Spanish

abulón (Spanish), kind of shellfish: ABALONE. Sp abalone.

álamo (Spanish) 'poplar, cottonwood tree': ALAMO.

alcorque (Spanish) 'cork sole or shoe' (with initial element < Arabic al): CORK. Du kork. G Kork. Sp alcorque.

anchova (Spanish) 'anchoy': ANCHOVY. Du ansjovis. G Anschovis. F anchois.

arvanco (Old Spanish) 'chickpea': GARBANZO.

bahia (Old Spanish) 'indentation of the sea, bay': BAY, BAY-SALT. G Bai, Baisalz.

balsa (Spanish) 'raft': BALSA.

bareca (Spanish) 'barrel, cask': BREAKER.

barra (Spanish) 'rod': BARILLA.

barraca (Spanish) 'mud hut': BARRACKS, BARRACOON. G Baracke.

barracuda (Spanish) 'barracuda': BARRACUDA.

barranco (Spanish) 'deep ravine, barranca': BARRANCA.

bomba (Spanish) 'pump': PUMP.

bongo (American Spanish) 'bongo': BONGO.

borcegué (Spanish) 'half-boot': BUSKIN.

bozo (Spanish) 'down growing on the cheeks of youths': BOZO.

briza (Old Spanish) 'northeast wind': BREEZE. Du brise. G Brise. It brezza. F brise. Sp brisa. Pg briza.

cacho (Spanish) 'shard, saucepan': CACHUCHA.

cachucha (Spanish) 'small boat': CACHUCHA.

cacique (Spanish) 'cacique': CACIQUE.

calabaza (Spanish) 'calabash': CALABASH.

calabozo (Spanish) 'dungeon': CALABOOSE.

caracol (Spanish) 'snail, winding stair': CARACOLE.

caranga (Spanish) 'mackerel': CARANGID.

carapacho (Spanish) 'carapace': CARAPACE, CALIPASH, CALIPEE.

ceiba (Spanish) 'ceiba': CEIBA.

cha-cha-cha- (American Spanish) 'cha-cha': CHA-CHA.

chacoña (Spanish) 'chaconne': CHACONNE.

chaparro (Spanish) 'evergreen oak': CHAPARRAL.

chinchilla (Spanish) 'chinchilla': CHINCHILLA.

chino (Spanish) 'toasted': CHINO.

cholla (Mexican Spanish) 'head': CHOLLA.

cigarro (Spanish) 'cigar': CIGAR, CIGARETTE.

cimarra (Old Spanish) 'thick, furry': MAROON.

corral (Spanish) 'corral': CORRAL.

cubé (Spanish) 'cubé': CUBé.

cucaracha (Spanish) 'cockroach': COCKROACH.

dagame (American Spanish) 'degame': DEGAME.

dengue (Spanish) 'dengue': DENGUE.

dobar (Spanish) 'to stew': DAUBE.

estaca (Spanish) 'stake' (*steg-1): STOCKADE.

fandango (Spanish) 'fandango': FANDANGO.

fanfarrón (Spanish) 'fanfaron': FANFARON, FANFARONNADE.

fisga (Spanish) 'fishgig': FISHGIG.

frasqueta (Spanish) 'frame hinged to the tympan': FRISKET.

gala (Spanish) 'rejoicing, pleasure': GALA, GALLANT.

garante (Spanish) 'warrant': GUARANTEE.

gringo (Spanish) 'unknown tongue, gibberish': GRINGO.

guaco (American Spanish) 'guaco': GUACO.

guan (American Spanish) 'guan': GUAN.

guarache, huarache (Mexican Spanish) 'huarache': HUARACHE.

guaraní native tribal name: GUARANI, GUARANI.

guerra (Spanish) 'war' (< Gmc < *wers-1): GUERRILLA. G Guerilla.

henequén, jeniquén (Spanish) 'henequen': HENEQUEN.

loco (Spanish) 'insane': LOCO.

macho (Spanish) 'ax, club': MACHETE.

madroño (Spanish) 'madroño': MADROñO.

manati (Spanish) 'manatee': MANATEE.

mariguana, marihuana (Spanish) 'marijuana': MARIJUANA.

morro (Spanish) 'round object, thick lower lip': MORION.

mot-mot (American Spanish) 'motmot': MOTMOT.

olé (Spanish) 'olé': OLé.

orchella (Mozarabic) '(Spanish) 'orchil': ORCHIL.

pachuco (Mexican Spanish) 'pachuco': PACHUCO.

pámpano (Spanish) 'pompano': POMPANO.

paramo (Spanish) 'wasteland': PARAMO.

parra (Spanish) 'vine': SARSAPARILLA.

patio (Old Spanish) 'untilled land, courtyard': PATIO.

pintano (American Spanish) 'pintano': PINTANO.

quinaquina (Spanish) 'cinchona bark': QUIN-.

roano (Old Spanish) 'roan': ROAN.

rosca (Spanish) 'coil, twisted roll': RUSK.

saguaro (Mexican Spanish) 'saguaro': SAGUARO.

sasafrás (Spanish) 'sassafras': SASSAFRAS.

tabaco (Spanish) 'tobacco': TOBACCO.

taco (Spanish) 'plug': TACO.

tango (American Spanish) 'tango (orig. an Afro-American drum dance)': TANGO.

tapa (Spanish) 'cover, lib': TAPADERA.

tiritar (Old Spanish) 'to rustle': TARTAN.

titi (Spanish) 'titi': TITI.

tollon (American Spanish) 'toyon': TOYON.

topar (Spanish) 'to accept a bet, agree': TOPE, TOPER.

yuca (Spanish) 'yucca': YUCCA.

zarabanda (Spanish) 'saraband': SARABAND.

zebra, zebro (Old Spanish) 'wild ass': ZEBRA.

zorrar (Old Spanish) 'to drag': ZORILLE.