Pilar. (Pe-lar´.)
Pillar. Many Spanish girls are called Pilar, the full name being Maria del Pilar, after the Madonna of Saragossa. [See pages 221-222].
Pilarica. (Pe-lah-ree´-kah.)
Little Pilar.
Pinta. (Pin´-ta.)
In the circle-dances, the name of a bird.
Puchero. (Poo-chay´-rō.)
A stew made up of beef or lamb, ham or bacon, chickpeas and other vegetables,—a standing dish in all Spanish countries. [See page 173].
Don Quixote is the hero of a celebrated Spanish romance by Cervantes (Ther-vän´-tes). [See page 76]. Our word quixotic is derived from Don Quixote.