ayudante, m., assistant.
ayudar, to aid, help.
ayuntamiento, m., municipal council; secretario del —, town clerk.
azogado, m. (from azogue, quicksilver), one who suffers from a nervous trembling which comes from protracted labor in a quicksilver mine, or from excessive use of mercury as a drug; temblar como un —, to tremble like a leaf.
azucarillo, m., preparation of sugar, whites of eggs, and a flavoring substance. It is made into a long stick which dissolved in water affords a sweetened drink very popular in Spain.
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bacalao, m., codfish, salt cod.
bachillerato, m., baccalaureate (first academical degree conferred in Spain); baccalaureate course.
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bailar, to dance.