*cancel* m. inner door or wooden screen just inside the main entrance; space between the inner door and the outer one (many of the public buildings in the United States have an arrangement similar to the Spanish *cancel*)

*candelero* m. candlestick

*canónigo* m. canon (of a church)

*cantar* sing; *—— de plano* speak out plainly

*Cantarranas (Cantaranas)* literally croaking frogs. The name of the street was later changed to *Calle de Lope de Vega*

*caña* f. reed, cane

*cañón* m. cannon

*caoba* f. mahogany

*capaz* capable

*capital* f. capital city