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aca

via Spanish abacá from Tagalog abakáalone

from Spanish abulón, from Ohlone aluan or  Rumsen awlun.dios

from Spanish 'adiós' meaning "goodbye"dobe

From Egyptian via Arabi "Al!tub"icionado

from past partiiple of aficionar, to inspire affetion, from afición affetion, from atin affection!, affectio, from afficere #batross

from alcatraz, see belo$#

caldefrom alcalde, magistrate#

catraz

%meaning "gannet"& from Arabi ()* al!+a-s %"the diver"&idade

via Frenh, Spanish alidada and .edieval atin alhidade from Arabi /01234 al-idada, "the revolving radius"ligator

from el lagarto, "the li5ard"paca

from Spanish, from Aymara allpaka/allpaqaudel

from Old Frenh alutel , via Spanish and .edieval atin from Arabi 6(784 al- u āl ʾ ṯ  , "the sublimation vessel"migo

from Spanish and9or :ortuguese amigo, "friend"; from atin amicus meaning "friend," derived from amare %to love&#mole

.e<ian Spanish from =ahautl amolli meaning "soap root#">?@

montilladofrom the village of .ontilla, :rovine of órdoba, Spainncho

from .e<ian Spanish chile! ancho, "$ide %hili&"nchovy

from Spanish anchoa or more probably :ortuguese anchova meaning "bluefish"; from Benoese or orsian dialet; ultimately from atin apua meaning "small fish"and BreeC DGaph"e meaning "small fry" or from HasIue anchuva meaning "dry">J@

ngeleno

from Amerian Spanishpache

from .e<ian Spanish from Kavapai #epache meaning "people" or from Luni apachu$ meaning $enem"$ >M@

mada

"armed >fleet@" from the Spanish navy,  %a armada espa&olamadillo

from armadillo, "little armored one"royo

from arro"o, "stream"ocado

alteration of Spanish aguacate, from =ahuatl ahuacatl #ahuasca

via Spanish from Nuehua a"awaska meaning "soul vine#"

achata

a type of musi and dane from the ominian Republi#anana

from Spanish or  :ortuguese banana, probably from a Polof  $ord,>Q@ or from Arabi (U VbaW nanaX fingers>Y@

andolier

from Spanish bandolera, meaning "band %for a $eapon or other& that rosses from one shoulder to the opposite hip" and bandolero, loosely meaning "he $ho $ears a bandolier"

arbecue

from the hibha $ord barbacoaarracuda

from barracuda .ay have ome from barrao, meaning overlapping tootharranca

from Spanish barranca or barranco, ravinearrio

from Spanish barrio, "neighborhood", from Arabi Z[U barri, $ildastinado

from bastonada, from Spanish bastón, anedega

from Spanish and9or :ortuguese bodega, meaning ellar degón

from bodegalero

from Spanish boleronanza

from bonanza meaning "prosperity"nito

from Spanish bonito, meaning "beautiful"eeze

from brisa "old northeast $ind" or from Frisian briesen ! to blo$ %$ind&>\@

onco

from bronco meaning "oarse"uckaroo

from vaquero meaning "o$boy"

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urrito

from burrito, a dish originally from =orthern .e<io, literally "little donCey"urro

from burro, "donCey"

ballero

from Spanish caballero meaning "Cnight9gentleman", from caballo, "horse", elti caballos "horse"#bana

from Spanish caba&a or :ortuguese cabana; both meaning "abin#"cique

from Spanish, from Taino cacike or  Ara$aC  kassequa, both meaning a hief feteria

from cafeter'a, "offee store"laboose

from ]ulgar atin calafodium  "to dig a proteted plae" and ouisiana Frenh calabouse, from Spanish calabozo>^@

ldera (used in geology)

from Spanish caldera meaning "auldron" from atin caldaria, "ooCing pot#"alifornia

 plae name first seen in print in ?Y?_ Spanish novel 'as sergas de Esplandi`n' by Bari Rodrgue5 de .ontalvomarilla

from camarilla, "small room"mino

from camino a path or road, from elti cammanos "road"#nnibal

from Spanish can'bal , alteration of car'bal , from aribenoe

from Spanish canoa, from aitian canaouanyon

from ca&ón meaning "a pipe, tube, gorge" from cano, "tube;" ultimately from atin canna meaning "reed#">c@

rabao

from Spanish from ]isayan language kalabaw, from .alay language kerabau.ramba

from Spanish, meaning "heC"; e<pression of dread, displeasure, or disapproval, euphemism for cara(orbonado

from carbonada, from carbón meaning "oal"rgo

from the verb cargar  meaning "to load"aribbean

from Spanish )aribe, from name of arib ndians of the region#ssava

from cazabe, from Taino ca*ábiudillo

from caudillo, from atin capitellium "head" meaning "leader"dilla

from cedilla, arhai spelling zedilla %little 5&, "else$here"aparral

from Spanish, chaparro loosely meaning small evergreen oaC, from HasIue t+apar , "small, short"aps

from .e<ian Spanish chaparreras, leg protetors for riding through haparralayote

from Spanish, literally "sIuash", from =ahuatl cha"otl  meaning "spiny sIuash"icha

from Spanish chicha, from una chichab, meaning "mai5e" or from =ahuatl chichiatl , "fermented $ater#"icle

from chicle "gum", from =ahuatl tzictli "sIuishy stuff" or  .ayan tsicte.>@

ile

from Spanish chile, from  =ahuatl chilliipotle

from Spanish, smoCed alapeo, from =ahuatl chilpoctliocolate

from Spanish chocolate, from =ahuatl +ocolatl  meaning "hot $ater" or from a ombination of the .ayan $ord chocol  meaning "hot" and the =ahuatl $ord atl  meaning"$ater#"hoctaw

from the native name )hahta of unCno$n meaning but also said to ome from Spanish chato %j"flattened"& beause of the tribe's ustom of flattening the heads of maleinfants#>?_@

orizo

from chorizo, "sausage"urro

from churro, "fritter"enega or cienaga

from cinaga, "spring"gar

from Spanish cigarro meaning "fag %k&, stogie, stogy", from .ayan sicar  or sic, "tobao"garette

from Frenh cigarette "little $eed", diminutive of Frenh cigare "stogie", from Spanish cigarro meaning "fag %k&, stogie, stogy#"antro

from Spanish cilantro, "oriander"ca

from Spanish, coca meaning "oCe", from Nuehua kkackroach

from Spanish cucarachacoa or cacao

from Spanish cacao, from =ahuatl cacáhuatl ones

from Spanish co(ones meaning "balls, testiles", to denote ourageolorado

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from Spanish colorado, red or oloredmrade

from Frenh camarade meaning "friend", from Spanish camarada, "pal, mate"ndor

from Spanish, from Nuehua cuntur nquistador

from conquistador  meaning "onIueror", from conquista, "onIuest"quina

from coquina, dim# form of "onha" meaning seashell; a sedimentary roC of =E Floridardillera

from cordillera, "range"rral

from corral  meaning "pen, yard" from :ortuguese curral  meaning "pen" of unCno$n; perhaps ultimately from AfriCaans kraal  or from ]ulgar atin currale looselymeaning "enlosure for vehiles#">??@

rrida

a  bullfight %literally "rae"&yote

from Spanish co"ote, from =ahuatl co"otl wboy

from Spanish vaquero, an individual $ho managed attle $hile mounted on horsebaC, from vaca, "o$", from atin vaccaeole

from Frenh crole, from Spanish criollo, from :ortuguese crioulo, raised in the houseimson

from Old Spanish cremes'n, via .edieval atin cremesinus from Arabi 6[ qirmiz , from :ersian [ qermez Cermes; ultimately from SansCrit  क मज  krmi- (a meaning "$orm!made#">?J@

usade

 blend of  .iddle Frenh croisade and Spanish cruzada; both ultimately from atin cruc-, cru+ rossadrilla

from cuadrilla, group of peoplembia

from Spanish cumbia, a popular dane %for ouples& originating in olombia#

aiquiri

from aiquiri, a port ity in eastern ubangue

from Spanish dengue meaning "fever", from S$ahili dinga, "sei5ure"recho

from Spanish derecho meaning "straight", a $idespread and long!lived onvetion!indued straight!line $indstormscamisado

from Spanish descamisado, "$ithout a shirt"sperado

from Spanish desesperado, desperateubloon

from Spanish doblon meaning "double" for t$o headed oin

!orado

from 0l orado, literally, "the golden one"#i$o

from 0l 1i&o de la 1avidad , literally, "the hristmas hild" due to the $arming of :aifi $aters seemed to $arm around hristmasmbarcadero

from embarcadero a boat doC mbargo

from Spanish embargar , to "sei5e" or "impound"cabeche

from escabeche, "piCle"copeteros

from Spanish escopetero, "musCeteer"

derales

from 2ederales, "federal polie"sta

from the Spanish fiesta meaning "party"amenco

Spanish genre of musi and dane#orida

from %a 2lorida, the flo$ery or plant!filled plae or pascua florida, "flo$ery Easter #"otilla

diminutive of flota, "fleet"

lleon

from Spanish "galeón" %a large sailing ship having three or more masts, from the ?Yth to ?cth entury&ucho

from .apuhe "Argentine o$boy"uacamole

via Amerian Spanish from =ahuatl ahuaca-molli %"avoado saue"&>?M@

uerrilla

from Spanish "small $ar"

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rdita

from Spanish "little fat one"

abanero

from the Spanish for the name of the uban ity of a abana, $hih is Cno$n as avana in English# Although it is not the plae of origin, it $as freIuently tradedthere#

acienda

from Old Spanish facienda, "estate"ackamore

from Spanish (aquima, "halter#"la

Spanish greeting, eIuivalent to "hello"ispano

From Spanish hispanicmbre

from Spanish "hombre", manosegow

from Spanish (uzgado, ourthouse, from (uzgar , to udgeurricane

from Spanish huracán, from Taino hurákan; aCin to Ara$aC kulakani, thunder 

ca

from Spanish inca, from Nuehua nka, literally "lord, Cing#">?Q@

communicado

from incomunicado, $ithout ommuniation %in the mountains, in the ail,###&, "in solitary onfinement#"uana

from Spanish iguana from Ara$aC iwana.

de

from Spanish piedra de i(ada, "stone of flanC#"lape$o

from Spanish, a type of spiy hilli named after  alapa de EnrIue5, a to$n in .e<io, and the apital of the state of  ]eraru5rky

from Spanish charqui, from Nuehua ch3arki, "dried flesh"nta

from Spanish (unta literally "oint"; a board of oint administration; sometimes used to refer to military offiers ommand in a oup d'qtat# As an adetive, it means"together"#

y

from Spanish ca"o, from Taino ca"o %this is English 'Cey'9'ay'9'Iuay' as in an island, reef or a linCed series of them, not the 'Cey' $ith $hih one loCs9unloCs doors&

a #i$a

"The little girl", omplementary $eather pattern to %q.v.& El =ioriat

from la reata, meaning "the strap, rein, or rope" from reatar  %"to tie again"& from atar "to tie %up&;" from atin aparte, "to oin#">?Y@

sso

via Amerian English from Spanish lazo meaning "tie;" ultimately from atin laIueum, "noose, snare#">?\@

atino

English short for the Spanish $ord latinoamericano, formed by latino "related to the atin empire an language" and americano "from The Amerias"ama

from Spanish llama, from Nuehua llamaanos, +os

from Spanish llano % plain&; vast tropial grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in olombia and ]ene5uela#co

from loco, "mad" or "ra5y"olita

from the diminutive for  ola, short for  olores

acho

from macho, male, brave, the property of being overtly masuline#aordomo

via Spanish ma"ordomo or talian maggiordomo %both meaning "butler"& from atin maior domus meaning "mayor of the plae#"ano

from mano, "hand"# Stone handtoolariuana

from .e<ian Spanish ! ultimate derivation unCno$naroon

from the Spanish cimarrón, $hih $as derived from an Ara$aCan rootatador

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from matador  meaning "Ciller" from matar  %"to Cill"& probably from Arabi ( mata meaning "he died", also possibly ognate $ith :ersian [ mordan, "to die" as$ell as English "murder#" Another theory is that the $ord "matador" is derived from a ombination of the ]ulgar atin matt-re, from ate atin mactare %to slaughter,Cill& and the atin -tor  %$hih is ognate $ith BreeC w -t4r  and SansCrit तर  -tar-.&>?^@

erengue

a type of musi and dane originating in the ominian Republiesa

from mesa, table# The orresponding Spanish $ord to a flat top mountain is mesetaescal

from Spanish mezcal , from =ahuatl me+calliesquite

from .e<ian Spanish mezquite, from =ahuatl mizquitl estizo

from mestizo, "raially mi<ed#" in Spanish, refers to a person of mi<ed European and =ative Amerian desentoito

dim# formed from "moado" %$et or dripping& probably referring to the mint leaves in the $ell Cno$n uban drinC ole

from Spanish, from =ahuatl molle or molli %"saue"&ontana

from monta&a, a mountainosquito

from mosquito, literally "little fly"ulatto

from Spanish or :ortuguese mulato meaning "otoroon, sambo"# in Spanish, refers to a person of mi<ed European!Afrian desent#ustang

from mustango, mestengo, mestencoor meste&o, "$ithout Cno$n master or o$ner" %arhai&ustee

from mestizo, "raially mi<ed#"

achofrom 1acho, a niCname for the given name gnacio, inventor of the snaC 

ada

from "nada" meaning " nothing#">?c@

egro

from Spanish, :ortuguese, or talian negro, "blaC", from atin nigrum %nom# niger! and BreeC xzw{ ngros, both meaning "blaC#"#>?@ n Spanish it is not derogatory#n plural, is #egroes#

evada

from 1evada literally "sno$y"stromo

from nuestro amo, "our master"#

/

an interetion, an e<pression of approval or triumph, similar to the talian bravo %apable&, by spetators of   bull fights or  football %soer& mathesegano

from organo, "maroram"

achuco

from pachuco, "fany!dresser#"aella

from Spanish paella, from ]alenian  paella "pan" and originated in atin patella, also meaning "pan#"almetto

from palmito, "palm heart, little palm", diminutive form of the $ord for palm#ampa

from Spanish, from Nuehua pampa, plainapaya

from papa"a, aCin to Ara$aC papáiaramo

from Spanish páramo %moorland &atio

from patio, inner ourtyard, "an open paved area adaent to a home"ccadillo

from pecadillo, "small sin"ccary

from Spanish pecar' , from arib  pakira or paquira.>J_@

on

from Spanish peón %"laborer"&yote

from Spanish, from =ahuatl pe"otl  %"aterpillar"&hilippines

via Spanish 2ilipinas from atin 5hilippinae, "islands of Cing :hilip of Spain"; ultimately from BreeC |}~}••€x} 5hilippinai from the BreeC phrase |€~{ €••{ ‚ƒ„}… 2'los 6ppos 1 s' i , "slands of the orse Friend#"

ccadillfrom picadillo, "hash"

mento or pimiento

from pimiento, " pepper #"$a colada

from Spanish pi&a % pineapple&, and colada, $hih means strained, from the Spanish verb colar  %"to strain"&$ata

from piata %"ug, pot"& from atin pinea, "pine one#">J?@

$on or pinyon

from pi&ón, "pine"

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nta

from pinta, "he9she9it paints"; also arhai Spanish for pintada, "painted"ragua

from the ombination of Spanish $ords 5irámide %" pyramid"& and 7gua meaning "$ater ">JJ@

sco

from pisco, "turCey"acer mining

from placer , "sand banC"atinum

from platina, "little silver" %no$ platino&aya

from pla"a, "beah"aza

from plaza, " publi sIuare, spot or plae"litico

from Spanish or talian pol'tico meaning "politiian, politial agent;">JM@ ultimately from atin politicus meaning "of iti5ens or the state, ivil, ivi," from BreeC•~}}†‡{ %Anient BreeC  •~ }†‡{& politiCos, "of iti5ens or the state," from •~€ƒ{ %plural •~€G{& ῑ    polites %iti5en& from •‡~}{ polis, "ity#">JQ@

ncho

from poncho, from Arauanian pontho meaning "$oolen fabri#">JY@

tato

from :eninsular Spanish patata, itself from batata, "s$eet potato", from Taino and papa, "potato" from Nuehuatrero

from potrero, arhai term for "tongue of land"onto

from Spanish "soon, prompt"onunciamento

from pronunciamiento prolamation, "military oup d'qtat", usually establishing a military ditatorship %often a  unta&uma

from Spanish "ougar, panther", from Nuehuaueblo

via astilian pueblo from atin populus %" people"&#

uadroon

from cuarterón, "fourth"uesadilla

from quesadilla meaning a traditional .e<ian dish made $ith tortillas and heese, diminutive of queso, heese#uetzal

from Spanish, from =ahuatl "Iuet5alli" a group of olourful birds of the trogon family found in tropial regions of the Amerias# t also may refer to BuatemalanIuet5al, the urreny of  Buatemala#

uinoa

from Spanish quinua, from Nuehua kinuauincea$era

from Spanish quince a&os, literally "fifteen years"; a girl's fifteenth birthday elebration similar to a "s$eet si<teen"; $ith speial ritualsui3otism42ui3otic

from fitional harater   on 8ui+ote as in "tilting at $indmills"uirt

from Spanish cuarta literally "Iuarter"; a short horseman's $hip, from "one fourth" %of a vara&

nch

from rancho, a very small rural ommunity, smaller than a to$n; also a very humble d$elling in South Amerian Spanish#conquista

from reconquista, "reonIuest"muda

from .e<ian Spanish remudar , to e<hange %horses&negade

from renegado, "turnoat, hereti, diso$ned"umba

from rumbancon

from rincón, "meado$"balo

from Spanish róbalo meaning "bass, sea $olf," a tropial marine game and fish foodble

from Spanish roble, oaC treedeo

from rodeo and verb rodear  %to go around&mba

from rumba

guaro

from saguaro, from :imanlsa

from salsa, "saue"podilla

from zapotillorabande

from Frenh sarabande in turn from Spanish zarabandavanna

from sabana, "veld", from Taino zabanavvy

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from Spanish or :ortuguese sabe, "Cno$s"; sabio, $ise, learned#ack 

 perhaps from .e<ian Spanish (acal  meaning "hut", from =ahuatl +acallierry

from Old Spanish 9ers > e es@ ʃ ˈɾ , modern Spanish ere5 ><e eˆ@ˈɾ #erra

from sierra, a mountain rangeerra #evada

from sierra, a mountain rangeesta

from siesta, "nap", from atin :e+ta ;hora< "si<th hour"o

from silombrero

from sombrero %literally, shade maCer&, "hat"ampede

from estampidaevedore

from estibador  %literally, one $ho stuffs&, "ship loader"ockade

from a Frenh derivation of the Spanish estocada, "stab"ave

meaning harming, onfident, and elegant#

co

from taco, "plug">J\@

male

from Spanish tamales, pl# of tamal , from =ahuatl tamalli meaning dumpling made from orn flour ngo

from Spanish tango#pioca

from tapioca, "assava"n8gallon hat

from Spanish tan galán meaning "so gallant %looCing&"; alternate theory is the gallon of Te<as English here is a misunderstanding of galón meaning braidmblor

Spanish for trembling, or earthIuaCe; from temblar , to shaCe, from ]ulgar atin ‰tremul-re, from atin tremulusquila

from tequila, from the to$n TeIuila, $here the beverage originatedlenovela, or telenovella

from telenovela, "soap opera"de

from tildebacco

from Spanish %=ahuatl influened& tabaco, "snuff"matillo

from Spanish tomatillo, "small tomato" %see :hysalis philadelphia&mato

from Spanish tomate, from =ahuatl +itomatl rero

from toro, "bull"rnado

from Spanish tronada, "thunderstorm", influened by tornar , "to turn"rtilla

from tortilla, literally "small aCe"# n .e<io is a type of thin flatbread tittie finely ground $heat flour# =o$ is alled "omelet" in Spainstada (toast) and tostada (tortilla)

from tostada, "toasted"na

from Spanish atn, from Arabi Š‹ tun, from atin thunnus, from BreeC  ˆŒxx{, th"nnos %jtuna fish&rista

from turista, "tourist"

moose

from vamos, meaning "let's go"nilla

from Spanish vainilla, diminutive of atin vaina, from vagina meaning "pod">J^@

quero 

from the Spanish $ord cowbo"rtigo

from the Spanish $ord vrtigocu$a

from Spanish, from Nuehua wikunnagilante

from Spanish vigilante, meaning "$athman#"

op

from talian guappone, from Spanish guapo, "handsome" or "attrative"#

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rba buena

from Spanish "erbabuena meaning "good herb"

ua!Taino

orro

from Spanish zorro, a fo<, originally "smart" %of HasIue origin&