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11,127 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

per se
adverb
per se
pera
noun, feminine
pear; speed bag; chin
pera asiática
noun, feminine
apple pear, Nashi (fruit)
pera de agua
noun, feminine
water pear
pera en dulce
noun, feminine
corker; cracker (something or someone excellet)
peracético
adjective
peracetic
perada
noun, feminine
perry
peral
noun, masculine
pear tree
peral asiático
noun, masculine
apple pear tree, Nashi pear tree (Pyrus pyrifolia)
peral de flor
noun, masculine
Callery pear
peralillano
adjective
from the Chilean city of Peralillo
peralito
noun, masculine
sidebells wintergreen, Orthilia secunda
to bank (a curve); to bank (form into a bank or heap)
peralto
noun, masculine
altitude
perar
verb
apheretic form of esperar (“to wait”)
peras y manzanas
noun, feminine
apples and oranges; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see peras, y, manzanas.
perbromato
noun, masculine
perbromate
perca
noun, feminine
perch, Perca fluviatilis; bass
perca común
noun, masculine
European perch
perca sol
noun, feminine
pumpkinseed (fish)
percal
noun, masculine
percale; shebang, event, thing; feint of the cape
percalina
noun, feminine
percaline
percance
noun, masculine
accident, mishap
to reach; to touch; to comprehend or to comprise
percarbonato
noun, masculine
percarbonate
to notice, to observe; to notice, to realize; to take into account, to note; to notice
percebe
noun, masculine
barnacle
percentil
noun, masculine
percentile
percepción
noun, feminine
perception, perceiving
extrasensory perception
perceptibilidad
noun, feminine
perceptiveness
perceptible
adjective
perceptible
perceptibly
perceptivo
adjective
perceptive (having perception: insight, understanding or intuition); perceptual
perceptor
noun, masculine
recipient
perceptrón
noun, masculine
perceptron
perceptual
adjective
perceptual
perceptually
percha
noun, feminine
coat hanger; coat rack; perch; physique; build (of body, especially a good one)
to card (with a carding machine)
perchero
noun, masculine
coat rack
percherón
noun, masculine
Percheron (a breed of draught horse of a large, strong, usually dapple-grey type)
to perceive
percibo
noun, masculine
receipt (act of receiving)
perclorato
noun, masculine
perchlorate
percloroetileno
noun, masculine
perchloroethylene
percolación
noun, feminine
percolation
to percolate
to make grimy; to dirty
percusionista
noun, masculine/feminine
percussionist
percusivo
adjective
percussive
percusión
noun, feminine
percussion
to strike; to tap
percutivo
adjective
percussive
percutor
noun, masculine
hammer (part of firearm)
percutáneo
adjective
percutaneous
percán
noun, masculine
mold
perdedor
adjective
losing
perdedor
noun, masculine
loser
perder
verb
to lose; to get lost; to waste; to miss, to miss out on; to lose, to be defeated