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

Montera. Span. A hunting-cap, a Montero cap.

Montero. Span. A hunter; originally, a mountaineer.

Moro. Span. Moorish.

Mostrador. Span. The counter, of a shop.

Mozo. Span. A youth, or lad; moza, a girl.

Mselmeen. Arab. Moslems. See Huáje.

Muchacho, Muchacha. Spn. Boy; girl.

Mucho. Span. Much.

Muger, Mujer. Span. Woman; wife.

Mujik, Muzhik. Russ. A peasant. It may be added that their popular song, “Come, let us cut the cabbage” (i. 175), is not, as might be supposed, an exhortation to horticultural pursuits. “To cut the cabbage” is a slang expression among the Slavs for killing a Turk, in allusion to the green turbans worn by the descendants of the prophet.