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GLOSSARY OF CALIFORNIA TERMS
Pobrecita: "poor little one," commonly used to-day.
Quadrangle: the Spanish-Californian homes of the better class were built in the shape of a quadrangle, with a central court.
Ripe olives: the ripe olives are those which are not picked from the trees until they are mature. They are pickled in brine, just as the green unripe olives are, but are as much more delicious as is a ripe plum than an unripe one.
Señor: sir.
Tortillas: unleavened cakes of Indian corn or of wheat baked on the coals.
Tules: water reeds.
Whalebone: the vertebræ of the whale were used to pave streets and yards. A vertebra was often used as a seat.
