C

cabeça, cabessas

head [Sch 78] [G]

cabra

goat

caccia

hunt

cacciar

hunt

cadi

judge (Arabic)

cadiera

chair

café

coffee

caiena

chain

caìto, caytto

captain [RR]

cajeta

sum, box (for money.) yklc lkwwaj+ dy +aHw elyh. He will pay the sums incumbent upon him. [SLE 76b] wye+lw kwwaj+ qwmplyzan$. And he will give him sums as a gift [SLE 126a] The word only occurs in this Arabic-style broken plural.

cajon

See caxon.

cala

hold

calceta

stocking

caldo

hot [Dict] [TM]

calor

heat

calzone

trousers

cambiale

bill of exchange

cambiar

change

cambio

change

camello

camel

camera

room

camicia

shirt

caminar

walk

camino

road

campamento

encampment

campana

bell

campanna

field, outside [Sch 79]

campo

field

cana

cane

canale

canal

candela

candle

candeliere

candlestick

cane

dog [Sch 78]

cannonar

canonnade

cannone

canon

cannoniere

gunner

canoniere

gunner

cansone

song

cantador

singer

cantar

sing

cantara

sing [EG] -a added for the rhythm.

canton

corner

capello

hat

capir

understand [D5]

capitano prove

chamberlain [RR]

capo

head, cape

captan

captain

carafa

carafe

carauti

trickster [G] > Fr. carottier, carotteur

caravana

caravan

caravana

foreman [RR]

carbone

coal

carchuf

artichoke

cargar

charge

cargo

charge

carità

charity

carne

flesh, meat

caro

dear

carreta

carriage

carroza, carrozo, carossa

large carriage. arkb acwl+an fy wwaHd lqrwca. The king rode in a carriage. [SLE 66a] TM records the masculine form in -o.

carta

letter [Dict] [Sch 79] TM glosses this papier, “paper.” G adds écrit “writing, pamphlet.”

casa

house [Sch 71] [G] [TM]

casana

closet

cascar

slip, fall down, flow

caserna

barracks

cashana (written with "long s"in the text), cassa

wardrobe [Sch 72]

cassa

box

casserola

saucepan

castali

chestnut [Sch 72]

castello

castle

catività

evil

cativo

bad

catrame

tar

cavagini, cavacino

coffee caterer [RR]

cavala

mare

cavaleria

cavalry

cavaliere

cavalier

cavalo

horse

cavia

peg

caxon

drawer (here="confinement"). yHa+w flqa$wn wyHaddw taHdyda mlyHa. He will put him in confinement, and impose upon him a severe penalty. (Mod Sp=cajon)
Cohen (p. 425) cites the word  qger (the g has a circumflex), noting that the r is a variant of n.

cazador

hunter

cazeria

barracks

cedar

yield

celesta

celestial [EG]

cento

hundred

ceremonia

ceremony

cerrar

close [Sch 79]

certa

for sure [Sch 75]

certo

certain

cha

here [Sch 75]

chanti

ascend [TM] It. ascendere

chap(p)ar

escape [Sch 81] (Occitan) capture [Dict] [Sch 85]; steal [Sch 85] [G]

cherub. (Arabic) ch here represents the sh sound.

drink

chesta

what (interrogative pronoun cf. questa)

cheval

horse [TM]

cheytan

(Arabic) devil. ch here represents the sh sound.

chiamar

call

chiapar

take

chiaro

clear, transparent

chiavo

key

chiodo

screw

chita

town

chito

finished! [Sch 79]

chocolata

chocolate

christiano

Christian [Sch 79]

colazione

breakfast [D6]

ciaùs

orderly [RR]

cibula

onion

cieco

blind

cielo

sky, heaven

ciera

wax

cima

summit

cinis

cinders

cinque

five

città

town, city

civilisar

civilize

codgi

see hodgi

Coffita

Copt [CT A6]

coionàr

to fool, swindle [RR]

co'l

with [Sch 75]

collina

hill

collo

neck

colonna

column

color

color

colpo

blow

combatimento

battle

combatir

fight [D8]

come, comme

as, like, alike, how [D2, Sch 75]

commandante

commandant

commandar

order

commando

order

commercio

commerce

comminchiar

begin

commune

common

como

how [Sch 78, 81]

compagnio

associate

compàsso

mental sanity [RR]

complaisance

complementary, as a gift. wye+lw kwwaG+ qwmplyzan$. And they will give him sums as a gift. [SLE 126a]

componir

prepare

comptant

ready cash. wxlcthwm Drahym qwn+an+ wxrj rajlha mn lHbas. And she paid them ready cash, and brought out her husband from prison. [SLE 77b]

compte

account. yzydwhwm flqwn+ acdyqym. They will add them (the wicked man's good deeds) to the account of the righteous. [SLE 141a]

con

with [Dict] [CT 14]

conciare

thrash [Sch 75]

condanar

condemn

condanation

condemnation

condition

condition

conductor

conductor

condur

lead

confiance

reliability. aHna nas dlqwmfyyanc wxayyfyn alah. We are reliable men, and fear God. [SLE 103b]

connaissance

acquaintance. yemlw lqwnycans mea dwk· lmrqan+yya. Let them make the acquaintance of those merchants. [SLE 126b]

conoscir

know

conquesta

conquest

consegnia

cloakroom

conseil

advice. weml meahwm qwnsyl ba$ ym$yw. And he gave them advice to go. [SLE 13b]

consolar

console

conspirador

conspirator

conspirar

conspire

contar

count

contchar

celebrate (a feast) [Sch 81] (Occitan)

content

satisfied. wxrj qwntan+ meahwm. And he went out satisfied with them. [SLE 92b]

contentar

satisfy

contento

happy, pleasure

conto

account [Dict] [Sch 81]

contra

against. wwqfw qwn+ra ly$ral. They stood up against Israel. [SLE 88a]
The following Arabic preposition l suggests that contra would be followed by Romance a. In D8 it is followed by di.

convite

feast, party. wemllhwm wwaHd lqwmby+y kbyr lnas bladw. [SLE 13b] And he made a big party for the people of his town. waeml qwmby+y kbyr. And he made a big party. [SLE 104a. Also, 92b, 109a, 110a and passim.]

convoi

convoy

coprir

cover

coquiare

spoon

corda

rope

cordar

to agree. wfy dak· lwwqt qwrdar mea balw ba$ yktb bryya lynyH. [SLE 130b] And at that time he determined with himself to write a letter to Yaniah.
qwrdarw ba$ ytbtw elyhwm a$r+ dyyalw. They agreed to establish his agreement over them.[SLE 51B]
wqwrdar ba$ ym$y. And he agreed to go. [SLE 10a]
wqwrdarw meah fy had arayy And they agreed with him in that opinion.[SLE 27a]
yqwdar mew ba$ ym$y. He will agree with him to go.[SLE 8a]

cornudo

dog [so glossed in Sch 79]; cuckold [from the legend that a betrayed husband grows horns]

corpo

body

corriere

messenger

corrir, correr

run

corsan

corsair [Sch 72]

corsar

corsair

cortar

cut

cortello

knife, stylus

cortine

curtain

cosa

thing [Dict] [Sch 78] also:
what (interrogative pronoun)[Sch 70, 71]

cosi

thus [Sch 78]

courage

courage. had leabd ykwn endw qwraj kbyr. This servant has great courage. [SLE 55a]

cravatta

necktie. welyha yHrz rwHw ben adm fy rba+ lgrava+a. Therefore a man should be careful in tying the necktie. [SLE 17a]

créancier

creditor. yDmn elyya llqryyancy. He will be a guarantor for me against the creditors. [SLE 75b]

credir

believe

crédit

credit. wrajly kan ybye wy$ry kyf anas dy kan endw qrydy mcxw+. My husband was buying and selling like men who have open credit. [SLE 76b]
wayda blqrydy. And if on credit... [SLE 149b]
Note absence of t in crédit, suggesting ModFr.

criar

call, speak [Sch 75]

cridar

cry out

crompar

buy

crossar

to cross [TM]

crudel

cruel

cuadro

square

cuatr'ora

four o'clock [RR]

cunciar

do, build [Sch 71] [Dict, D8]

cuore

heart

cura

care

curar

cure [Sch 78]

curioso

curious

cusi

what (interrogative pronoun cf. cosa) [Sch 75]

cusina

kitchen

cusinar

cook

cusinero grande

lord chamberlain [Sch 80]

cusir

sew

custie

chop