort to counter illiteracy
alfabetizado
adjective
literate
alfabetizador
noun, masculine
reading tutor
to make literate; to teach to read and write; to alphabetize
alfabeto
noun, masculine
literate person
alfabeto
noun, masculine
alphabet
alfabeto
adjective
literate
alfabeto latino
noun, masculine
Latin alphabet
alfabeto radiofónico
noun, masculine
ICAO spelling alphabet (ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet)
alfabloqueante
noun, masculine
alpha-blocker
alphabetically
alfabético
adjective
alphabetic, alphabetical
alfadía
noun, feminine
bribe
alfaguara
noun, feminine
wellspring
alfaharero
noun, masculine
obsolete spelling of alfarero
alpha hydroxy acid
alfajor
noun, masculine
A popular confection in Andalusia usually made with honey, almonds, nuts, and spices such as clove and coriander.; alfajor (a popular confection in South America usually filled with dulce de leche)
alfalfa
noun, feminine
alfalfa
alfalfar
noun, masculine
alfalfa field (place where alfalfa is grown)
to plant alfalfa
alfalipoproteina
noun, feminine
alphalipoprotein, alpha-lipoprotein
alfametildopa
noun, feminine
methyldopa
alfanje
noun, masculine
cutlass (sword of European origin with a straight or slightly curved blade); scimitar (sword of Middle Eastern origin with a curved blade); swordfish (large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius)
alfanodavirus
noun, masculine
alphanodavirus
alfanumérico
adjective
alphanumeric (consisting of letters and numbers)
alfaprodina
noun, feminine
alphaprodine
alfaque
noun, masculine
sandbank
alfaquí
noun, masculine
alfaqui
alfar
noun, masculine
clay; clay workshop
alfarda
noun, feminine
a kind of tribute paid by the Moors and Jews to the crown in medieval Spain; a kind of cloak; batten
alfardón
noun, masculine
a type of hexagonal tile
alfarero
adjective
pottery
alfarero
noun, masculine
potter
alfarería
noun, feminine
pottery workshop; pottery craft; earthenware
alfarista
adjective
of Eloy Alfaro; Alfaro's (of or relating to him or his beliefs)
alfarista
noun, masculine/feminine
a supporter of Eloy Alfaro
alfarje
noun, masculine
a type of horizontal wooden ceiling primarily found in Islamic and Spanish Moorish architecture
alfaxalona
noun, feminine
alfaxalone
alfayate
noun, masculine
synonym of sastre
alferado
noun, masculine
carnival dancer
alferazgo
noun, masculine
the state of being an alférez
alferecía
noun, feminine
infantile epilepsy
alferraz
noun, masculine
common buzzard, used in falconry (A bird of prey species, Buteo buteo)
alfetamina
noun, feminine
alfetamine
alfeñique
noun, masculine
alfeñique, a type of sugar confectionary; weakling, a weak person
alficoz
noun, masculine
Armenian cucumber
alfil
noun, masculine
bishop; close ally
alfil bueno
noun, masculine
good bishop
alfil malo
noun, masculine
bad bishop
alfiler
noun, masculine
pin (a needle without an eye used for fastening); clothespin, clothes peg; bishop
alfiler de criandera
noun, masculine
safety pin
alfiler de gancho
noun, masculine
safety pin
alfilerazo
noun, masculine
a prick with a pin
plural of alfiler; throatwort