*pretexto* m. pretext
*prima* f. cousin
*primero* first
*principal* main, principal; *El Principal* first theater of importance in Mexico City (it still exists, though now given over to short comic operas and vaudeville)
*príncipe* m. prince
*principio* m. beginning
*prisa* f. haste; *de ——* quickly; *tener ——* be in a hurry
*privado* private
*probable* probable
*probablemente* probably