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Letter p

Pakistaní
Terms used to designate the inhabitants of a country, region or city written with a "k", such as "Pakistán", "Pekín", should be written with a "q" in Spanish:
Ejemplo:
Los paquistaníes son los habitantes de Pakistán.

Pamplonica
Affectionate term applied to the inhabitants of Pamplona, but only used informally. To refer to the inhabitants of Pamplona we should normally use pamploneses.
Ejemplo:
Example: A los pamploneses les gusta asistir a los sanfermines.

Parent / pariente
The English word parents is equivalent of the Spanish "progenitores" or "padres", but not to parientes, since pariente in Spanish includes all close relatives (aunts and uncles, cousins…).
Ejemplo:
En las bodas españolas se reúnen todos los parientes.

Pedigrí
Spanish form of the English "pedigree". Avoid it.
Ejemplo:
Tengo un perro con pedigrí.

Pograma
Vulgarism. The correct form is programa.
Ejemplo:
No pude ver ese programa.

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