Word origins

• jaquimaSynonym of hackamore (“type of bridle”).
• JayaqueA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• jefe políticogovernor of a province.
• jeniguanaThe cottonwick fish, Haemulon melanurum.
• JerezanoA surname from Spanish.
• jerigonzaA language game in Spanish in which the letter p is inserted after every syllable.
• JerusalénA town in La Paz department, El Salvador.
• jibaroA style of country music from Puerto Rico
• jiboaA boa constrictor.
• JicalapaA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• jicaraA cup or bowl made from the fruit of the calabash tree.
• jipijapaA Panama hat.
• JiquiliscoA town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
• JoatecaA town in Morazán department, El Salvador.
• JocoaitiqueA town in Morazán department, El Salvador.
• jocoqueA dairy product based on fermented milk, typical of Mexican cuisine; strained yogurt.
• JocoroA town in Morazán department, El Salvador.
• jocoteA mombin.
• JoglarA surname from Spanish.
• JovelA surname.
• juaneA dish from Peru, usually including rice, meat, olives, hard-boiled egg, and spices, wrapped in bijao (macaw-flower) leaves and then boiled.
• JuanezA surname from Spanish.
• JuarbeA surname.
• JuayúaA town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador.
• JuchitánA town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• JucuapaA town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
• JucuaránA town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
• juego de cañasA Spanish and Latin American game in which participants on horseback attempt to hit one another with canes.
• JujutlaA town in Ahuachapán department, El Salvador.
• justicialismPeronism
• JutiapaA department of Guatemala.
• JuxtlahuacaA town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• KahlúaA brand of heavy, sweet, coffee flavored liqueur made in Mexico; a variety or serving of this drink.
• kaniwaA goosefoot of species Chenopodium pallidicaule, native to the Andean region, and similar in character and uses to the closely related quinoa.
• key limeA small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.
• Key WestAn island in the Florida Keys, the westernmost significant cay in the archipelago.
• killer whaleA sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises (Orcinus orca).
• KirchnerismThe political philosophy of Néstor Kirchner, president of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, and his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, president from 2007 to 2015.
• kittysolA Chinese parasol of paper and bamboo.
• kullawadaA genre and dance of Andean popular music most closely associated with Bolivia and Peru.
• LabradoA surname from Spanish.
• La BreaA neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
• LachicaA surname from Spanish.
• La ConchitaAn unincorporated community in Ventura County, California, United States.
• La CoronaAn archeological site of a Mayan city and court residence in Guatemala, the previously unidentified Site Q.
• La CoruñaA province of Galicia, Spain.
• ladroneA robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue.
• LagaresA surname from Spanish.
• La GomeraAn island of the Canary Islands.
• La HabraA city in Orange County, California, United States.
• La HuertaA census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States.
• La LibertadA city and canton in Santa Elena province, Ecuador.
• La ManchaA historic region in central Spain.
• LambayequeA city, county, province, and department of Peru.
• LamoraA surname from Spanish.
• Lanao del NorteA province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Tubod. Largest city: Iligan.
• Lanao del SurA province of Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Marawi.
• LanderoA surname from Spanish.
• LangaricaA surname.
• LanuzaA surname from Spanish.
• LanzoA surname.
• La PalmaThe northwesternmost island of the Canary Islands, Spain.
• La PampaA province in central Argentina.
• La PazThe capital city of Bolivia.
• La PlataThe capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina, briefly named Eva Perón in the 1950s.
• La QuiacaA small city in Jujuy Province, Argentina, on the border with Bolivia.
• LardizabalA surname.
• La ReinaA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• LarezA surname from Spanish.
• LargaespadaA surname from Spanish.
• LarzabalA surname.
• LascanoA surname from Spanish.
• Las CrucesAn unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
• La SillaA plateau in the southern Atacama Desert
• Las Palmas de Gran CanariaThe largest city and co-capital of the Canary Islands, along with Santa Cruz de Tenerife; the capital and largest city of the island of Gran Canaria; the capital and largest city of the province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
• Las VegasA desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling.
• Las VueltasA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• La TacheA commune of Charente department, France.
• latifundioA large estate, large land property, especially in Latin America; a latifundium.
• latinidadThe constellation of attributes common to many Latin American cultures and peoples.
• La TriNickname for the Ecuador national football team.
• La TrinidadA municipality, the capital of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines.
• La UnionA province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: San Fernando.
• LazarteA surname.
• LazcanoA surname.
• lechoneraA Latin American restaurant selling roasted pork.
• lechuguillaAgave lechuguilla, an agave species found only in the Chihuahuan Desert.
• LegardaA surname from Basque.
• LegarretaA surname.
• LegorretaA surname.
• LemeryA surname.
• LempaA river in El Salvador.
• LeyteñoOf, or pertaining to Leyte.
• LibradoA surname from Spanish.
• LicerioA surname from Spanish.
• LiconaA surname.
• licuadoA Latin American handmade blended beverage similar to a smoothie, made with milk, fruit, and usually ice.
• LiendoA surname from Spanish.
• LievanosA surname from Spanish.
• LimonesA surname from Spanish.