Word origins

• NajarroA surname from Spanish.
• NambéOf or pertaining to the Nambé people or the variety of Tewa they speak.
• NanezA surname from Spanish.
• ñáñiguismoThe beliefs and practices of the Abakuá.
• napha waterA perfume distilled from the orange blossom.
• naranjillaSolanum quitoense, a subtropical perennial plant from northwestern South America.
• narcocorridoA genre of Mexican music based on the polka, depicting drug smugglers, cartels, and other criminal activities.
• narcodolarnarcodollar
• NarroA surname from Spanish.
• NarvaizA surname.
• nata de cocoA chewy, translucent jelly produced by the fermentation of coconut water, a delicacy of the Philippines.
• naulaA shallow stepped Himalayan well built on a natural spring.
• navajuelahard razor clam (Tagelus dombeii)
• NavaretteA surname from Spanish, variant of Navarrete.
• NavejarA surname from Spanish.
• NavotasAn independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines.
• NegrenseA native or inhabitant of the Philippine island of Negros
• Negros OccidentalA province of the Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Bacolod.
• Negros OrientalA province of the Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Dumaguete.
• NejapaA town in San Salvador department, El Salvador.
• nejayoteLeft over water after nixtamalization.
• NeocatechumenalOf or pertaining to the Neocatechumenal Way, a community-based Catholic movement founded in Madrid in 1964.
• Neo-MudéjarA type of Moorish Revival architecture popular in the Iberian Peninsula in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
• neoperreoExperimental reggaeton.
• NeuquénA province in western Argentina.
• Nevado SajamaA volcano in Sajama, Oruro department, Bolivia, the tallest peak in the country.
• NevaresA surname from Spanish.
• NievaA surname from Spanish.
• niguaA tropical flea, the chigoe.
• nisperoThe loquat, Eriobotrya japonica.
• NivarA surname from Spanish.
• nogadaA sauce made from walnuts and spices.
• no másno more
• Nombre de JesúsA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• no me gustaI do not like (this).
• nopalesThe leaves of a prickly pear cactus, as used in Mexican cooking.
• Norte de SantanderA mountainous department, in the north-east of Colombia, whose capital is Cúcuta.
• norteñaA song in the norteño genre.
• NovalichesAn unofficial district that spans northwestern Quezon City and northern Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines.
• novilladaA bullfight between a novillo and a novillero.
• novilleroA young trainee bullfighter (who fights against novillos).
• Nueva ConcepciónA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• Nueva EcijaA province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Palayan. Largest city: Cabanatuan.
• Nueva EspartaA town in La Unión department, El Salvador.
• Nueva GranadaA town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
• Nueva GuadalupeA town in San Miguel department, El Salvador.
• Nueva TrinidadA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• Nueva VizcayaA province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Bayombong.
• Nuevo CuscatlánA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• Nuevo Edén de San JuanA town in San Miguel department, El Salvador.
• Nuevo VallartaA neighbourhood of Puerto Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico.
• numero unoThe most important of a group.
• o algoOr something.
• OaxtepecA town in Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico.
• obleaA dessert from several countries in Latin America, consisting of two thin wafers sandwiching a sweet filling.
• OceguedaA surname from Spanish.
• OcegueraA surname from Spanish.
• ochavaA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 3.6 g.
• ochavoA former Spanish coin from the 17th to 19th centuries.
• ocoteAny of various pine trees of Latin America.
• OcotepecA town in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
• OcotepequeA city in Honduras.
• octoroonSomeone having one-eighth black ancestry.
• ocupadoOccupied (said of a toilet stall).
• ofrendaA shrine of offerings to one's ancestors set up on the Day of the Dead.
• ogasA surname from Spanish.
• Ojos de AguaA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• OlaldeA surname.
• OlavarríaA city and partido in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
• oléAn expression of excitement. Hooray!
• OlginA surname from Spanish.
• olingoA small procyonid of most species of the genus Bassaricyon, resembling the kinkajou, native to the rainforests of Central and South America.
• olinguitoA raccoon-like procyonid, of species Bassaricyon neblina, native to the Andean forests of Colombia and Ecuador.
• OlivanA surname from Spanish.
• olla podridaA Spanish stew made from a mixture of highly seasoned meat and vegetables.
• OlmedaA surname from Spanish.
• OlocuiltaA town in La Paz department, El Salvador.
• olorosoA type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino sherry, used as a base for sweetened sherries.
• oloteraA traditional Mexican tool consisting of bound, shortened corncobs, against which ears of corn are scraped against to remove their kernels.
• OmanaA surname from Spanish.
• OmetepecA city in Guerrero, Mexico.
• OñaA village in Burgos, Spain.
• oncillaA small spotted felid, of species Leopardus tigrinus, found in the tropical rainforests of Central America and South America.
• OramasA surname from Spanish.
• Oratorio de ConcepciónA town in Cuscatlán department, El Salvador.
• OrdoricaA surname.
• OrdunaA surname.
• OrejelA surname from Spanish.
• OrellanoA surname from Spanish.
• OrendainA village and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.
• organistaAny of several South American wrens of the order Troglodytidae, noted for the sweetness of their song.
• OrjuelaA surname from Spanish.
• OrocioA surname from Spanish.
• oropendolaAny of a number of tropical birds related to the caciques, mostly in the genus Psarocolius, and, like the caciques, noted for living communally in large, hanging basket nests.
• oroyaA hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines.
• OrrantiaA surname.
• OrregoA surname from Spanish.
• OrtigozaA surname from Spanish.
• orujoA brandy from northern Spain, made from grapes.
• OsegueraA surname from Spanish.