Abuelita - Grandmother

Abuelito - Grandfather

Alcapurrias - Fried snack food made from root vegetables

Arroz - Rice

Bacalao - Salted cod fish

Calabaza - Pumpkin

Cocina - Kitchen

Funche - Coarse cornmeal cooked thick to compliment sweet or savory dishes

Gandules - Gandules: Pigeon Peas

Pastelillo - Corn or flour dough discs stuffed, folded over and fried; may be used with sweet and savory fillings

Sabor - Flavor

Salsa de tomate - Tomato sauce

Sancocho - Sancocho: Latin stew made with root vegetables such as, yautia and calabaza.

Sofrito - Fresh seasoning paste made from aromatic vegetables, herbs and spices

Yautia - Sometimes called malanga; a cousin of the taro root vegetable