The glossary page in this blog, at the moment, has been compiled by hand. This is NOT the process I intend to use for my definitive glossary to embed in my translation app since hand compilation is subject to numerous errors, plus the source material may be incorrect. But I like having some result even before I manage to generate a definitive glossary where each entry is found in numerous sources and checked against authoritative guides.
In the past I’ve searched for glossaries all over the Net and manually consolidated them. The result was a mess due to: a) often the source glossary had mistakes made by whoever compiled it, b) the Spanish terms may not apply to Spain which is my focus (for example, hongo is mushroom in most of Latin America but rarely used in Spain), and, c) terms from a glossary may not overlap as I want with actual references on menus (in Spain) which is my focus.
All that said, nonetheless I continue to make additions. In this case I was looking at some travel books and cookbooks I’d gotten on my previous fascination from Spain and realized I had the Langenscheidt Pocket Phrasebook (Spanish), 2006 edition, which includes a 1400 word dictionary. So I fairly quickly went through the dictionary and extracted words that relate to food or to restaurants. From that list I found which were not already in my v3.2 of the glossary. Now I’ve updated my glossary page, but here I’ll show what kinds of words were missing (previously the glossary page had come entirely from extracts of menus). A few of these terms, I realized, should also be included in my restaurant terms page, so that has been updated as well.
| abierto | open |
| achicoria | chicory |
| amarg{o|a} | sour |
| aromáticas | herb |
| asiento | seat |
| avena | oats |
| batido | milkshake |
| boca | mouth |
| bombilla | bulb |
| botella | bottle |
| brazo | arm |
| brécol | broccoli |
| bufet | buffet |
| caballa | mackerel |
| cabeza | head |
| calle | street |
| camarer{o|a} | waiter/waitress |
| carajillo | coffee with brandy |
| cartilago | cartilage |
| cena | dinner |
| centeno | rye |
| cerebro | brain |
| cereza | cherry |
| cerrado | closed |
| cervecería | beer hall |
| cerveza de barril | draft beer |
| cerveza rubia | lager |
| champán | champagne |
| cóctel | cocktail |
| col | cabbage |
| comer | to eat |
| comestibles | groceries |
| composición | ingredients |
| coñac | brandy |
| concha | shell |
| condimentad{o|a} | seasoned |
| confitería | candy store |
| conserva | canned food |
| cortado | espresso with a dash of milk |
| crema de leche | coffee creamer |
| cruasán | croissant |
| cubiertos | silverware |
| cuchillo | knife |
| cuello | neck |
| cuenta | bill |
| cuerpo | body |
| desnatada | low-fat |
| destilería | brewery |
| diente | tooth |
| dinero | money |
| endibia[s] | endive, correct spelling as previous was wrong |
| entero | whole |
| entrada | entrance |
| erizo de mar | sea urchin |
| especias | spices |
| espeto | skewered |
| espina | fish bone |
| espumoso | sparkling (in wine context) |
| estómago | stomach |
| estragón | tarragon |
| estrella | star |
| factura | bill |
| fruta del tiempo | seasonal fruit |
| ginebra | gin |
| gofres | waffles |
| gratuito | free of charge |
| guayaba | guava |
| helada | frost |
| hervid{o|a} | boiled |
| hervid{o|a} | cooked |
| hierba | herb |
| higos | fig |
| hornillo | stove |
| hueso | bone |
| infusion de hierbas | herbal tea |
| jardín | garden |
| jarra | jug, pitcher |
| langosta | lobster |
| lengua | tongue |
| limonada | soda |
| macedonia de frutas | fruit salad |
| manzanilla | chamomile tea |
| margarina | margarine |
| menú | menu |
| mojado | wet |
| molino | mill |
| músculo | muscle |
| nectarina | nectarine |
| número | size |
| ocupad{o|a} | taken |
| ojo | eye |
| pan integral | whole grain bread |
| penecillo | roll |
| pez espada | swordfish |
| pierna | leg |
| poleo de minta | peppermint tea |
| polvo | powder |
| pomelo | grapefruit |
| primavera | spring |
| propina | tip |
| raíz | root |
| reserved{o|a} | reserved |
| ron | rum |
| rosado | róse |
| rosbif | roast beef |
| sala | hall, room |
| salami | pepperoni |
| salida | exit |
| sandía | watermelon |
| sangre | blood |
| sarro | tartar |
| semana | week |
| semiseco | medium dry |
| sémola | semolina |
| servicio | restroom, service |
| servilleta | napkin |
| suplemento | surcharge |
| taberna | bar |
| té | tea |
| tenedor | fork |
| terraza | terrace |
| trucha | trout |
| uva | grape |
| vajilla | tableware |
| ventanilla | counter (window) |
