Word origins

• DeTorresA surname from Spanish.
• DeVargasA surname from Spanish.
• De VictoriaA surname from Spanish.
• dictablandaA soft-handed dictatorship.
• DiegueñoSynonym of Kumeyaay.
• DieguezA surname from Spanish
• DieppaA surname from Spanish.
• DivinagraciaA surname from Spanish.
• doblaA historical gold coin used in the Iberian peninsula between the 11th and 16th centuries.
• Dogo ArgentinoA huge dog breed used in Argentina for big-game hunting which resembles a very large pitbull terrier.
• DonadoA surname from Spanish.
• doncellaA fish of Florida and the West Indies (Halichoeres radiatus).
• donde esta la bibliotecaStock phrase used to denote someone's poor knowledge of Spanish.
• Don QuixoteAny person or character who displays quixotism.
• doraditoany of several passerine birds with yellow underparts in the genus Pseudocolopteryx, found in South America
• DoroteoA surname from Spanish.
• Dos HermanasA city in Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia about fifteen kilometres south of Seville.
• DozalA surname from Spanish.
• dulce de lecheA South American sweet spread made from sugar and boiled milk.
• Dulce Nombre de MaríaA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• dulzainaA Spanish double reed musical instrument in the oboe family.
• DuraznoA department and city in Uruguay.
• EchevesteA surname.
• EchezuriaA surname.
• EdomexSynonym of Mexico (“the state of Mexico”).
• EguiaA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
• ejidatarioA member of an ejido.
• El ArgarAn archaeological site and the prehistoric centre of an early to middle Bronze Age culture, located near present-day Antas, in the province of Almería, Spain.
• El Camino RealA Spanish-built road connecting the missions of Alta California.
• El CapitanA vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park.
• El CarmenA town in Cuscatlán department, El Salvador.
• El CarrizalA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• El CerritoA city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
• El ClásicoAny match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two leading teams in Spain.
• El CongoA town in Santa Ana department, El Salvador.
• El DesemboqueA village in Sonora, Mexico.
• El DivisaderoA town in Morazán department, El Salvador.
• El DoradoA Muisca tribal chief who covered himself in gold dust.
• El GuayaboA river in El Salvador.
• ElizarrarasA surname.
• El MolinoA river in El Salvador.
• El NidoA census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
• El NiñoAn invasion of warm water into the surface of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru and Ecuador, the positive phase of the multi-year ENSO cycle, which causes changes in local and regional climate.
• El OroA province in south-west Ecuador. Capital: Machala.
• eloteCorn (maize) harvested before reaching full maturity.
• eloteroA man who runs a Latin American corn on the cob (elote) food cart.
• El ParaísoA department of Honduras.
• El PasoA city, the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States.
• El PortalA census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States.
• El PotreroA river in El Salvador.
• El RefugioA town in Ahuachapán department, El Salvador.
• El RosarioA town in Cuscatlán department, El Salvador.
• El SalvadorA country in Central America. Official name: Republic of El Salvador. Capital: San Salvador.
• El SauceA town in La Unión department, El Salvador.
• El TránsitoA town in San Miguel department, El Salvador.
• El TriNickname for the Mexico national football team.
• El TriunfoA town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
• El TuqueA beach in Punta Cucharas, Canas, Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States.
• embalsadoA floating island, especially one supporting more soil than a camalote.
• empachoA Hispanic folk illness ascribed to blockage of the stomach.
• empanadillaA small empanada.
• empleomaniaThe desire to obtain a government job.
• encenilloWeinmannia tormentosa, a tree native to the Andean region of Colombia.
• encierroA bull run, usually one held in Spain.
• encomenderoThe holder of an encomienda.
• encomiendaA system in Spain and, later and more extensively, in Spanish colonies, in which the right to exploit the labour of certain groups of subject people (initially, Muslims, during the Reconquista) was granted to conquerors; servitude within this system.
• engordacabraDalea bicolor, a leguminous shrub of Mexico.
• enramadaA shelter made with tree branches.
• ensaladaA genre of polyphonic secular music mixing languages and dialects and nonsensical quodlibets.
• Entre RíosA province of Argentina.
• enyayThe name of the Latin script letter Ñ/ñ.
• epazoteA pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.
• EreguayquínA town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
• erizoA sea urchin (Echinoidea spp.).
• ErnandezA surname from Spanish.
• ESBKThe Spanish Superbike Championship (Spain)
• escabecheA dish of fish (or sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold.
• EscanoA surname.
• EscarcegaA surname.
• EscatelA surname from Spanish.
• EscontriasA surname from Spanish.
• escopetA kind of short rifle, like a carbine, used in Latin America.
• EscorciaA surname from Spanish.
• escrupuloA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g and chiefly used for medicines.
• EscuintenangoA former town in Chiapas, Mexico.
• EslavaA surname.
• EspaillatA surname from Spanish.
• EspañolSpanish, in the Spanish language.
• EspañolaA Spanish woman.
• EspejelA surname from Spanish.
• EspindolaA surname.
• espinilloVachellia caven, a South American tree.
• EsquedaA surname from Spanish.
• esquitesA Mexican snack or antojito made from white corn kernels that have been boiled and softened in water, which typically contains salt and epazote.
• EsquiviasA surname from Spanish.
• estadalA traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 3.3 m.
• estafafraud, con
• estafiateA silver wormwood (Artemisia ludoviciana).
• EstalaA surname.
• estancieroThe boss or supervisor in charge of the workers on an estancia.