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GENERAL WORD LIST


This general word list includes words commonly seen in genealogical sources. Numbers, months, and days of the week are listed both here and in separate sections that follow this list. Racial terminology is listed separately.

In this list, optional versions of Spanish words or variable endings (such as adjectives and some plural or feminine endings) are given in parentheses. Parentheses in the English column clarify the definition.


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A


a to, in, into, on
Aa.M. = abuela materna maternal grandmother
Aa.P. = abuela paterna paternal grandmother
abogado lawyer
abril April
absceso abscess
abuela grandmother
abuelo grandfather
abuelos grandparents
acre acre
acta document, record
acuerdo agreement
administración administration
adoptado (a) adopted
adulterio adultery
adúltero (a) adulterer
agosto August
agricultor farmer
ahí there
ahogamiento drowning
albacea executor of estate
albañil stonemason
alcalde mayor
aldea village
alemán (a) German
alfarero potter
algodón cotton
algún (o, a) some, someone
alma soul, inhabitant
alquiler, renta rent
alto (a) high, tall
altura height
allá there
allí there
amanuense scribe, clerk
amarillo (a) yellow
ambos (as) both
amigo (a) friend
amo master, owner
amonestaciones marriage banns
anciano (a) elderly
aniversario anniversary
antepasado (a) ancestor
anterior former, previous
antes before
antiguo (a) old, ancient
anual annual
anuario yearbook
año year
aparecer to appear
apellido surname
apéndice appendix
apodo nickname
apostólico (a) apostolic
aprendiz apprentice
aproximado (a) approximate
aquel (la) that
aquí here
árbol tree
árbol genealógico genealogical tree
archivo archive
arrendamiento rent
arzobispo archbishop
ascendiente ancestor
asilo asylum, shelter
asma asthma
aún still
auto de fé sentence given by the Inquisition
ayer yesterday
ayuntamiento city hall, town government
azúcar sugar
azul blue

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