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hijueputilla: little motherfucker (said of a baby); variant of hijo de puta
hilacha: loose thread, shred of fabric
hiladillo: thin belt
hilado: yarn
hilador: spinner (profession)
hiladora: spinning wheel
hiladura: thread
hilandero: spinner (someone who spins)
hilandero: thread factory
hilandería: yarn spinning shop or workshop
hilar: to spin (as with thread); to string together, put together (words, to make coherent sentences)
hilarante: funny, hilarious
hilarantemente: hilariously
hilaridad: hilarity
hilatura: spinning (process of converting fibres into yarn or thread)
hilaza: thread
hilemorfismo: hylomorphism
hilera: row, windrow; ridge beam
hiliar: hilar
hilio: hilum (porta of an organ)
hiliobasal: lower iliac
hilo: thread, yarn, string; linen; edge of something sharp; crosshair, reticule; ellipsis of hilo de oro, type of stinging jellyfish in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
hilo conductor: common thread, leitmotif.
hilo cárpico: hilum
hilo de perlas: pearl necklace (not the sexy thing)
hilo de velas: sail thread
hilo de voz: weak voice
hilo dental: dental floss; a thong undergarment or piece of swimwear with a very thin strip of fabric that passes through the buttocks
hilobátido: hylobatid
hilota: alternative spelling of ilota
hilvanar: to baste; to string together; to outline, to sketch
hilván: basting, tack
hilóquero: giant forest hog
himalayano: Himalayan
himalayista: Himalayist
himalayo: Himalayan
himariota: of, from or relating to the municipality of Himarë, Vlorë County, Albania
himariota: native or inhabitant of the municipality of Himarë, Vlorë County, Albania
himatión: himation
himen: hymen
himeneo: hymeneal
himenial: hymenial
himenio: hymenium
himenoforal: hymenophoral
himenoplastia: hymenoplasty
himenóforo: hymenophore
himenóptero: hymenopteran
himnario: hymnal
himno: hymn; anthem
himno nacional: national anthem
himnodia: hymnody
himnología: hymnology
himyarita: Himyarite
himyarita: Himyarite
hin: neigh (horse sound)
hincapié: stomp (with the foot); emphasis
hincar: to nail, drive, thrust; to kneel down
hincar los codos: to put one's nose to the grindstone
hincarla: to croak, snuff it (die); infinitive of hincar combined with la
hincha: annoying