10/19/22 Practice Words Flashcards
Siesta
Afternoon nap
Quesadilla
A food with meat or sometimes cheese, wrapped in a tortilla
Desperado
Violent criminal
Catalan
The Romance language of Catalonia, Valencia, Andorra, and the Balearic Islands.
Insignificance
The quality or state of being unimportant
Valencia
A sweet orange
Embargo
To ban or to be restricted
Guacamole
Puréed or mashed avocado seasoned with condiments
Empanada
A turnover wit a sweet filling
Conquered
To take over land
Andorra
A island that speaks Catalan
Garbanzo
A chickpea
Aztec
A member of a Nahuatl speaking people that founded the Mexican empire conquered by Cortes in 1519
Authoritarian
Harsh or severe because it thinks it is queen or king or has power over everyone
Pescado
A fish