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Glossary
adornos: ornaments

bolsas de residuos: garbage bags

mojar: to get wet

despejar: to clear

ponerse manos a la obra: expression. “To get down to work”

soga: rope

tijeras: scissors

afiladas: sharp

tararear: to hum

cautelosa: cautious 

técnicas: techniques

revistas: magazines

aguja: needle

cuentas: beads

enfrascadas: absorbed



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Glossary
velozmente: quickly

atuendo: garment

caoba: mahogany

empapados: soaked

sacudir: shake

hombros: shoulders

augurio: omen

cuñada: sister-in-law

que no cunda el pánico: expression meaning “don’t panic”

adelantarse: to step forward

coser: to sew

buena acción: good deed



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Glossary
velada: evening

camas: beds

secarse: to get dry

chozas: huts

yuca: yucca

plátano: plantain

cansarse: to be tired

asco: disgust

ponerse colorado: to turn red

alivianar: to ease

chuparse: to suck

platillo: dish

boda: wedding

ilusión: enthusiasm

lamento: cry



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Glossary
de mal en peor: expression meaning “to get worse”

arrasadas: razed

ser tildado: to be labeled

tomadores de tierras: land usurpers

antepasados: ancestors

humedecerse: to become wet

ricachones: well-heeled people

terrenos: terrains

inundarse: to flood

intransitable: hard to drive on

casual: coincidental

manga: sleeve

salvajes: wild



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Glossary
fresca: fresh

bichos: bugs

arcadas: to gag in disgust

titubear: to hesitate

quechua: it is a group of indigenous languages that is spoken in many places in Latin America, in particular near the Andes mountain range.

falta: lack

trabajo de campo: fieldwork

mazo: deck

cartas: cards

conquián: conquián or tercerilla is a rummy-style card game played with a Spanish deck of cards. It is often considered an ancestor of all modern rummy-style games.

reglas: rules



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Glossary
tatuajes: tattoo

dibujos: drawings

llamativos: eye-catching

adentrarse: to go deep

luna llena: full moon

maleza: weeds

despejar: clear

hojas: leaves

acariciar: to caress

ramas: branches

descampado: clearing

paja: straw

chapa: sheet metal

kichwa: The Kichwa people are descendants of indigenous people who were “Quechuaized” during different historical periods, especially during the colonial period. The Kichwa people can be understood as made up of various groups who speak different variants of Quechua, but also Spanish.



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