ictuals)
Zaragueelles (kind of breeches)

Note the following--

A ciegas (blindly)
A ojos cegarritas (blindly)
A horcajadas (astride)
A hurtadillas (on the sly)
A sabiendas (knowingly)
De puntillas (on tiptoe)
A tientas (groping)
De bobilis bobilis (without toil)
De bruces (on all fours)
En ayunas (fasting)
En volandas (in the air, off one's feet)

The following plurals, besides the ordinary, have also a different
meaning from the singular--

El alfiler (pin) Los alfileres (pins, pin-money)
El dia (day) Los dias (days, birthday)
La esposa (wife) Las esposas (wives, handcuffs)
El grillo (the cricket) Los grilles (crickets, shackles)
La letra (letter) Las letras (letters--literary knowledge)
El padre (father) Los padres[212] (fathers, parents)

[Footnote 212: In the same manner all masculine plurals include also the
plurals of both genders, as: Hermanos (brothers, also brothers and
sisters).]

We make the following remarks on the plural of compound words.

The elements which concur to the formation of compound nouns are--

A B
Verbs Adjectives
Prepositions Nouns
Adverbs Participles
Conjunctions Pronouns
Prefixes

GENERAL RULE--

The elements in A are invariable except:

Un bullebulle (busybody), Unos bullebulles
Un quehacer (occupation), Unos quehaceres
Pasapasa (sleight of hand), Pasapasas (sleight of hand tricks)

The elements in B take the mark of the plural:

Alzacuello (minister's collar) Alzacuellos
Alzapano (curtain hook), Alzapanios
Andanino (child's cart), Andaninios
Antepasado (ancestor), Antepasados
Ave Maria (a prayer), Ave Marias
Cualquiera (whatever), Cualesquiera
Entremetido (intruder, busybody), Entremetidos
Gentilhombre (man of gentle birth), Gentileshombres
Guardafuego (fire-guard), Guardafuegos
Hijodalgo (squire), Hijosdalgo
Pasamano (handrail, lace-edgings), Pasamanos
Pasatiempo (pastime), Pasatiempos
Picaparte (latch or latchkey), Picapartes
Pisaverde (beau), Pisaverdes
Portaestandarte (standard bearer), Portaestandartes
Portafusil (musket-sling), Portafusiles
Puercoespin (porcupine), Puercosespines
Quienquiera (whoever), Quienesquiera
Quitasol (parasol), Quitasoles
Ricahembra (woman of gentle birth), Ricashembr