In Spanish, you don't add any additional breath after your "p" sound like you would do as an English speaker. So, in a way, the Spanish "p" is more passive.

	Description (pirate):
	Description (landlubber):
	p (letter "p")
	pistola (pistol)
	presa (booty)
	pólvora (powder)
	pronto (soon)
	popa (stern)