It is a variation of the potato salad that includes:

-potatoes

-hard-boiled eggs

-tuna fish

-carrots and peas

-spanish olives

-Spanish piquillo peppers

-mayonnaise

 

-white beans

-cubed salt pork

-meaty ham bone

-potatoes

-cabbage

-chorizos

A la Gallega - Done in a paprika sauce
A la Navarra - Stuffed with ham
A la parrilla - Grilled
A la pepitoria - In a sauce with egg and almonds
A la plancha - Grilled
A la Romana - Fried in batter
Abadejo - Pollack [fish]
Aceite - Oil
Aceitunas -Olives
Acelga - Chard
Adobo - Marinade
Ajada [Allada] - Sauce made with oil, garlic, vinegar and paprika
Ajo -Garlic
Al ajillo - In garlic
Al espetón -Roasted on a spit/skewer; kebab
Al horno - Baked, roasted
Al natural - Without added ingredients
Al vapor - Steamed
Albaricoques - Apricots
Albóndigas - Meat balls
Alcachofas - Artichokes
Alioli - With garlic mayonnaise
Almejas - Clams
Almíbar - Syrup
Almuerzo - Lunch
Anca - Rump; haunch
Anchoas - Anchovies (fresh)
Anguila/Angulas - Eel/elvers
Arroz - Rice
Arroz a la Cubana - Rice with fried egg and tomato sauce
Arroz con mariscos - Rice with seafood
Asado - Roasted
Atún - Tuna
Avellana - Hazel nut
Azúcar - Sugar
Bacalao - Cod (often salted)
Batata - Sweet potato
Berberechos - Cockles
Berenjenas - Aubergine/eggplant
Besugo - Red sea bream
Bizcocho - Sponge cake
Bonito - Tuna
Boquerones - Anchovies
Botella - Bottle
Budin  = Pudin - Pudding
Buen hecho - Well done
Buey - Bullock; beef older than veal
Buñuelo - Fritter
Butifarra - Type of sausage
Cabello de ángel - Sweet pumpkin
Cabrito - Kid
Cacheira - Pork (from the face)
Calabacín - Courgette
Calabaza  - Pumpkin
Calamares (en su tinta) - Squid (in ink)
Caldeira (en) - Stewed (in)
Caldillo - Clear fish soup
Caldo - Broth
Caldo verde/gallego - Thick cabbage-based broth
Callos - Tripe
Camarón - Prawn. Really a small crayfish/lobster
Capón  - Capon (chicken)
Caracol de mar - Winkle
Caracoles - Snails
Carne en salsa - Meat in (usually tomato) sauce
Carta - Menu
Casero - Home-made
Castaña  - Chestnut
Cazón  - Dogfish
Cazuela - Stew
Cebado - Fattened
Cebollas - Onions
Cena - Dinner
Centeno - Rye
Centollo - Spider crab
Cerdo - Pork
Cerezas - Cherries
Champiñones - Mushrooms
Chanquetes - Whitebait
Chicharrones - Pork scratchings
Chipirones - Baby squid
Chirimoyas - Custard apples
Choco - Cuttlefish
Chorizo - Spiced sausage
Chuletas - Chops
Churrasco - Barbecued
Cigalas - King prawns
Ciruelas - Plums, prunes
Cochinillo - Suckling pig
Cocido -Stew
Codorniz -Quail
Coliflor -Cauliflower
Comedor -Dining room
Conchas finas -Large scallops
Conejo -Rabbit
Confitura  -Jam
Congrio -Conger eel
Cordero -Lamb
Corzo  -Roe deer
Costilla  -Chop
Crudo -Raw
Cuajada -Curd, junket
Cuchara -Spoon
Cuchillo -Knife
Cuenta - The bill
Dátiles - Dates
Desayuno - Breakfast
Empanada/Empanadilla - Filled pastry (little)
En salsa - In (usually) tomato sauce
Encebollado  - Cooked with onions
Ensalada (mixta/verde) - Salad (mixed/green)
Ensaladilla - Russian salad – diced vegetables in mayonnaise
Escabeche - Pickled; soused
Escalibada - Aubergine and peppers salad
Escalope - Escalope
Esparragos - Asparagus
Espinacas - Spinach
Estofado -Stewed
Fabada - Hotpot with butter beans, pork, black pudding, etc.
Filloa - Crepe, pancake
Flan - Spanish version of crème caramel
Fresa  - Strawberry
Frito - Fried
Gallega - In a paprika sauce
Gambas - Prawns/shrimps
Garbanzos - Chick-peas
Gazpacho - Cold tomato and cucumber soup
Granada - Pomegranate
Grelos - Parsnip/turnip tops
Guinda - Glacé cherry
Guisado - Beef stew; casserole
Guisantes   -Peas
Habas - Broad/fava beans
Hamburguesa - Hamburger
Hígado - Liver
Higos - Figs
Hojaldre  -Puff pastry
Huevo cocido - Hard-boiled egg
Huevos - Eggs
Jabalí - Wild boar
Jalea - Jelly
Jamón - Serrano Dried ham (Parma ham)
Jamón York - Ordinary ham
Jarrete - Back of the knee
Jijona - Soft nougat; turron
Judías blancas - Haricot beans
Judías verdes, rojas, negras - Beans – green, red, black
Jurel/jureles/jurelitos - Little fried fish, eaten whole. Horse mackerel.

Lacón - Shoulder of pork, some say
Lacón - Ham from the foreleg, others say
Lacón con grelos - Pig’s trotter with turnips
Lamprea - Lamprey fish
Langosta - Lobster
Langostino - King prawn
Lechuga - Lettuce
Legumbre - Pulse
Lengua - Tongue
Lenguado - Sole
Lentejas - Lentils
Liebre - Hare
Limón - Lemon
Lomo - Loin (of pork)
Longazina - Spicy pork sausage
Lubina - Sea bass
Maiz - Sweet corn
Mandarina - Mandarin
Manteca  - Lard
Mantecado - Christmas sweet made from manteca
Mantequilla - Butter
Manzanas - Apples
Masa - Dough
Mejillones - Mussels
Melocotón - Peach
Melón - Melon
Membrillo - Quince
Menestra de verduras - Mixed vegetables
Menú del cubierto - Dish of the day; fixed price, set meal
Menú del dia - Dish of the day; fixed price, set meal
Merengue - Meringue
Merluza - Hake
Mermelada - Jam, marmalade
Mero - Perch; grouper
Mezcla - Mixture
Miel - Honey
Mora - Blackberry
Morcilla - Black pudding
Mujel/mujol [muxe] - Gray mullet
Nabos - Turnips
Naranjas - Oranges
Nata - Cream
Natilla - Custard
Navajas - Razor clams
Nécora - Sea crab
Nectarinas - Nectarines
Nueces - Walnut
O caldeiro - With garlic, paprika, hot pepper and olive oil
Orejas - Ears, of a pig usually
Ossobuco - Osso buco. Stew made with the back of the knee
Ostras - Oysters
Paella - Rice. Chicken, seafood, etc.
Pan - Bread
Panache de verduras - Mixed vegetables
Pasas - Raisins
Patatas (fritas) - Potatoes (fried)
Patatas bravas - Spicy potatoes
Pato - Duck
Pavo - Turkey
Pechuga - Breast
Pepino - Cucumber
Peras - Pears
Percebes - Goose barnacles
Perdiz - Partridge
Pescadilla - Young hake
Pescadito - Generic term for ‘little fish’
Pez  espada - Swordfish
Pica-pica - Hot; spicy; chilli
Pimiento - Pepper (not hot)
Pimientos rellenos - Stuffed peppers
Piña - Pineapple
Pincho -  Small portion
Pincho moruno - Kebab
Pisto manchego - Ratatouille
Plato del día - Dish of the day; fixed price, set meal
Plátana - Banana
Platija - Plaice
Plato combinado - Mixed plate
Poco hecho - Rare
Pollo - Chicken
Polvorones - Floury sweet made with almonds
Pomelo - Grapefruit
Potaje - Vegetable stew/soup ( usually with pulses)
Pudin - Rice pudding or blancmange
Puerros - Leeks
Pulpo - Octopus
Puré - Purée
Rábano - Horseradish
Rape - Monkfish
Raxo (= Lomo) - Loin of pork
Raya - Ray. Skate
Rebozado - Battered
Rehogado - Baked
Relleno - Filled or stuffed
Repollo - Cabbage
Repostería - Confectionery
Requesón - Curd cheese
Riñones - Kidneys
Rodaballo - Turbot
Ron y pasas - Rum & raisins
Rosquilla - Ring-shaped pastry; doughnut
Sábalo - Shad
Sabor - Flavour
Sal - Salt
Salchichón - Sausage
Salmonete - Mullet
Salpicón - Seafood salad
Salteado - Sautéed; sauté
Sandía - Watermelon
Sardinas - Sardines                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Sargo - White sea bream
Se adobo - Seasoned
Se rocio - Sprinkled
Sepia - Cuttlefish
Setas - Mushrooms
Show-oobas [pronunciation of Xoubas] Little fish, deep-fried
Solomillo - Tenderloin/sirloin steak
Sopa de ajo - Garlic soup
Sopa de cocido - Meat soup
Sopa de gallina Chicken soup
Sopa de mariscos - Seafood soup
Sopa de pasta (fideos) - Noodle soup
Sopa de pescado - Fish soup
Tenedor - Fork
Ternera - Veal; young beef
Tocino - Pork fat
Tomate - Tomato
Toronja - Grapefruit
Tortilla - Omelette
Trucha - Trout
Trufa - truffle
Uvas - Grapes
Vaso - Glass
Verduras con patatas - Boiled potatoes with greens
Vieiras - Scallops
Vinagre - Vinegar
Xoubas [pronounced ‘show-oobas’] - Little fish, deep-fried
Zamburinas - Little scallops
Zanahoria - Carrot
Zarza - Pieces of slightly spicy pork kebab
Zarzula de mariscos -  Seafood casserole