Spanish words starting with C
199 Spanish words starting with C, in alphabetical order. Articles (el, la, los, las) are ignored. Click a word for example sentences and notes.
| Spanish | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| el caballo | the horse | |
| la cabaña | the cabin | |
| la cabaña de playa | the beach cabin | |
| la cabeza | the head | |
| la cabra | the goat | |
| la cacerola | the pot | |
| el cachorro | the puppy | |
| cada año | every year | |
| cada día | every day | |
| cada mes | every month | |
| la cadena | the chain | |
| la cadena musical | the stereo | |
| la cadera | the hip | |
| el café | the coffee | |
| la cafetera eléctrica | the coffee maker | |
| la caja | the checkout | |
| las cajas | the boxes | |
| la cajera | the cashier | |
| el cajón | the drawer | |
| el calcio | the calcium | |
| la calculadora | the calculator | |
| el calendario | the calendar | |
| callado | quiet | |
| el calmante | the painkiller | |
| calmar | to calm (down) | |
| el calor | the heat | |
| calvo | bald | |
| la cámara | the camera | |
| la cámara de aire | the inner tube | |
| el camarero | the waiter | |
| cambiar cerraduras | to change locks | |
| cambiar de domicilio | to change your address | |
| cambiar el domicilio | to change address | |
| el cambio de estación | the change of season | |
| el cambio delantero | the front derailleur | |
| el cambio trasero | the rear derailleur | |
| el camello | the camel | |
| caminar | to walk | |
| el camión | the truck | |
| el camión de helados | the ice cream truck | |
| el camión de la mudanza | the moving truck | |
| el camión de mudanza | the moving truck | |
| la camisa | the shirt | |
| la camiseta de tirantes | the tank top | |
| el camping | the campsite | |
| el campo | the field | |
| el canal | the channel | |
| la cancelación | the cancellation | |
| el cáncer | cancer | |
| el candelabro | the candelabra | |
| el canguro | the kangaroo | |
| la cara | the face | |
| la caravana | the caravan | |
| el carbono | the carbon | |
| la carne | the meat | |
| el carnet de conducir | the driver’s license | |
| el carnicero | the butcher | |
| el carpintero | the carpenter | |
| el carrito de la compra | the shopping cart | |
| el cartero | the mail carrier | |
| la casa | the house | |
| la casa de huéspedes | the guest house | |
| la casa de socorro | the first-aid station | |
| la casa móvil | the mobile home | |
| la casa rural | the country house | |
| las casas | the houses | |
| el casco | the helmet | |
| el castillo de arena | the sandcastle | |
| la catarata | the waterfall | |
| catorce | fourteen | |
| la cebolla | the onion | |
| la cebra | the zebra | |
| celeste | sky blue | |
| los celos | the jealousy | |
| el cerdo | the pig | |
| el cerebro | the brain | |
| la cereza | the cherry | |
| cero | zero | |
| el chalé | the chalet | |
| las chanclas | the flip-flops | |
| chao | bye | |
| Chequia | Czechia | |
| la chica | the girl | |
| las chicas | the girls | |
| el chico | the boy | |
| los chicos | the boys | |
| la chimenea | the fireplace | |
| China | China | |
| el chiringuito | the beach bar | |
| el chocolate | chocolate | |
| la cicatriz | the scar | |
| el ciclismo | cycling | |
| el ciclón | the cyclone | |
| ciego | blind | |
| el ciego | the blind man | |
| el científico | the scientist | |
| ciento, cien | one hundred | |
| ciento diez | one hundred ten | |
| ciento dos | one hundred two | |
| ciento uno | one hundred one | |
| el ciervo | the deer | |
| el cigarrillo | the cigarette | |
| los cigarrillos | the cigarettes | |
| el cigarro | the cigarette | |
| la cigüeña | the stork | |
| cinco | five | |
| cincuenta | fifty | |
| la cinta adhesiva | the tape | |
| la cintura | the waist | |
| el cinturón | the belt | |
| el círculo | the circle | |
| la ciruela | the plum | |
| la cirugía | surgery | |
| el cirujano | the surgeon | |
| la cita | the appointment | |
| la cita de negocios | the business meeting | |
| la cita en línea | the online appointment | |
| la cita médica | the doctor’s appointment | |
| la cita romántica | the romantic date | |
| la cita telefónica | the phone appointment | |
| la ciudad | the city | |
| el clima | the climate | |
| el clima cálido | the warm climate | |
| el clima frío | the cold climate | |
| la clínica | the clinic | |
| clonar | to clone | |
| el cloro | the chlorine | |
| el cobre | the copper | |
| el coche | the car | |
| los coches | the cars | |
| la cocina | the stove | |
| cocinar | to cook | |
| el cocinero | the cook | |
| el cocodrilo | the crocodile | |
| el código postal | the zip code | |
| el codo | the elbow | |
| la cojera | the limp | |
| cojo | lame | |
| la coliflor | the cauliflower | |
| la colina | the hill | |
| el collar | the collar | |
| el cometa | the comet | |
| la comida | the food | |
| cómo | how | |
| la compasión | the compassion | |
| la competición | the competition | |
| el compromiso | the commitment | |
| el compromiso previo | the prior commitment | |
| la concha | the shell | |
| las conchas | the seashells | |
| el concurso | the contest / game show | |
| conducir | to drive | |
| el conductor | the driver | |
| el conejo | the rabbit | |
| confiado | confident | |
| la confianza | the confidence | |
| la confirmación | the confirmation | |
| la confirmación automática | the automatic confirmation | |
| confundido | confused | |
| la consulta | office hours | |
| el consultorio | the doctor's office | |
| contagiarse | to catch (an illness) | |
| el contagio | the contagion | |
| contento | happy | |
| el contrato de alquiler | the rental contract | |
| el control remoto | the remote control | |
| el corazón | the heart | |
| el cordero | the lamb | |
| la correa | the leash | |
| correr | to run | |
| la corriente | the current | |
| la cortina | the curtain | |
| el corzo | the roe deer | |
| coser | to sew | |
| el cráter | the crater | |
| la crema de cacao | the chocolate spread | |
| la crema solar | the sunscreen | |
| el crepe | the crepe | |
| Croacia | Croatia | |
| el cuadrado | the square | |
| el cuadro | the painting | |
| cuál | which | |
| cuáles | which (plural) | |
| cuándo | when | |
| cuarenta | forty | |
| cuatro | four | |
| el cubo | the bucket | |
| el cubo de basura | the trash can | |
| el cubo de playa | the beach bucket | |
| la cuchara | the spoon | |
| el cuchillo | the knife | |
| el cuello | the neck | |
| la cuerda para tender | the clothesline | |
| el cuerpo | the body | |
| cuídate | take care | |
| el culotte | the bib shorts | |
| la culpa | the guilt | |
| curar | to cure | |
| curioso | curious |