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

Bellota. Span. An acorn. The Portuguese bolota; Arab, balūt.

Ben, plur. Beni. Hebr. and Arab. Son.

Bendito. Span. and Port. Blessed, praised.

Beng, Bengue, Bengui. Rom. The devil; also any demon, or evil spirit. P. ii. 407; M. vii. 19. As to the meaning, frog or toad, see G. i. 118.

Beraka. Hebr. A blessing.

Besti, Bestis. Rom. A seat, chair, or saddle. P. ii. 428; M. vii. 20. Borrow, however, seems to use it as a slang form of the following.

Bestia. Span. An animal. “You brute!”

Birdoche. Rom. Used by Borrow in ch. ix. for a stage-coach or galera, q.v. It is probably connected with bedo, berdo, a cart. Z. ii. * 17. Eng. Rom. vardo. See P. ii. 80; A. 68; M. viii. 96.

Boca. Span. and Port. Mouth.

Boda, Bodas. Span. and Port. Marriage, a wedding.