menor (comp. of pequeño), smaller, smallest; younger, youngest.

menos (comp. of poco), less, least; (á) lo menos, por lo menos, at least; á menos que, unless; echar de menos, to miss; menos de, less than; no podía (or pudo) menos de, he could not help.

menosprecio, m., scorn, contempt.

mentalmente, mentally.

mente, f., mind.

menudo -a, small, minute; á menudo, often.

mercado, m., market.

mercantil, commercial.

merced, f., mercy; su merced, you, sir; Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, Our Lady of Mercy (a title or attribute of the Virgin Mary).

merecer, to deserve.