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Novio, fiance, lover, or suitor. 



Ojeo, Moche coUotmialism used in place of nwl ojo, evil eye. 



Padrinazgo, godparenthood. 



Padrino, godfather. 



Palana, shovel or spade; used in agriculture. 



Patron, protector, master; e. g., patron saint, master of a 



plantation, master of a sailing boat. 

 Peon, manual laborer or servant, usually an agricultural 



laborer. 

 Pescado, fish. 

 Pescador, fisherman. 

 Petate, a mat made of flat elements by checkerboard or 



twill weaving. 

 Picante, hot seasoning of various types. 

 Pico, pick-ax, used in agriculture and irrigation. 

 Pisco, a type of brandy originally made in Pisco, Peru. 

 Playa, the beach or seashore. 

 Playero, one who lives on the beach or is identified with that 



section of the community. 

 Porongo, long-necked, gourd chicha bottle. 

 Poto, a drinking cup or bowl of gourd. 

 Poza, puddle, a form of irrigation. 

 Pozo, water well. 



Pueblo, town ; the pueblo of Moche. 

 Quebradura, umbilical hernia in infants. 

 Quincha, a type of wattle-and-daub wall construction used 



for houses and fences. 

 Quirana, binding with which the reeds composing a roll or 



bundle is bound in the reed raft used for fishing in 



Huanchaco. 

 Rastro, garden rake. 

 Raya, target or mark at which to throw in quoits game. 



Rebozo, shawl. 



Red, net, for fishing. 



Regante, one who irrigates or uses irrigation water. 



Remada, outdoor vine arbor. 



Revendadoro (a), an individual who makes a business of 



buying country products and reselling them in the city 



market. 

 Saca, sack ; in Huanchaco, the crab net or trap. 

 Sala, sitting room of a house. 

 Salon, commercial refreshment parlor. 

 Sancochado (referring to a food preparation), cut up in 



small pieces and boiled. 

 Seviche, dish of raw fish prepared in various ways. 

 Shapingo, familiar spirit, or spiritual messenger and/or 



servant of an evil brujo. 

 Sorgo, sorghum. 



Surco, furrow, types of planting furrows. 

 Susto, a form of illness believed to be associated with loss 



of the soul. 

 Tapia, wall and fence construction of earth laid up in 



wooden forms. 

 Tejos, quoits game. 

 Tienda, retail shop or store. 

 Tocayo, namesake. 

 Totora, a wild reed growing in swamps, used for making 



esteia mats and fishing rafts (caballitos del vwr). 

 V'ergiienza, embarrassment or shame. 

 Vestido, costume, clothing. 

 Yapa, small good-will extra given by a merchant with a 



purchase. 

 Yunta, yoke ; by extension, a yoke of oxen. 

 Yuyu, sea weed, water plant. 



