Canallis. See Jara Canallis.
Candory, plur. Candoré. Rom. Christian. P. ii. 125; McR. 46.
Canónigo. Span. A canon or prebendary of a cathedral.
Capataz. Span. and Port. Not capitaz. A head man; overseer; ganger; steward on a farm. From Lat. caput.
Capilla. Span. A chapel.
Capitular. Span. Belonging to the chapter. Sala capitular, chapter-house.
Carajo. Span. “The great oath of Spain, which ought never to be written or pronounced in full, practically forms the foundation of the language of the lower orders; it is a most ancient remnant of the phallic abjuration of the evil eye, the dreaded fascination which still perplexes the minds of Orientals, and is not banished from Spanish and Neapolitan superstitions. The word terminates in ajo, on which stress is laid; the j is pronounced with a most Arabic guttural aspiration. The word ajo means also garlic, which is quite as often in Spanish mouths, and is exactly what Hotspur liked—a ‘mouth-filling oath,’ energetic and Michael Angelesque.”—Ford’s Spain, Introd. p. 35. For “the evil eye,” see; Z. i. 138.
Carals. Catalan for Carajo, q.v.
Caramba. Span. A polite modification of the grosser Carajo, q.v.
Carbonero. Span. A charcoal-burner; also a collier.