poético, poetical.
polainas, pl., leggings; que se le iban á mojar las — al Santo, that it was going to rain.
policía, police.
Polícrates, Polycrates (called the "Tyrant of Samos", in the sixth century B. C. Alarmed at his uninterrupted good fortune, he decided to cast away what he held dearest, and he therefore threw into the sea a beautiful ring; but a fisherman brought him a fish that had swallowed the ring. This incident was believed to foretell the downfall of Polycrates).
política, politics.
político, political.
polvo, dust.
pólvora, powder, gunpowder.
polvorilla (dim. of pólvora), one who flares up, or is easily angered; qué —, how peppery.
pollero, chicken-vender.