Word origins

• tejuinoA cold beverage made from fermented corn and sweetened with piloncillo; in Guadalajara, it is often served with lime sorbet (nieve de limón).
• TejutepequeA town in Cabañas department, El Salvador.
• TejutlaA town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
• TelleriaA surname.
• temblequeA coconut dessert pudding from Puerto Rico.
• tenamasteAny of the three stones traditionally used to elevate a comal above a fire in Mesoamerican cultures.
• TenancingoA town in Cuscatlán department, El Salvador.
• tenateA kind of deep cylindrical basket, usually made of woven palm, used in Mexico.
• tendidoA seating area in a bull ring.
• teocalliAn Aztec temple.
• TeotepequeA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• tepacheA fermented beverage, sometimes alcoholic, made from the peel and the rind of pineapples, which is sweetened with either piloncillo or brown sugar, seasoned with powdered cinnamon, and served cold.
• TepecoyoA town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
• TepenixtlahuacaA town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• tepetateA soil type found in volcanic regions, known for hardness, poor drainage, and poor fertility.
• TepetitánA town in San Vicente department, El Salvador.
• teporingoThe volcano rabbit.
• TeposcolulaA town in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• TepoztecoOf or pertaining to Tepoztlán.
• TepoztlánA town in Morelos, Mexico.
• tepuiA type of table-top mountain or mesa found in the Guiana Highlands of South America, especially in Venezuela.
• tequesquiteA natural mineral salt containing compounds of sodium chlorate and sodium carbonate, used by the Aztecs and later Mexicans as a food seasoning and leavening agent.
• tequileroSomeone who enjoys and is knowledgeable about tequila.
• terceroonA person with one white and one mulatto parent.
• tercioAny of the three stages of a bullfight: the vara, the banderilla and finally the death.
• tesgüinoA corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians of Sierra Madre in Mexico.
• testimonioA first-hand account of politically charged experiences; an oral history narrative.
• TetelcingoA community in Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico.
• tetillaa cow's-milk cheese, made in Galicia, which resembles a small breast (hence the name) or a half-pear (hence the alternate name perilla).
• TexistepequeA town in Santa Ana department, El Salvador.
• tezontleA porous, extrusive, igneous, volcanic rock, usually reddish in colour, used extensively in construction in Mexico.
• TiburcioA surname from Spanish.
• TierrablancaA surname from Spanish.
• Tierra del FuegoAn island at the southern tip of South America, politically divided between Chile and Argentina; in full, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.
• Tierra FirmeA former province of Spain, spanning some of the northern South American mainland.
• tigrilloLeopardus tigrinus, the oncilla.
• TijerinoA surname from Spanish.
• tiki-takaA style of play characterised by short passing and movement, working the ball through various channels, and maintaining possession.
• tilcayoLeopardus tilcayo, a small spotted felid, found in the Bolivian Yungas.
• timpleA traditional musical instrument of the Canary Islands and Murcia, having four or more commonly five strings, and similar in size to a ukulele but with a distinctive semi-round back.
• tinajaA small pool in a rocky hollow.
• tinto de veranoAn alcoholic drink made from red wine and carbonated water.
• tiraditoA Peruvian dish of raw fish, similar to sashimi and carpaccio, in a spicy sauce.
• TiscarenoA surname from Spanish.
• TitihuapaA river in El Salvador.
• TiznadoA surname from Spanish.
• tlacoone-eighth of a Mexican real (issued until 1897)
• TlacoachistlahuacaA city in Guerrero, Mexico.
• TlaxiacoA city in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• tocinosweetened and cured pork belly
• tocororoA Cuban trogon (Priotelus temnurus) with a serrated bill and a tail that is concave at the end.
• TolimánA town in Querétaro, Mexico.
• toloacheAngel's trumpet, an annual plant of species Datura inoxia.
• tominA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 0.6 g.
• TonacatepequeA town in San Salvador department, El Salvador.
• toneladaA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg.
• tontipopa Spanish genre and scene which draws directly from British twee pop, as well as yé-yé, bubblegum, and synthpop.
• toquiA Mapuche war chief.
• toquillaThe Panama hat palm.
• TorielloA surname from Asturian.
• TorolaA town in Morazán department, El Salvador.
• torrijaA traditional Spanish and Latin American variant of French toast, prepared by soaking slices of bread in milk or wine, coating them in beaten egg, and then frying them in oil.
• torsaloA parasitic fly, Dermatobia hominis, which lives as a larva in the skin of mammals, including humans, and uses mosquitoes as a vector.
• torta ahogadaA kind of Mexican submarine sandwich which is served totally or partially submerged in a spicy chili sauce.
• tortilladoraA tortilla press.
• TorunoA surname from Spanish.
• TosadoA surname from Spanish.
• tostadoToasted corn kernels, eaten as a snack.
• tostoneA Mexican dish of fried, sliced unripe plantain.
• TotaticheA town in Jalisco, Mexico.
• TotonicapánA city in Guatemala.
• trajineraA type of small colourful boat maneuverered with a pole
• trapicheA mill made of wooden rollers used to extract juice from fruit, originally olives, or from sugar cane.
• traqueroA male Mexican-American railroad track worker.
• TrejosA surname from Spanish.
• TrellesA surname from Spanish.
• TreminioA surname from Spanish.
• tresilloA type of Latin American musical rhythm consisting of three-beat units.
• tres lechesThree-milk cake.
• TrivinoA surname from Spanish.
• trochaA line of fortifications, usually rough, constructed to prevent the passage of an enemy across a region.
• tsantsaA shrunken head made by the Shuar and related people of South America.
• tuco-tucoAny of the caviomorph South American rodents of the genus Ctenomys, which have a large head, small ears, and hairy tail.
• TucumánA landlocked province towards the north of Argentina.
• TuguegaraoA city, the capital of the province of Cagayan and the region of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines.
• tumbagaA gold-copper alloy used by the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America to make religious objects.
• TupungatoA massive Andean lava dome dating to Pleistocene times, located on the Argentina–Chile border.
• turbinadoA type of sugar made from the extract of sugar cane
• TurínA town in Ahuachapán department, El Salvador.
• turronA Spanish form of nougat made from almonds and honey.
• UluazapaA town in San Miguel department, El Salvador.
• UnanueA surname from Spanish.
• UnzuetaA surname.
• uraoThe mineral trona.
• UrbaezA surname from Spanish.
• UrbietaA surname.
• UrendaA surname.
• UretaA surname.
• UrgilesA surname.
• UrietaA surname.