Word origins

• abacaMusa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
• TrejoA surname from Spanish.
• jamonSpanish dry-cured ham
• AntofagastaA city, the regional capital of Antofagasta, in northern Chile.
• EscobedoA surname from Spanish.
• plenaA style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics.
• garbanzoAn edible pulse (Cicer arietinum), of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas.
• clavesA percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
• AntequeraA city in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.
• ossaA surname.
• OliverosA surname from Spanish.
• OsunaA surname from Spanish.
• administradorA steward or official in various Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.
• toralOf or pertaining to a torus
• cauchoThe latex of Castilla species.
• BarrientosA surname from Spanish.
• NahuatlA member of a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, spanning multiple tribal groups and including the Aztecs.
• VictorianaItems related to the Victorian era, especially collectibles.
• adoboA Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
• PulidoA surname from Spanish.
• palapaAn open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves.
• ElcheA city in Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
• encinaholm oak, live oak, evergreen oak
• CorralejoA surname from Spanish.
• VasconcelosA surname from Portuguese.
• piscoA liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile. It is the most widely consumed spirit in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
• NabaA surname from Spanish.
• AnahuacA city, the county seat of Chambers County, Texas, United States.
• CarranzaA surname.
• cargaA traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 222 liters.
• SainzA surname from Basque or Spanish.
• cedillaA diacritical mark ⟨¸⟩ placed beneath a letter to modify its pronunciation, used in the orthographies of many languages, such as under c in Catalan, French and Portuguese to indicate /s/ rather than /k/ (e.g. Catalan força, French menaçant, Portuguese almoço) and in other languages to modify the pronunciation of the letter c (e.g. from /d͡ʒ/ to /t͡ʃ/ in Turkish) or of other letters.
• TaviraA surname from Spanish.
• latigoA strap used to tighten a cinch.
• SaezA surname.
• SeverinoA surname.
• CarvajalA surname from Spanish.
• menudoA traditional Mexican soup made with tripe and chili peppers.
• CiprianoA surname from Spanish.
• CotabatoA province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Kidapawan.
• EspejoA surname from Spanish.
• BlancasA surname from Spanish.
• TeruelA city, the provincial capital of Teruel, Spain.
• ballyhooSensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
• PorrasA surname from Spanish.
• milagrosA municipality of Masbate, Philippines.
• AlitaA female given name from Spanish.
• PapagoA Uto-Aztecan people of southern Arizona and Sonora in northern Mexico. Today they are known as the Tohono O'odham ("the Desert People").
• CorrientesA province in northeastern Argentina.
• vaqueroA cowboy; a herdsman.
• arangoA rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
• cevicheRaw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium such as citrus, vinegar, or other souring agent, found primarily in Latin America.
• MaritzaA female given name
• AvalosA surname from Spanish.
• novilloA young bull (fought by a novillero).
• CebuanoPertaining to the Cebuano language or to its speakers.
• nuncioThe ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.
• abogadoCounsel; advisor; counselor; barrister.
• mamacitaA babe, a hottie (sexually attractive woman).
• SastreA surname from Spanish.
• YbarraA surname.
• pintaA pint of milk.
• BarahonaA surname.
• TeotihuacanA vast archeological site in Mexico
• LozadaA surname from Spanish.
• FlorezFlórez: A surname from Spanish.
• paramoA treeless grassland ecosystem covering extensive high areas of equatorial mountains, especially in South America.
• LedesmaA surname.
• temescalA sweat lodge or temazcal
• QuirozA surname from Spanish.
• granoA traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg.
• cordovanOriginating in or pertaining to Córdoba.
• altiplanoa high plateau
• EscorialEl Escorial, a royal palace in Madrid.
• IsletaAn unincorporated community and Tanoan pueblo in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States.
• ROCEsA neighbourhood of Gijón, Asturias, in northwestern Spain.
• PasosA surname from Spanish.
• calafateThe barberry, shrubs belonging to the genus Berberis.
• JosueA surname from Spanish.
• nutriaThe coypu, Myocastor coypus.
• gritoA Mexican outcry characterized by ululation, used as an expression before a battle cry or ranchera.
• MogollonA member of a pre-Columbian culture that existed from 300 CE to 1300 CE in the desert of present day Arizona.
• UgarteA surname.
• caciqueA tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
• AntoninoA surname.
• poblanoA mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).
• EusebioA surname.
• OlazabalA surname.
• CharoA surname from Spanish.
• TesuqueOf or pertaining to the Tesuque people.
• TeresitaA female given name from Spanish.
• MagallonA surname from Spanish.
• tamarinOne of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus.
• RinconadaA ranchería in Tasquillo municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico.
• MontalbanA surname from Spanish.
• TlaxcalaAn indigenous Mesoamerican polity in what is now Mexico.
• corregidorThe chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.
• IrizarryA surname.
• ArguelloA surname from Spanish.
• buncoA swindle or confidence trick.