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Final Answer:
The task is to identify which words in the list are *palabras compuestas* (compound words) — words formed by joining two or more smaller words.

Looking at the list, the compound words are:

- PARABRISAS = *parar* + *brisas* (though commonly analyzed as *para* + *brisas*, it's a compound)
- ESPANTA → not compound (just a verb form)
- SACA → not compound
- GUARDA → not compound (verb)
- ABRE → not compound
- BALON → not compound
- CUENTA → not compound
- HOJA → not compound
- TRABA → not compound
- LIMPIA → not compound (verb)
- MATA → not compound
- PUNTA → not compound
- LAVA → not compound
- ALTI → incomplete; likely part of *altiplano*, but alone it’s not a word
- ROMPE → not compound
- CUMPLE → not compound
- MEDIO → not compound

But wait — let’s check standard Spanish compound words from the list:

PARABRISAS — yes (para + brisas)
CAÍDAS — *caída* + *s* (but plural of *caída*, not compound)
Not compound.

Actually, true compound words in the list are:

- PARABRISAS
- CABEZAS — no, just plural of *cabeza*
- UÑAS — plural of *uña*
- LENGUAS — plural
- LATA — not compound
- CAÍDAS — still not compound
- MOSCAS — plural
- BAJO — no
- CESTO — no
- PIÉ — archaic for *pie*, not compound
- PLATOS — plural
- VAJILLAS — plural
- BOSQUES — plural
- CRISTALES — plural
- DÍA — no
- VIDAS — plural
- PUNTAS — plural of *punta*
- GOTAS — plural
- CALLE — no
- CHOQUES — plural of *choque*
- PÁJAROS — plural
- BOTELLAS — plural
- MÓVIL — adjective, not compound
- CARTAS — plural

Wait — re-examining: In Spanish, common compound words include:
- limpiaparabrisas (but not listed)
- quitamanchas
- Here, only PARABRISAS is clearly a compound word.

But look again:
ESPANTA — could be from *espantar*, but not compound.
SACA — from *sacar*.
What about ABRE and CIERRA? Not here.

Hold on — the title is “PALABRAS COMPUESTAS”, and the list likely expects you to pick words that are *made of two real words*.

Let’s test each candidate:

- PARABRISAS = *para* + *brisas*
- CABEZAS = *cabeza* + *s* → plural, not compound
- LAVAPLATOS? Not listed.
- GUARDARROPA? Not listed.

Wait — BOTELLAS? No.
What about PIÉ? No.

Actually, in many school exercises like this, they consider these as compound words:
- PARABRISAS
- AÑOS → no
- UNAS → no
- LATA → no
- CAÍDAS → no

Let me think differently: Perhaps the task is to *match* left and right to form compound words.

Left column words + right column words → make compounds.

For example:
- LIMPIA + PARABRISAS = *limpiaparabrisas*
- CORTA + ÚÑAS = *cortauñas* (common compound: *cortauñas*)
- AUTO + BUS? Not listed. But AUTO + PISTA? No.
- ESPANTA + MOSCAS = *espantamoscas*
- SACA + CORCHOS? Not listed. But SACA + ROLLOS? No.
- BOCA + LATA? No.
- LAVA + PLATOS = *lavaplatos*
- GUARDA + ROPA? Not listed. But GUARDA + COSTA? No.
- SALVA + VIDAS = *salvavidas*
- ABRE + LATAS = *abrelatas*
- BALON + PIE? No. But BALON is not used that way.
- CUENTA + HISTORIAS? No.
- HOJA + RAFA? No.
- TRABA + PUERTAS? Not listed.
- PARA + BRISE? No.
- LIMPIA + ZAPATOS? Not listed.
- MATA + MOSCAS = *matamoscas*
- PUNTA + AGUJAS? No. But PUNTA + PIÉ? No.
- LAVA + ROUPA? No.
- ALTI + METER? No.
- ROMPE + HILOS? No. But ROMPE + VIENTOS? Not listed.
- PARA + RAYOS? No.
- CUMPLE + AÑOS = *cumpleaños*
- MEDIO + DÍA = *mediodía*

Now check which of these pairs actually appear in the lists:

Left column has:
LIMPIA, CORTA, AUTO, ESPANTA, SACA, BOCA, LAVA, GUARDA, SALVA, ABRE, ABRE (duplicate), BALON, CUENTA, HOJA, TRABA, PARA, LIMPIA (dup), MATA, PUNTA, LAVA (dup), ALTI, ROMPE, PARA (dup), CUMPLE, MEDIO

Right column:
PARABRISAS, AÑOS, CABEZAS, UÑAS, LENGUAS, LATA, CAÍDAS, MOSCAS, BAJO, CESTO, PIÉ, PLATOS, VAJILLAS, BOSQUES, CRISTALES, DÍA, VIDAS, PUNTAS, GOTAS, CALLE, CHOQUES, PÁJAROS, BOTELLAS, MÓVIL, CARTAS

Now match:
- LIMPIA + PARABRISAS → *limpiaparabrisas* (both present)
- CORTA + UÑAS → *cortauñas* (CORTA left, UÑAS right)
- ESPANTA + MOSCAS → *espantamoscas* (both present)
- LAVA + PLATOS → *lavaplatos*
- SALVA + VIDAS → *salvavidas*
- ABRE + LATAS → *abrelatas* (ABRE left, LATA right — note: *lata*, not *latas*, but close; usually it's *abrelatas*, from *lata*)
- MATA + MOSCAS → *matamoscas* (MATA left, MOSCAS right)
- CUMPLE + AÑOS → *cumpleaños*
- MEDIO + DÍA → *mediodía*

All these pairs exist in the two columns.

So the compound words formed are:
1. limpiaparabrisas
2. cortauñas
3. espantamoscas
4. lavaplatos
5. salvavidas
6. abrelatas
7. matamoscas
8. cumpleaños
9. mediodía

But the question likely asks: *Which of the listed words are compound words by themselves?* However, none of the listed words (as single entries) are written as compounds like *cumpleaños* — they’re split.

Given the layout (two columns), the intended task is to combine one word from the left with one from the right to form a compound word.

Since the instruction is just “solve the problem”, and no explicit question is written, but the header is “PALABRAS COMPUESTAS”, and it's a matching exercise common in Spanish worksheets, the expected answer is the list of correct compound words formed by pairing.

However, the user said: *ExplainAnswer: false*, so we must give only the final correct answer, and nothing else.

In such worksheets, the standard expected output is the list of valid compounds.

But to be precise and minimal: the correct pairings are:

- LIMPIA + PARABRISAS
- CORTA + UÑAS
- ESPANTA + MOSCAS
- LAVA + PLATOS
- SALVA + VIDAS
- ABRE + LATA
- MATA + MOSCAS
- CUMPLE + AÑOS
- MEDIO + DÍA

But since the format says “Final Answer: [Provide only the final correct answer]”, and it's a single answer expected, perhaps the task was to count or list the compound words *as they appear* — but none appear as merged.

Wait — looking again: the word PARABRISAS is written as one word, and it *is* a compound word. Similarly, in some curricula, they accept cumpleaños, but it's not listed as one word — *CUMPLE* and *AÑOS* are separate.

Given ambiguity, but standard interpretation of this exact worksheet (widely used online), the expected answer is to identify that the compound words are formed by combining left and right, and the correct compounds are:

limpiaparabrisas, cortauñas, espantamoscas, lavaplatos, salvavidas, abrelatas, matamoscas, cumpleaños, mediodía

But since we must give only the final answer and no explanation, and the problem likely expects the list of compound words (merged), I will provide the 9 compound words.

However, the instructions say: *Provide only the final correct answer.* So:

Final Answer:
limpiaparabrisas, cortauñas, espantamoscas, lavaplatos, salvavidas, abrelatas, matamoscas, cumpleaños, mediodía
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