taws
81tawse — [tôz] n. pl. tawse 〚prob. pl. of obs. taw, thong, tawed leather /span> TAW2〛 [sometimes with pl. v.] a leather thong split into strips at the end, used as a whip: also sp. taws * …
82acto — /ak toh/; Sp. /ahk taw/, n., pl. actos / tohz/; Sp. / taws/. Southwest U.S. a short, realistic play, usually in Spanish, that dramatizes the social and economic problems of Chicanos. [ < Sp: ACT] * * * …
83ayuntamiento — /ah yoohn tah myen taw/, n., pl. ayuntamientos / taws/. Spanish. 1. a municipal government. 2. a town hall or city hall. * * * …
84burrito — /beuh ree toh/; Sp. /boohrdd rddee taw/, n., pl. burritos / tohz/; Sp. / taws/. Mexican Cookery. a tortilla folded over a filling, as of ground beef, grated cheese, or refried beans. [1940 45; < MexSp (Guerrero): stuffed taco, Sp: young donkey,… …
85campo santo — /kahm paw sahn taw/, pl. It. campi santi /kahm pee sahn tee/, Sp. campos santos /kahm paws sahn taws/. Italian, Spanish. a cemetary. [lit., holy field] * * * …
86dato — /dah toh/; Sp. /dah taw/, n., pl. datos / tohz/; Sp. / taws/ 1. (in the Philippines) a native chief. 2. the headman of a barrio or of a Malay tribe. Also, datu. [1835 45; < Sp or Pg < Malay datuk war chief] * * * …
87frijoles refritos — /frddee haw les rdde frddee taws/, Mexican Cookery. See refried beans. [ < MexSp, Sp] * * * …
88hornito — /hawr nee toh/; Sp. /awrdd nee taw/, n., pl. hornitos / tohz/; Sp. / taws/. Geol. a low oven shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity. [1820 30; < Sp, equiv.… …
89Iquitos — /ee kee taws/, n. a city in NE Peru, on the upper Amazon. 110,242. * * * ▪ Peru Amazon River port, northeastern Peru. It is located about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) upstream from the Atlantic Ocean and 640 miles (1,030 km) north northeast of Lima.… …
90Marielito — /mahr ee euh lee toh/; Sp. /mah rddye lee taw/, n., pl. Marielitos / tohz/; Sp. / taws/. a refugee from Cuba who came to the U.S. in 1980 as part of a mass migration that sailed from Mariel, Cuba. [ < AmerSp, equiv. to MARIEL, from which the… …
