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8,200 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

E
noun
abbreviation of este; east
EAU
proper noun
initialism of Emiratos Árabes Unidos (= United Arab Emirates): a country in West Asia, in the Middle East: UAE
ECA
noun, feminine
initialism of enzima convertidora de angiotensina (“ACE”)
ECG
noun, masculine
ECG (“electrocardiogram”); initialism of electrocardiograma
EDAR
noun
initialism of estación depuradora de aguas residuales (“WWTP (wastewater treatment plant)”)
EE. UU.
proper noun
initialism of Estados Unidos (= United States): a country in North America: US
EEE
proper noun
initialism of Espacio Económico Europeo (“European Economic Area”): EEA
EEV
noun, feminine
VEE (Venezuelan equine encephalitis/encephalomyelitis)
EFE
proper noun
initialism of Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (“State Railway Company”), the national railway in Chile
EGB
noun, feminine
initialism of Educación General Básica (“A former education system in Spain”)
EGDE
noun, masculine
initialism of equilibrio general dinámico estocástico
EI
proper noun
initialism of Estado Islámico
EIIL
proper noun
initialism of Estado Islámico de Irak y el Levante (“Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant”): ISIL; Daesh
ELA
noun, feminine
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
ELE
noun, masculine
Initialism of español como lengua extranjera (“Spanish as a second language”)
ELN
proper noun
initialism of Ejército de Liberación Nacional (“National Liberation Army”)
EMG
noun, feminine
initialism of electromiografía
EMOL
proper noun
initialism of El Mercurio On-Line
EMS
noun, masculine
servicio médico de emergencia; EMS
EOI
proper noun
a Spanish network of language schools run by the state; a language school run by the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas
EPD
phrase
initialism of en paz descanse (“RIP”)
EPI
noun, masculine
acronym of equipo de protección individual (“PPE (personal protective equipment)”)
EPOC
noun, feminine
initialism of enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica, COPD
EPP
noun, masculine
initialism of equipo de protección personal (“personal protective equipment, PPE”)
ERC
noun, feminine
initialism of enfermedad renal crónica.
ERC
proper noun
initialism of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (“Republican Left of Catalonia”).
ERE
noun, masculine
layoff (dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortag)
ERTE
noun, masculine
layoff (temporary dismissal, of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortag)
ESBK
proper noun
initialism of Campeonato de España de Superbike (“Superbike Championship of Spain”)
ESO
noun, feminine
acronym of Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (“the Spanish secondary education system that aims to prepare students between the ages of 11 and 16 for their next studies or the world of work.”)
ETA
proper noun
ETA (Basque nationalist terrorist group)
ETS
noun, feminine
STD (sexually transmitted disease)
ETT
noun, feminine
initialism of empresa de trabajo temporal (“temporary employment agency, temporary agency, temping agency, temp agency”)
EU
proper noun
initialism of Estados Unidos (= United States): a country in North America: US
EUA
proper noun
initialism of Estados Unidos de América (= United States of America): a country in North America: USA
EVA
noun, feminine
acronym of etilvinilacetato (ethylene-vinyl acetate)
EZLN
proper noun
initialism of Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (“Zapatista Army of National Liberation”)
Ebro
proper noun
Ebro (a river in Spain)
Ecbatana
proper noun
Ecbatana (the ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran)
Echagüe
proper noun
a village in Olóriz, Navarre, Spain; Echague (a municipality of Isabela, Philippines)
Echagüe
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Echandía
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Echano
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Echedey
proper noun
a male given name from Guanche
Echegaray
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Echenique
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Echevarria
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Echeverri
proper noun
a surname
Echeverría
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Echezuria
proper noun
a surname
Eclesiastés
proper noun
Ecclesiastes (book of the Bible)
Ecuador
proper noun
Ecuador (a country in South America)
Edad Media
proper noun
Middle Ages
Edad Oscura
proper noun
Dark Ages (historic period)
Edad de Bronce
proper noun
Bronze Age (archaeology)
Edad de Piedra
proper noun
Stone Age
Edad del Cobre
proper noun
Copper Age
Edad del Hierro
proper noun
Iron Age (archaeology)
Edelmira
proper noun
a female given name
Edenilson
proper noun
a male given name