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

quevedos: pince-nez
queveres: love affairs, situationships; informal romantic or sexual relationships.
quezadilla: quesadilla salvadoreña
quezalteco: native or inhabitant of Quezaltepeque (usually male)
queísmo: the nonstandard use of que alone (instead of a preposition, usually de, preceding que) in various constructions
queñoa: Polylepis besseri, a plant of Bolivia and Peru
queñual: a tree of the genus Polylepis
qui: who, whom
quia: denotes incredulity
quiaqueño: of, from or relating to La Quiaca
quiaqueño: native or inhabitant of La Quiaca (usually male)
quiasma: chiasma (a crossing of two nerves, ligaments, etc.)
quiasma óptico: optic chiasm
quiasmo: chiasmus
quibla: qibla
quicha: diarrhea
quiche: quiche (pie made from eggs)
quichelense: of, from or relating to the department of Quiché, Guatemala or the city of Santa Cruz de Quiché, capital of Quiché department, Guatemala
quichelense: native or inhabitant of the department of Quiché, Guatemala or the city of Santa Cruz de Quiché, capital of Quiché department, Guatemala
quichicientos: a zillion
quichua: alternative spelling of quechua
quiché: K'iche' (Mayan people)
quiché: K'iche' (people)
quiché: K'iche' (language)
quicio: doorjamb; hinge
quicir: I mean; that is to say
quid: gist; point; crux
quid pro quo: quid pro quo
quideñe: dihueñe
quiebra: crack; ravine; bankruptcy
quiebraplata: firefly
quiebre: breakup, rupture (of human relations); breaking, break (action and effect of breaking)
quiebro: dodge, swerve; trill
quien: who; whom; whoever; whomever; anyone who; the one who
quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija: it's not what you know but who you know
quien a hierro mata, a hierro muere: live by the sword, die by the sword
quien algo quiere, algo le cuesta: no pain no gain
quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar: spare the rod and spoil the child
quien calla, otorga: silence gives consent
quien empieza ganando acaba llorando: If you win at gambling in the beginning, you'll end up losing big
quien hace un cesto hará ciento, si le dan mimbres y tiempo: small mistakes lead to big mistakes
quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta: grasp all, lose all
quien más tiene, más quiere: those who have wealth will desire more; greed never satisfies
quien más, quien menos: mostly; to some extent
quien no llora, no mama: the squeaky wheel gets the grease
quien no te conoce que te compre: pull the other one; yeah right
quien parte y reparte se lleva la mejor parte: if you share out, you get the lion's share for yourself
quien quiera peces, que moje el culo: you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs; one must sometimes deal with unpleasant circumstances in order to achieve a goal
quien roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón: it's justifiable to commit crimes against criminals
quien se pica, ajos come: if the shoe fits, wear it
quien tiene boca, se equivoca: when speaking, it is normal to say something wrong; everything one says cannot always be right or true
quien va a Sevilla pierde su silla: move your feet, lose your seat (if you stand up from your seat, someone else will take it.)
quienquiera: whoever; whomever
quienquita: hopefully
quier: whether; be it; whether it be; should it be
quier: apocopic form of quiere
quiera Dios: pray to God
quiera que no: like it or lump it
quieras que no: like it or lump it
quiero decir: I mean