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Letter b

Baca / vaca
Baca is a support that is attached to the roof of a car to transport things that do not fit in the trunk. Vaca is a cow.
Ejemplo:
La vaca da leche.
Puse el equipaje en la baca del coche.

Bacalado
The correct word is bacalao. *"Bacalado" is an error that occurs due to confusion with regular participles that end in "-ado". The same occurs with: *"Bilbado", used instead of "Bilbao".
Ejemplo:
Este bacalao está congelado.

Baterista
Incorrect in Spanish. The musician who plays the drums is batería.
Ejemplo:
Juan es batería de un grupo de rock.

Beis / beige
The Royal Academy accepts both forms, though "beis" is preferred.
Ejemplo:
Me gusta esa falda beis.

Bendito / bendecido
The participle of the verb bendecir is bendecido. Use bendito for the adjective.
Ejemplo:
¡ niño!
El Papa ha bendecido a todos los niños.

Blue-jeans, jeans
The words used in Spanish to designate this type of trousers are vaqueros or tejanos.
Ejemplo:
Me he comprado otros vaqueros porque me gustaban mucho.

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