Note 162 — Chapter XII

Cuidado—care! meaning be careful. The Andalusians invariably slur over, or altogether omit, the d in the final syllable, which forms the past participle of most of the Spanish verbs. I once heard of a dispute between an Irish and a Scotch soldier, touching the true pronunciation of the name, Badajos,—one maintaining that it was Bi Jadus, the other Baddyhoose. The question was finally referred to an Andaluz contrabandista in company to decide. The Spaniard, after gravely listening to both modes, declared that, of the two, Sandy’s was the nearer approach to the real Castillian, which he pronounced to be Ba’jos, Anglice Bah-hose.