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(2201 Chapter 1)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| African | el/la africano/a |
| Aymara | el/la aimara |
| Aztec | el/la azteca |
| Creole | el/la criollo/a |
| Spaniard | el/la español(a) |
| Greek | el/la griego/a |
| Hispanic | el/la hispano/a |
| Inca | el/la inca |
| indigenous person | el/la indígena |
| Latino/a | el/la latino/a |
| Mayan | el/la maya |
| person of mixed race | el/la mestizo/a |
| Peruvian | el peruano/a |
| Portuguese | el portugués/ la portuguesa |
| plateau | el altiplano |
| background | los antecedentes |
| indigenous | autóctono/a |
| paper currency; ticket | el billete |
| Castilian Spanish (language) | el castellano |
| custom | la costumbre |
| melting pot | el crisol |
| diversity | la diversidad |
| coat of arms | el escudo nacional |
| Spanish (language) | el español |
| ethnic | étnico/a |
| border | la frontera |
| heritage | la herencia |
| trace, mark | la huella |
| English (language) | el inglés |
| Latin (language) | el latín |
| language | la lengua |
| of mixed race | mestizo/a |
| port, harbor | el puerto |
| remains | los restos |
| ruins | las ruinas |
| blood | la sangre |
| postage stamp | el sello postal |
| (moral) value(s) | el/los valor(es) |
| Cuban percussion instrument | las clavas |
| conga | la conga |
| Mexican song form | el corrido |
| music and dance from the Carribean coast of Colombia | la cumbia |
| twirl, whirl | el giro |
| percussion instrument used in Caribbean music | el güiro |
| rumba | la rumba |
| samba | la samba |
| kettledrum | el timbal |
| wind | el viento |
| singer | el/la cantante |
| composer | el/la compositor(a) |
| writer | el/la escritor(a) |
| sculptor | el/la escultora |
| accomplishment | el logro |
| mural artist | el/la muralista |
| painter | el pintor/la pintora |
| musician | el/la músico/a |
| award, prize | el premio |
| square | cuadrado/a |
| gender | el género |
| homogenous | heterogéneo/a |
| homogenous | homogéneo/a |
| round | ovalado/a |
| oval | redondo/a |
| wealth | la riqueza |
| healthy | saludable |
| to worship | adorar |
| to compare | comparar |
| to share | compartir |
| to conquer | conquistar |
| to emphasize | destacar (q) |
| to find | encontrar (ue) |
| to choose | escoger (j) |
| to develop, to evolve | evolucionar |
| to explain | explicar (q) |
| to inherit | heredar |
| to maintain | mantener |
| before | antes |
| own | propio/a |
| similarity | la semejanza |
| meaning | el significado |
| no doubt | sin duda |