Re: Help with Spanish translation

[Juliet McLaren <juliet.mclaren@UCR.EDU>]

And the word (except possibly in Havana) is normally spelled "veuda" 
in my diccionario.  juliet mclaren

At 10:48 AM 7/31/2006, you wrote:
> V and b are often transposed in Spanish, as I Havana / Habana
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> It means widow.
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> Rick Clement
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> University of Kansas
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> Can anyone tell me what the word "biuda" means as in the phrase:
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> "A costa de la biuda de Blas de Robles y Francisco de Robles su hijo."
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> Its from a 1596 edition of Contemptus Mundi. I assume Blas and his son
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> fronted the money to publish the book, but I can't figure out what biuda
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Will
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