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baja : short

bajo : under

baladros : screams. You can safely bet anybody here, in Argentina, if he knows the meaning of this word.

bancadas : bench

barca : boat

batel : skiff

bendecía : he blessed

bendigo : I bless

blanco : white / target

blandiendo : brandishing, waving

bogaban : they rowed. Bogar is literary, the usual word is remar

borda : rail (of the ship)

bordo : a bordo: onboard

bosquecillo : copse, coppice

botar : to launch

botaran : they launch (subjunctive)

brazos : arms

brillaban : they shined

bronce : bronze

brotaban : they come up

Buenaventura : All names here are historical. Ironically buenaventura means good fortune