Unexpected Translations: English-Spanish

Can you name the words that, though spelled the same, can have different meanings in English and Spanish?

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English Meaning	Word	Spanish Meaning
A shallow cooking vessel with a handle		Bread
Dried grass fed to animals		There are
A type of gun		To stir
A single time		Eleven
Primary color		A network or net
Type of sauce or milk		I am
Leader of a municipality		Superior, higher, or major
Father		Potato

English Meaning	Word	Spanish Meaning
Wise or prudent		Sensitive
Genuine		Royal
Orchestra director		A car driver
Appendage often found on sea creatures		The end
An immoral act		Without
What grapes grow on		I came
A male child		They are
Greater in height		Workshop

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Spanish articles (el and la) are not included here.

Classic: Type in answers that appear in a list

Last Updated: Sep 21, 2017

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