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GLOSSARY 



Since i)raclically all Spanisli or other non-English 

 words used in the text are defined or synonymized 

 in English at their respective first appearances, only 

 those words wiiich appear re])eatedly or those whose 

 sense in Moche differs from that of standard Spanish 

 dictionaries are included in the following list. The 

 glossary is to be regarded primarily as an aid to 

 the reader, and not as final authority for definitions 

 and other matters of linguistic or senianlic interest. 



Acequia, an irrigation ililch. 



Acomodado (a), well-off, well-lo do, linancially speaking. 

 Agua bendita, holy water. 



Agua de socorro, holy water used to anoint a child who 

 appears to be about to die without baptism in the churcli. 

 Aguardiente, strong liquor, usually made from sugarcane. 

 Aguja, needle, netting needle for making fish nets. 

 Ahijado, godchild. 



Aji, red and yellow pepper plant and fruit. 

 Albaiiil, mason, or adobe layer. 

 Alcalde, mayor, municipal executive officer. 

 Alforja, a woven saddlebag or shoulder bag. 

 Algodon pardo, native brown cotton. 

 Atarraya, casting net. 

 Baja policia, garbage collector. 



Barranca, raxino or gorge; a section of the Moche country- 

 side. 



Barrio, a ward or subdivision of a town; docs not exist in 

 Moche. 



Barro, bar or club of wood for breaking clods. 



Barro de hierro, crow-bar of iron. 



Baston, a roll of material; in Huanchaco, a roll of reeds 

 embodied in the reed raft ; scepter of image of San Isidro. 



Batan, grinding stone. 



Batea, carved one-piece wooden vessel used as a container 

 for liquids, for washing clothes, etc. 



Bayeta. coarse-woven cloth. 



Bocadita, custom whereby a small morsel of food is passed 

 from mouth to mouth. 



Botica, drug store or pharmacy. 



Botija, large earthenware container for cliiihu, originally 

 imported from Pisco with native brandy. 



Brujeria, witchcraft. 



Caballito del mar, literally, "little horse of the sea," a small 

 cigar-shaped raft made of a species of reed. 



Cabecera, "head," as of a fish net. 



Cabo de manila, Manila rope. 



Cabresta, colloquial for cabrcslante, capstan, winch ; spe- 

 cifically in Moche, the ropes which are tightened around 

 the boards of the wooden forms in making tapia. 



Cabrito, young goat, kid. 



