The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2] / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

by George Borrow

Min. Arab. From.

Mirar. Span. To look.

Miseria. Span. and Port. Misery, wretchedness; also niggardliness, stinginess.

Moderado. Span. and Port. Moderate. The name assumed by the more royalist members of the Cristino party. See i. 180.

Modo. Span. and Port. (1) Measure; (2) courtesy, urbanity. V. no tiene modo, “You’ve got no manners.”

Moidore. O. Eng. Portuguese moeda d’ouro = golden money, was a gold piece of the value of about twenty-six shillings.

Mona. Span. and Port. A she-monkey.

Monró. Rom. A friend; in thieves’ slang, an adult. Z. ii. 149; P. ii. 453; M. viii. 18.

Montana. Span. A hill, mountain.

Monte. Span. and Port. A hill, mountain.