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28 Cards in this Set
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Aficionado |
Devoted follower of some sport or art; fan |
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Caballero |
1. Gentleman; gallant; cavalier 2. Horseman |
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Caudillo |
Military dictator in Spanish speaking countries |
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Chicano |
American of Mexican descent |
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Conquistador |
Conqueror |
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Desperado |
Bold, dangerous criminal |
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Duenna |
Elderly woman chaperone of a young lady; governess |
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Dulcinea |
Sweetheart; inamorata (Don Quixote's beloved) |
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Gaucho |
South American cowboy |
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Grandee |
1. Nobleman of the highest ranking 2. Person of eminence |
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Guerilla |
Fighter in an irregular military unit engaging in sabotage and harassment |
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Hidalgo |
Member of the minor nobility |
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Junta |
1. Council for legislation or administration 2. Group of military officers controlling a government after a coup d'etat 3. Junto |
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Junto |
Group of persons joined for a common purpose; clique |
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Latino |
Latin American |
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Macho |
Man exhibiting machismo |
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Matador |
Bullfighter assigned to kill the bull |
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Mestizo |
Person of mixed American Indian and European ancestry |
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Peon |
1. Unskilled worker; landless laborer 2. Worker kept in servitude to repay dept |
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Picador |
Rider on horseback in a bullfight who lances the bull to weaken its neck and shoulder muscles |
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Picaro/picaresque |
Adventurer; rogue; vagabond; wanderer |
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Renegade |
Traitor, turncoat, deserter; defector; apostate |
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Senor |
Spanish or Spanish speaking man; gentleman; Mr.; Sir |
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Senora |
Married Spanish or Spanish speaking woman; lady; Mrs.; Madam |
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Senorita |
Unmarried Spanish or Spanish speaking woman; young lady; girl; Miss |
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Stevedore |
One who loads or unloads ships |
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Toreador |
Bullfighter |
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Vaquero |
Herdsman; cowboy; buckaroo |
