Word origins

• matadoraA female matador.
• matasanoSynonym of white sapote.
• matéAn evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.
• matorralA shrubland, a stunted woodland.
• MaximatoThe period in Mexican history during which President Plutarco Elías Calles's puppet presidents were in office.
• MayagüezA coastal city in Puerto Rico.
• MaynezA surname from Spanish.
• mayordomoA butler or majordomo in Spain or Latin America.
• mazamorraA traditional maize-based pudding or drink of Latin America.
• MeangueraA town in Morazán department, El Salvador.
• Meanguera del GolfoA town and island of La Unión department, El Salvador.
• mecateA rope of hair or maguey fibre, for tying horses, etc.
• MedellínA city and departmental capital of Antioquia department, Colombia; the second-largest city in Colombia.
• medialunaA crescent-shaped corral used in Chilean rodeos.
• medianocheA Caribbean sandwich of roast pork, ham, mustard, Swiss cheese, and dill pickles.
• medregalA bonito or greater amberjack (Seriola fasciata).
• MegiaA surname from Spanish.
• me gustaI like (this).
• MeizosoA surname from Spanish.
• MejicanosA town in San Salvador department, El Salvador.
• meladoa mixture of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without being drained
• MelecioA surname from Spanish.
• melocotonA kind of yellow-fleshed peach having red skin
• MENACAA habitational surname from Basque.
• Menakaan apsara known for seducing rishi Vishwamitra.
• MendiaA surname.
• mendigoA beggar.
• MendizabalA surname.
• mercaditoA minimarket in Latin America.
• Mercedes La CeibaA town in La Paz department, El Salvador.
• Mercedes UmañaA town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
• mesetaA plateau, especially in Spanish-speaking countries.
• mestesoA genre of Spanish music that features a blend of contemporary and classical sounds
• mestizajeThe postrevolutionary construction of a modern Mexican national identity.
• MetapánA town in Santa Ana department, El Salvador.
• metateA flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains.
• MeycauayanA city in Bulacan, Philippines.
• mezcaleroA person who distills mezcal.
• mi casa, su casaWhat is mine is yours; a friendly expression of sharing.
• MichacaA surname from Spanish.
• MielesA surname from Spanish.
• MiesesA surname from Spanish.
• milanesaA thin slice of beef or another meat, dipped into beaten eggs, seasoned with salt and other condiments (like parsley and garlic), dipped in breadcrumbs and shallow-fried in oil, typical of Argentina.
• milpaA cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.
• MinjaresA surname from Spanish.
• MinjarezA surname from Spanish.
• Mira MesaA neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States.
• Misamis OccidentalA province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Oroquieta. Largest city: Ozamiz.
• Misamis OrientalA province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Cagayan de Oro.
• MisquezA surname from Spanish.
• miting de avanceA final campaign rally done by candidates of one political party usually the night before an election.
• MixquiahualaA town in Hidalgo, Mexico.
• modernistaA modernist, especially a militantly devoted supporter of modernism
• mofongoA Caribbean dish of fried green plantains or yuca seasoned with garlic, olive oil and pork crackling, then mashed.
• mogoteA generally isolated, steep-sided residual hill, composed of limestone, marble, or dolomite and surrounded by nearly flat alluvial plains.
• mojamaA Mediterranean dish consisting of filleted salt-cured tuna.
• molaveA tree, either Vitex parviflora or Vitex cofassus in the family Lamiaceae.
• molcajeteA traditional Mexican stone tool, equivalent in function to a mortar and pestle, used for grinding food.
• MolineroA surname from Spanish.
• molinilloA traditional Mexican wood whisk that is twirled between the palms in order to stir hot beverages such as hot chocolate or cacao.
• MoncaguaA town in San Miguel department, El Salvador.
• MoncionA surname from Spanish.
• mondongoA Latin American soup made from tripe.
• monito del monteAny of the genus Dromiciops of small marsupials, in the order Microbiotheria, native to Chile and Argentina.
• monjitaAny of several birds in the genus Xolmis in the tyrant flycatcher family.
• monosabioA picador's assistant
• montanteA type of longsword used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
• MonteclaroA barangay of Lopez, Quezon, Philippines.
• MontellanoA surname from Spanish.
• Monte RioA census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States.
• Monte San JuanA town in Cuscatlán department, El Salvador.
• MontesdeocaA surname from Spanish.
• montunoThe counterpoint in Cuban salsa music.
• MoqueguaA city, department, and district of Peru.
• MorandoA surname.
• MorazanA surname from Spanish.
• MorazánA department of El Salvador.
• morcillaA Spanish blood sausage, sometimes with rice and onions as ingredients.
• moriscoA Moor, especially one who had converted to Christianity.
• MorochoA surname from Spanish.
• morocotaA twenty-dollar coin of Venezuela.
• morongaA Central American sausage made from pigs' blood.
• MorontaA surname from Spanish.
• mototaxistaThe driver of a mototaxi.
• MozarabAn Iberian Christian living under Arab domination.
• mozoA male servant, especially an attendant to a bullfighter.
• muermoEucryphia cordifolia, a South American tree.
• mujeradoAmong Puebloan peoples, a man who was notionally transformed into a woman and took the passive role in the sexual relations.
• muladaA drove of mules.
• mulatoa chili pepper (Capsicum annuum), related to the poblano and usually sold dried.
• muletaA red flag used by bullfighters.
• mulitaDasypus hybridus, the southern long-nosed armadillo.
• música cebollaA genre of Chilean music emphasising sentimentality and intimacy.
• musteefinoA child who is 1/16 black: the offspring of a mustee and a white parent.
• MuzquizA surname.
• nahualAn animal form which a person may take.
• nahuatlismoSynonym of Nahuatlism.
• Nahuel Huapi LakeA lake in Nahuel Huapi National Park, Los Lagos department, Neuquén province and Bariloche department, Río Negro province, Argentina.
• NahuizalcoA town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador.
• NahulingoA town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador.