Madrid

• Sol

  sun

  noun
• Lavapiés

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• Malasaña

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• Chueca

  to crash, collide; to clash; to shock, be striking

  verbB1
• Salamanca

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• La Latina

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• Atocha

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• Vallecas

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• Chamberí

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• Tetuán

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• Conde Duque

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• Embajadores

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• Argüelles

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• Moncloa

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• Princesa

  princess

  nA2
• Gran Vía

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• Cibeles

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• Castellana

  Castilian; Spanish (language)

  adjA2
• Retiro

  retreat; retirement

  nB1
• Casa de Campo

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• metro

  meter / metro

  noun
• cercanías

  commuter trains (Madrid/etc)

  noun
• abono

  season pass / subscription

  noun
• EMT

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• M-30

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• M-40

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• BiciMad

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• Cabify

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• VTC

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• taxista

  taxi driver

  noun
• vermut

  vermouth; pre-lunch drink (la hora del vermut)

  NoteA short pre-lunch drink in Spain — usually red vermouth on the rocks with olive + orange peel, taken late morning (12-2pm) before the heavy meal. 'Ir de vermut' means 'to do the pre-lunch ritual', not just to drink vermouth. Sacred in Madrid La Latina on Sundays.

  nounB1
• caña

  small draught beer (Spain); cane; reed

  NoteSmall draft beer (~200ml), the standard Spanish bar order. 'Una caña' is the default — if you want a big one, ask for 'doble' or 'tubo'. Drinking out of a small glass means turnover, freshness, social rounds.

  nounA2
• tinto de verano

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• calamares

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• tortilla

  omelette (Spanish)

  noun
• bocata

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• menú

  menu

  nA1
• tapa

  tapa / small plate

  NoteA small portion of food served alongside a drink. In some bars (especially Granada, León) it comes FREE with every drink; in most of Madrid you order and pay for them separately as 'tapas' or 'raciones' (bigger portions). Not the same as appetizer — it's a unit of socialising.

  noun
• ración

  shared dish portion

  NoteBigger than a tapa, smaller than a main. Designed to be shared at the centre of the table. Madrid weekday lunch is often a couple of raciones split between people, not individual plates. Pair with caña.

  noun
• raciones

  shared dish portion

  noun
• pijo

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  NoteSpain slang for 'preppy / posh / snobby (rich kid)'. Carries strong class connotation — pijo dress, pijo accent, pijo barrio (= Salamanca, Chamberí, Aravaca). Self-applied by some, never neutral.
• vallecano

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• madrileño

  from Madrid; Madrilenian

  adjA2
• guiri

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  NoteSpain slang for foreign tourist, usually northern European. Affectionate-to-mildly-dismissive depending on tone — guiri-friendly bars in Sol vs 'esto está lleno de guiris' said with weariness. Not slur-level; not flattering either.
• okupa

  squatter

  NoteSquatter. Specifically Spanish (LatAm uses 'invasor' or 'ocupante'). Carries political weight: media-amplified moral panic vs left-coded defence of vacant-property occupation. Be aware of the political charge before using.

  nB2
• manguera

  hose

  noun
• calor de agosto

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• Mercadona

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• Día

  day

  noun
• Corte Inglés

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