=jefe,= _m._, chief.

=jente= = =gente=.

=Jerez= = =Jerez de la Frontera,= (_a town of 55,000 inhabitants, not far from Cadiz. It is here that the famous sherry [an anglicisation of_ =Jerez=_] wine is made_).

=jergon,= _m._, mattress (_filled with straw or dry leaves_).

=jerigonza,= jargon.

=Jeronimo,= Jerome.

=jesto= = =gesto=.

=Jesus,= Jesus; =-- Nazareno,= Jesus of Nazareth.

=jicara,= chocolate pot; dipper (_made of a gourd_).

=jilguero,= linnet.

=jinete,= _m._, horseman, rider.

=jiron,= _m._, bit, piece, rag.

=J. M. J.= (= =Jesus, Maria, Jose=), Jesus, Mary, Joseph.

=Joaquin,= Joachim; =San --,= Saint Joachim (_the father of the virgin Mary_).

=jornada,= day"s march.

=joroba,= hump.

=jorobar,= to tease, play a trick (on).

=Jose,= Joseph.

=Josefita= (_dim. of_ =Josefa=)=,= Josie.

=jota,= the letter j, iota; =sin saber --,= absolutely ignorant.

=joven,= young; _m. and f._, young man, young woman; youth.

=joya,= jewel, gift, precious object.

=Juan,= John; =San --,= Saint John (_the Baptist_).

=Juana,= Jane.

=jubilado,= retired on a pension.

=jubileo,= jubilee; indulgence (_granted by the Pope on certain occasions, or as the reward of penitence and abstinence_).

=jubilo,= joy, glee.

=jubon,= _m._, waist.

=judiada,= inhuman action.

=judio,= Jew; =-- errante,= wandering Jew.

=juego,= play, game.

=juegue,= _pr. subj. of_ =jugar=.

=juez,= _m._, judge.

=jugar (ue),= to play.

=juguete,= _m._, plaything.

=jugueton, -ona,= playful.

=juicio,= reason, sense, senses.

=juicioso,= prudent, sensible.

=junco,= rush, cane.

=juntar,= to gather together.

=junto,= together, joined; =-- a,= near; =tan --s,= so close together.

=juramento,= oath.

=jurar,= to swear; =--se unos a otros,= to swear to one another.

=jurisdiccion,= _f._, jurisdiction.

=justamente,= precisely, exactly, justly.

=justicia,= justice.

=justificar,= to justify.

=justo,= just.

=juvenil,= juvenile, girlish.

=juventud,= _f._, youth.