Word origins

• BidoA surname from Spanish.
• bietapicTwo-stage.
• BinondoA district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
• birriaA Mexican dish of stewed meat (usually goat, beef or lamb; sometimes pork or chicken) and spices, typically served like a soup with (or sometimes in) tortillas.
• birrieriaA restaurant (or food truck, street cart, etc) that serves birria.
• bisnagaA plant in the celery family (Visnaga daucoides, syn. Ammi visnaga) grown for its seeds, which have been used as an herbal medicine.
• bizcochitoA New Mexican crisp butter cookie, flavored with sugar, cinnamon, and anise.
• blanqueamientoThe process of becoming or making (racially) white, such as increasing the white population of a region, encouraging interracial marriage with white people, or enforcing white cultural norms on a population.
• blanquilloThe tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.).
• Boca ChicaA municipality of the Dominican Republic.
• bocachicoA fish of species Prochilodus magdalenae.
• bocaronesAnchovies or other small fish marinated in vinegar.
• bodegueroThe owner of a bodega.
• BogotáThe capital city of Colombia.
• BogotazoThe riots that followed the 1948 assassination in Bogotá, Colombia of Liberal leader and presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán.
• bohíohut (a small timber dwelling with thatched roof)
• BojorquezA surname from Spanish.
• bolívarThe currency of Venezuela, divided into 100 céntimos.
• BoluarteA surname from Basque.
• bombachasBaggy knee-breeches worn for horseriding in Brazil.
• bonaciA large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the Caribbean. Grey, with an oblong, laterally compressed body, it is a food fish.
• boniatoA Cuban type of sweet potato with light-colored flesh that is drier and less sweet than the varieties typical in the US (Ipomoea batatas).
• BorquezA surname from Spanish.
• BorrotoA surname from Spanish.
• bota bagA traditional Greek or Spanish wineskin bag. Typically it is made of leather, and is used to carry wine, although any liquid can be carried.
• botanaA Mexican appetiser.
• botijaA Caribbean musical instrument of the aerophone type, consisting of an earthenware jug or jar with two openings.
• botijoA traditional Spanish porous clay vessel designed to hold water and to cool it by evaporation.
• bozalA (black) slave recently brought to a (European, especially Spanish) colony from Africa.
• BrambilaA surname.
• brasiguayoAny of a number of people groups who have cultural or social ties to both Brazil and Paraguay.
• BribiescaA surname from Spanish.
• brigadistaA member of the Spanish International Brigades (Brigadas Internacionales).
• BrizuelaA surname from Spanish.
• brujeríaWitchcraft, as performed in Latin America.
• bucardoThe Pyrenean ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica).
• Buenos AiresThe capital city of Argentina.
• BukeleA surname in Spanish
• BukelismThe philosophy and politics espoused by Nayib Bukele.
• BulaqueñoOf, or pertaining to Bulacan.
• bullerengueAn African-styled music style and dance from Panama.
• BulnesA surname from Spanish.
• BurciagaA surname.
• burladeroA protective barrier behind which people in the bullring protect themselves from the bull.
• burritaA Latin American dish of meat and cheese in a tortilla, especially if folded rather than rolled like a burrito.
• burundangaAny of various hyoscine-based drugs, especially scopolamine, which have medical applications, are of limited (possibly illicit) recreational use and are used for criminal activities like rape or robbery because they can render the victim unconscious and are popularly thought to cancel their willpower.
• busconA prospector (someone who searches for ore).
• BustamenteA surname from Spanish
• BustillosA surname from Spanish.
• buyobetel
• caballadaA herd of horses.
• caballeriaA medieval Spanish land tenure equivalent to a knight's fee, held under an obligation for military service.
• caballitoA traditional Peruvian boat made from reeds.
• CabañasA department of El Salvador.
• CabanillaA surname from Spanish.
• CabrejaA surname from Spanish.
• CabrialesA surname from Spanish.
• cabrillaEpinephelus analogus (spotted grouper), of the eastern Pacific.
• cabritoMeat from a young goat; kid.
• CacahuatepecA city in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• CacaoperaA group of people indigenous to El Salvador and Nicaragua
• cachopoAn Asturian dish consisting of two deep-fried breaded cutlets of meat (normally veal or beef but sometimes chicken) filled with serrano ham and cheese, similar to cordon bleu, and typically served with fries.
• cachuchaA dance, in triple time and related to the flamenco and fandango, from Andalusia
• cacicazgoA Taino chieftainship, ruled by a cacique.
• cacomistleAny member of the species Bassariscus sumichrasti, an arboreal relative of the racoon (and other procyonids).
• cafecitoA small hot coffee drink, particularly Cuban espresso.
• café con lecheA coffee beverage common throughout Spain and Latin America consisting of strong coffee (usually espresso) mixed with scalded milk in approximately equal amounts.
• Cagayan de OroAn independent city, the provincial capital of Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines.
• cahizA traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L.
• cahizadaSynonym of cahiz as a measure of land.
• caiguaAny member of the species Cyclanthera pedata of South American vines cultivated for its fruit.
• caimitoSynonym of star apple, a tropical tree and its fruit
• caiqueA small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.
• caja chinaA metal or foil lined wooden box for roasting pigs (etc) via indirect heat from charcoal in a tray on top, originating from Cuba.
• CajigasA surname from Spanish.
• CajinaA surname from Spanish.
• cajónA box-shaped percussion instrument played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements.
• cajuelaA large container for gathering coffee cherries in Central America.
• calabazaA burr gherkin.
• calabozocalaboose; prison
• calamancoA glossy woolen fabric with striped or checkered designs.
• CalderinA surname from Spanish.
• CalderonianOf or relating to Pedro Calderon de la Barca or his literary works
• CalifornioA Spanish-speaking Roman Catholic Californian living in California before the Mexican–American War.
• calimochoA cocktail consisting of approximately 50% red wine and 50% cola-based soft drink.
• CalocaA surname from Spanish.
• CalucoA town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador.
• camaloteA floating island composed of Pontederia plants.
• camanchacaA type of mist found on the west coast of South America by the Atacama Desert, which does not drop rain.
• camantiguegarden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
• Camarines NorteA province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Daet.
• Camarines SurA province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Pili. Largest city: Naga.
• camaron rebosadoA Filipino deep-fried battered shrimp dish
• CamineroA surname from Spanish.
• camisa de chinoa thin cotton collarless cuffless shirt with a few buttons extending a short distance below the neckline (either sleeveless or sleeved, ascribed to Chinese laborers during and before the Spanish colonial era of the Philippines)
• camisadoA nocturnal ambush or surprising act of aggression.
• camotesweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
• campaneroThe bellbird of South America.
• campeadorA warrior, in Spanish contexts.
• CamposanoA surname.