| almost | por poco |
| capture | toma |
| chief | cacique |
| citizen | ciudadano |
| coconut | coco |
| cultivation, growing | cultivo |
| distant | apartado |
| galleon | galeón |
| hostile | desafecto |
| hurricane | huracán |
| mango | mango |
| papaya | papaya |
| pineapple | piña |
| rice with beans | arroz con frijoles/arroz con habichuelas |
| roast suckling pig | lechón asado |
| shackles | cadena |
| sugarcane | caña de azúcar |
| to devote oneself | dedicarse |
| to overflow | rebosar |
| to punish | castigar |
| to rest on | reposar |
| to sink | hundirse |
| to surrender | someterse |
| to undertake (a journey) | emprender |