#calzones#,ñaClarinesyMañ _m. pl._ trousers; _fig._ man.
#callar#, to be silent, keep still; omit to mention, conceal.
#cambio#, _m._ change, exchange; #en ----#, on the other hand.
#camino#, _m._ way, road; #---- de la playa#, in the direction of the beach.
#Campoamor#, _pr. n._ (Ramón de ----, 1817-1901, _a Spanish quasi-philosophical poet_).
#canal#, _f._ pipe, channel; #abrir en ----#, to cut wide open.
#caña#, _f._ cane, reed; _pl._ mock tournament with reed spears; #tener toros y --s#, to have quarrels and disagreements.
#¡carape!# gracious! I declare! (_not a common exclamation, but an idiosyncrasy of Don Basilio_).
#cargo#, _m._ burden, duty; care, management.
#casar#, to marry (_trans., intrans. and refl._).
#cascarrabias#, _m. and f._ irritable person.
#casco#, _m._ skull; _pl._ (_coll._) brains.
#caso#, _m._ case; #hacer ----#, to pay attention to.
#castellano, -a#, Castilian (_of Old or New Castile, the central provinces of Spain_).
#Castilla#, _pr. n. f._ Castile (_Old and New Castile together occupy the whole center of Spain_).
#castillo#, _m._ castle; #como un ----#, "as big as a house", as large as life.
#ce#, _the letter_ c; #---- por be#, word for word.
#cencerro#, _m._ cowbell; untuned guitar; #estar como un ----#, to be cracked, have a screw loose.
#céntimo#, _m._ centime (_one-fifth of a cent_).
#ceñir#, to gird, encircle; _refl._ abide by.
#cerca#, near, close; #---- de#, near, nearly.
#cerrar#, to close, shut; #---- con#, meet.
#Cid#, _pr. n. m._ Ruy Díaz de Bivar, _called_ El Cid Campeador (_the greatest medieval military hero of Spain, who took Valencia from the Moors in 1094, and died there in 1099_).
#ciencia#, _f._ science; #a ---- cierta#, for a certainty.
#cierto, -a#, true, certain; a certain; #de ----#, for certain; #por ----#, to be sure.
#cinco#, five; #el día ----#, the fifth day.
#claro, -a#, clear, evident; plain-spoken; #claro#, of course.
#coger#, to catch, seize, take, pick; #cogidos de la mano#, hand in hand.
#cogollo#, _m._ heart _or_ shoot (_of a plant_).
#comedido, -a#, polite, courteous, moderate.
#comentar#, to discuss, make guesses concerning.
#comerciante#, _m._ merchant, business man.
#comino#, _m._ cummin seed; any very small quantity; #atar dos cuartos de --s#, _see note 1, p. 62_. [Transcriber's note: Footnote 140]