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acitara: obsolete form of citara; parapet of a bridge
acitronar: to fry until translucent, not golden nor crispy
aclamación: acclamation; acclaim
aclamar: to acclaim, applaud
aclaración: clarification, explanation; correction made to the text of a judgment (due to clerical error, mistake of law, etc.)
aclarado: rinsing
aclarador: brightening, lightening
aclarador: brightener, lightener (substance)
aclaramiento: clearance
aclarar: to clarify, clear (make clear or clearer); to explain; to clarify; to water down; to rinse (soap from hands); to clear up
aclaratorio: explanatory
aclareo: clearing (act of clearing a forest)
aclimatación: acclimation, acclimatization
aclimatamiento: acclimatization
aclimatar: to acclimate
aclimatización: acclimatization
aclorhidria: achlorhydria
aclínico: aclinic
acmeísta: Acmeist (pertaining to Acmeism)
acmeísta: Acmeist (a poet member of the Acmeist school)
acmita: acmite
acmé: acme (moment of greatest height or peak); climax, acme (of an illness)
acneico: acne
acné: acne
acobardado: craven, chickened out, cowed; gun-shy
acobardar: to daunt, to frighten, to scare; to be frightened, scared, daunted; to cower
acocil: acocil (Cambarellus montezumae)
acoda: only used in se acoda, third-person singular present indicative of acodarse
acodado: bent
acodar: only used in se ... acodar, syntactic variant of acodarse
acodarse: to lean
acode: only used in me acode, first-person singular present subjunctive of acodarse
acodemos: only used in nos acodemos, first-person plural present subjunctive of acodarse
acoden: only used in se acoden, third-person plural present subjunctive of acodarse
acoderar: to bring the broadside to bear; to anchor broadside on
acodo: layering
acogedor: cozy; friendly, inviting, welcoming; hospitable
acoger: to receive, welcome; to take in; to host (an event)
acogida: welcome, welcoming; reception
acogido: houseguest
acogiente: adoptive
acogimiento: foster care
acogotar: to kill, injure, or knock down with a blow to the back of the neck; to harass, to put through an ordeal, to run ragged
acojinar: to cushion, to pad
acojonante: fucking amazing, the shit, the dog's bollocks
acojonar: to scare the shit out of; to shit oneself, to crap one's pants (lose one's bravery)
acolada: accolade (a salutation marking the conferring of knighthood)
acolar: to arrange, unite
acolchado: padded, cushioned
acolchado: quilt, bed cover
acolchamiento: padding
acolchar: to quilt; to pad, soften
acolitar: to accompany
acollador: lanyard
acollar: to earth up; to caulk
acollarar: to collar (put a collar on); to yoke; to hitch up (people)
acomedido: obliging, accommodating (happy and ready to do favours for others)
acometer: to assail; to overtake; to undertake (a task, a project, an enterprise)
acometida: rush (sudden forward motion)
acometimiento: assault (a violent onset or attack)