caro, -a, dear, costly.

carrillo, m., cheek; comer á dos —s, to eat heartily, hold two lucrative offices.

carta, f., letter.

cartera, f., portfolio, office of a cabinet minister.

casa, f., house, home, estates, family; — de préstamos, pawnshop, loan company; á —, home (motion); á —de..., to...'s (house); en —, at home, in (our) home; buscar —, to look for a place (as a servant).

casar, to marry; —se, to get married; —se con, to marry.

casi, almost.

Casilda, prop. noun.

caso, m., case, occasion, opportunity; hacer — de (á), to heed, notice, take notice of; hacer al —, to be to the point; no servir para el —, not to be worth anything, to be good for nothing.

¡cáspita! interj., the deuce!