Noli Vocabulary

Zaguán - hallway Alcantarilla - sewer Aturdir - to stun Apenas - barely Aludir - to allude Enlosado - paved Maceta - flowerpot Losa - slab Abigarrado - mottled Criado - servant Guiñar - wink Colado - colander Bucólico/a - bucolic; relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.

Velar - to watch El plafón - the ceiling Azogue - quicksilver Azogado - quicksilvered up Acado - perhaps Malsano - unhealthy Terciopelo - velvet Bostezo - yawn Adusto/a - grim Rezagar - to lag behind Escalafón - scale (?) Pulcro - neat (orderly) Seglares - lay people Encanecer - to gray Retratar - to portray Grosero - rude Tirano - tyrant Corrompido/a - corrupt Betún - bitumen (?) Amamantar - to breastfeed

Cejijunto - unibrow