*prudente* prudent
*prueba* f. proof
*publicar* publish
*público* public
*puchero* m. small pot; Spanish stew (of which one of the principal ingredients is usually the *garbanzo* or chick-pea. The *puchero* is known also as the *cocido* and was formerly called *olla* or, when especially rich, *olla podrida*); pl. pout, snivel; *hacer ——s* snivel
*pueblo* m. people
*puerta* door; *—— falsa* back door; *—— principal* front door; main entrance
*puerto* m. harbor
*pues* why; well; then; since; (used alone in answer to a question) yes
*puesto* m. position; post, place