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

Praia. Gal. Seashore, strand.

Presidio. Span. and Port. Place of imprisonment, penitentiary; prim. a fortress, or the garrison thereof.

Prestar. Port. To be of use.

Primero. Span. First.

Principe. Span. and Port. Princeps. Lat. Prince.

Propina. Span. Lat. propinare. Drink-money; pour boire, a tip.

Puchera or Puchero. Span. A stew; prim. the pot in which the stew is made, which, as in the case of the olla, has come to signify the contents. The puchero is more used in the north, the olla in the south of the Peninsula. The combination olla podrida is now at least never heard in Spain.

Pueblo. Span. A small town, or village. El pueblo, the common people.

Puente. Span. A bridge.

Puerta. Span. Door, gate. Puerta del Sol, Gate of the Sun. The central point of Madrid.