Word origins

• tingaA Mexican dish made with shredded beef or chicken in a red chili sauce.
• criaA young South American camelid (llama, vicuna, guanaco or alpaca).
• PuntarenasA city and province of Costa Rica.
• EfrenA male given name from Spanish.
• juncoAny bird of the genus Junco, which includes several species of North American sparrow.
• BartoloA surname.
• messaA surname.
• EfrainA male given name from Spanish.
• SarmientoA surname from Spanish.
• quesadillaA Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.
• CorunnaSynonym of La Coruña.
• ZunigaA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
• tintaA kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain.
• MorellaAn ancient walled city in the province of Castellón, Valencia, Spain
• milagroA traditional religious folk charm of Latin America and nearby regions, coming in a variety of forms.
• paseA maneuver in bullfighting in which a bullfighter tries to get a bull's attention by manipulating his cape.
• PampangaA province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: San Fernando. Largest city: Angeles City.
• AlarconA surname from Spanish, an anglicization of Alarcón.
• CandoA small city, the county seat of Towner County, North Dakota, United States.
• AlmonteA surname from Spanish.
• SandinistaA member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front.
• corridaa bullfight
• AcomaAn ancient Native American pueblo in western New Mexico, United States.
• ayahuascaA giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties.
• ValderramaA surname from Spanish.
• BacolodAn independent city, the provincial capital of Negros Occidental, Negros Island Region, Philippines.
• ollaA cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
• TamayoA surname from Spanish.
• gramaVarious species of grass in the genus Bouteloua, including Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama)
• EspirituA surname from Spanish.
• OrdonezA surname from Spanish.
• GabaldonA surname from Spanish.
• SeminarioA surname from Spanish.
• silvasA surname from Spanish.
• charroA type of Mexican horseman.
• GalanA surname from Spanish.
• SolimanA surname from Spanish, an anglicization and Filipino form of Solimán, or transliteration of the Arabic surname سليمان.
• LatineSomeone of Latin American descent; a Latino or Latina.
• AconcaguaA mountain in Argentina in the Andes, the highest point in South America.
• rosadoA Spanish rosé wine.
• MesoamericaA pre-Columbian cultural region extending from southern Mexico to roughly the area that comprises modern Honduras and El Salvador.
• CoboA surname from Spanish.
• cascaraA North American buckthorn (Frangula purshiana, syn. Rhamnus purshiana) whose bark is used as a laxative.
• GalvezA surname from Spanish.
• sarsaparillaAny of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.
• anchoA broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
• presaA symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin singing in a canon or round.
• LeguizamoA surname from Basque
• ValencianaA surname from Spanish.
• avanzadaA genre originated from the fusion of Paraguayan polka and guarania with elements of bossa nova and MPB.
• EsparzaA surname.
• tortaA sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine.
• UrbinaA surname.
• QuintanillaA surname from Spanish.
• municipioA municipality in various Latin American countries.
• PuertasA surname from Spanish.
• gabardineA type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.
• CortijoA surname from Spanish.
• RemediosA surname from Spanish.
• espadaA matador.
• mojitoA Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.
• BrocaA surname.
• cienegaA marshy spring where groundwater bubbles to the surface.
• DamasA surname.
• milongaA form of music originating in Argentina, Uruguay, and Southern Brazil.
• pongoA soldier.
• CandelariaA ranchería in Tasquillo municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico.
• BelascoA surname.
• PerdomoA surname from Spanish.
• duendeA small, mischievous humanoid creature in Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese), Latin American, and Philippine folklore/mythology; an imp.
• bachataA genre of music originating in the Dominican Republic.
• ciguateraA foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.
• mestizoA person of mixed ancestry, especially one of Spanish and Native American heritage.
• copalA resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink.
• ElizondoA surname.
• SapoA Kru language of the Niger-Congo language family, spoken in eastern Liberia.
• escolarAny member of the species Lepidocybium flavobrunneum of snake mackerels.
• ladinoA cunningly vicious, wild or unmanageable horse.
• ajiA spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions.
• chayaA teahouse in Japan.
• amparoIn some Hispanic jurisdictions (such as Mexico) a writ or an appeal demanding or seeking the protection of constitutional rights similar to a habeas corpus acting as a remedy for the violation of a person's constitutional rights thereby invalidating any laws preventing said person from exercising them.
• madroneA strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
• HermosilloA surname from Spanish.
• GuernicaA town in Gernika-Lumo, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain, known as the site of a bombing which was painted by Pablo Picasso.
• EscalonA surname from Spanish.
• SaldanaA surname from Spanish.
• AlgecirasA city on the Bay of Gibraltar, in Andalusia, Spain.
• tempranilloA variety of black grape used to make red wines, native to Spain.
• alcaldeIn Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate who has both judicial and administrative functions.
• misticA kind of small sailing vessel historically used in the Mediterranean, rigged partly like a xebec and partly like a felucca.
• CeballosA surname from Spanish.
• LermaA surname from Spanish.
• EncarnacionA surname.
• privadoA trusted friend; a confidant.
• NavasA surname from Spanish.
• GodoyA surname from Spanish.
• descansoA cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.
• cuartoA traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 27.8 L.
• PangasinanA person from Pangasinan or having Pangasinan ancestry.
• tipleAny of several kinds of small, plucked stringed-instrument of the guitar family, used in the traditional musics of Spain and various Latin American nations.