*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