*mentecato* m. fool, idiot

*mentira* f. lie

*menudo: a ——* often

*meñique* adj. little (finger)

*mercantil* mercantile, business

*merced* f. grace; *su ——* (title of respect) you (cf. *vuestra ——, Vd.*)

*merecedor* deserving

*merecer* merit, deserve

*mérito* m. merit, worth

*mes* m. month