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

Barranco, Barranca. Span. A fissure in a hill, a deep cleft, made by the action of water; a precipice.

Barrete. Span. A helmet, cap.

Barrio. Span. One of the quarters or districts into which a large town is divided. Fr. quartier.

Batu, Bato. Rom. Father. Perhaps from the Russ. batuschca, q.v. In thieves’ slang, a prison governor or jailer. P. ii. 430; F. 145; G. i. 61; J.

Batuschca, Batushka. Russ. Little father. A term of endearment or familiar address, something like the Span. tio, uncle.

Beber. Span. and Port. To drink.

Becoresh. Hebr. I.e. Epikores = Epicurus, selected by Jewish writers as a type of insolent atheism.

Bedeya. Arab. An open waistcoat. More correctly, bad‘iyya.

Belad. Hebr. In the power of.

Beled. Arab. Country. Also balad.