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81camino real — /kah mee naw rdde ahl /, pl. caminos reales /kah mee naws rdde ah les/. Spanish. a main road; highway. [lit., royal road] * * * ▪ highway, Spain (Spanish: Royal Road), highway that in the 16th century connected the cities of Gijón, León,… …
82capeador — /kah pee euh dawr /; Sp. /kah pe ah dhawrdd /, n., pl. capeadors, Sp. capeadores / dhaw rddes/. a person who assists a matador by harassing or distracting the bull with a red cape, or capa. [1905 10; < Sp, equiv. to cape(ar) to bait with a cape… …
83capotasto — /kah poh tahs toh, peuh /, n., pl. capotastos, capitasti /kah pee tahs tee, peuh /. capo1 [ < It, equiv. to capo head (see CAPO2) + tasto finger board, fret, lit., touch, feel, n. deriv. of tastare to touch lightly, perh. < VL *taxitare, for L… …
84cavalier servente — /kah vah lyerdd serdd ven te/, pl. cavalieri serventi /kah vah lye rddee serdd ven tee/. Italian. a lover; suitor. [lit., serving cavalier] * * * …
85Cavour — /kah voohrdd /, n. Camillo Benso di /kah meel law ben saw dee/, 1810 61, Italian statesman: leader in the unification of Italy. * * * …
86Ka'ba — /kah beuh, kah euh beuh/, n. 1. a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca containing a sacred black stone: regarded by Muslims as the House of God and the objective of their pilgrimages. 2. one of several replicas of …
87Kabinett — /kah bi net /, n. German. cabinet (def. 10). Also called Kabinettwein /kah bi net vuyn /. * * * …
88kabuki — /kah booh kee, keuh , kah booh kee/, n. 1. popular drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 17th century, characterized by elaborate costuming, rhythmic dialogue, stylized acting, music, and dancing, and the performance of both male and female… …
89kakemono — /kah keuh moh noh/; Japn. /kah ke maw naw/, n., pl. kakemonos, kakemono. a vertical hanging scroll containing either text or a painting, intended to be viewed on a wall and rolled when not in use. Cf. makimono. [1885 90; < Japn, equiv. to kake(y) …
90kala-azar — /kah lah ah zahr , kah leuh az euhr/, n. Pathol. a chronic, usually fatal disease occurring in tropical areas of Asia and the Western Hemisphere, characterized by irregular fever, enlargement of the spleen, anemia, and emaciation, caused by the… …
