=inyectado=, =-a=, bloodshot.

=jaca=, _f._, nag, pony.

=jactancia=, _f._, boastfulness; ostentation.

=jadear=, to pant.

=jarabe=, _m._, sirup, sugar-cane juice after boiling; =---- tapatio=, a popular Mexican dance.

=jarano=, _m._, a wide-brimmed hat.

=jarrazo=, _m._, blow given with a pitcher.

=jarro=, _m._, pitcher, jug.

=jazmin=, _m._, jasmine.

=jebe=, _m._ (_Sp. A._), rubber.

=jefe=, _m._, chief; =---- de cuadrilla=, foreman of a gang; =---- de estacion=, station master; =---- de oficina=, manager_or_ chief clerk.

=jerga=, _f._, jargon, vernacular.

=jibaro=, _m._, palm hat worn by laborers in the Antilles.

=jilguero=, _m._, linnet.

=jinete, -a=, rider.

=jipi=, _f._, _short for_ =jipij.a.pa=; _see_ =jipij.a.pa=.

=jipij.a.pa=, _f._, a kind of Panama hat; a weaving pattern.

=jornal=, _m._, work by the day, a day's work.

=jubre=, _f._, grease in wool in its natural state; lanolin.

=Judio, -a=, Jew; Jewess.

=juego=, _m._, set, game; gambling.

=juez=, _m._, judge.

=jugar=, to play; to gamble.

=jugo=, _m._, juice.

=juguete=, _m._, plaything; =---- comico=, a short comedy; =---- lirico=, a short musical extravaganza.

=junco=, _m._, rush, reed.

=juntura=, _f._, joint; juncture, junction.

=juridico, -a=, judicial.

=justicia=, _f._, justice; =---- ordinaria=, the lower court.

=kilo, kilogramo=, _m._, a metric unit of weight, equivalent to about 2-1/5 lbs.

=labor=, _f._, task, toil, tillage.

=laborear=, to work; to ornament.

=labranza=, _f._, working, tillage, plowing.

=labrar=, to work out.

=lacho=, _m._, a bold, enterprising young man.

=ladera=, _f._, declivity, slope, hillside.

=ladrido=, _m._, barking.

=lagarto=, _m._, lizard.

=laguna=, _f._, lacuna; pond, lagoon.

=laico, -a=, pertaining to the laity.

=lamina=, _f._, sheet (_of metal_).

=lance=, _m._, chance, casualty, occurrence; quarrel.

=lancha=, _f._, launch.

=lancheta=, _f._, small launch.

=lanchon=, _m._, lighter, barge, scow.

=langosta=, _f._, locust.

=langostin=, _m._, lobster.

=lanzada=, _f._, blow with a lance.